son still wetting at night?

Question

my four year old still wears a nappy at night as he wets when asleep...i go in a coulpe of hours after he is asleep and have to change hime before i go to bed...will he grow out of this is there anything i could be doing to help

Answer 1

Take the nappy off of him. That just makes him thinks he's wearing a diaper and he will continue to wet. Put a rubber sheet under the fabric sheet. Stop giving him liquid about 2-3 hours before bed and make him pee before he lays down. But whatever you do, don't remind him that he pees in bed before he goes to sleep. Congratulate him when he wakes up dry and have him help you clean up when he wakes up wet.

Answer 2

My son wet the bed at night until he was 6-7 years old. He finally outgrew it. I had tried everything; even a medicine called ditropan (a medication now used in people who have overactive bladders) which he had side effects from.
I would suggest talking to his pediatrician to make sure that there isn't any physiological problems causing the bed wetting first. Then try some of these home training solutions:
Some children have a problem with their bladders stretching and are unable to hold the urine through the night until their bladders mature and can expand. The first answerer was right about cutting back on the amounts of fluids you give in the evening. Don't stop giving fluids, but cut back on the amounts about 2-3 hours before bedtime. Note how long your son goes during the day holding his urine then set a time, the same length of time at the beginning and get him up and take him to the bathroom. Extend the length of time slowly and see if he stays dry. Try taking him out of diapers and put a plastic sheet on his bed or pads that can be changed, being wet woke my son up sometimes and he went to the bathroom on his own. Have patience, your son is young yet and some children still wear diapers during the daytime at 4 years of age. Don't get stressed out about it and don't push your son to hard for that could make it worse and cause other problems. He will stop wetting the bed when he is ready. Mine did finally, completely at age seven and never had any setbacks mentally or physically.

Answer 3

My wife and I don't have any kids as yet, but we have had lots of experience with younger siblings, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Besides, I've taken a number of Biology classes. Bed wetting probably won't stop entirely until they're in puberty. The child's bladder might have fallen behind the child's growth rate (especially if they hit a "growth spurt") and needs to catch up. Because of this, the child's bladder will fill up before it is time to wake up. Unless there is a more serious medical condition (see your Pediatrician), the child's bladder will catch up, eventually.
Keeping rubber sheets on the bed, restricting liquids as bedtime approaches, and waking the child in the middle of the night are all valid suggestions to help cope. Just make sure that the child goes to bed a little earlier to ensure they get 10 hours of sleep. Growth and repair tend to take place during sleep and children who are well rested do better in school, etc.

Answer 4

The muscles that control the bladder have a lot of developing to do yet. Be patient, bed wetting isn't considered to be a chronic problem until after age 7 or so, and then it has to happen consistently for 6 months. I know it's hard not to get upset about having to wash the sheets EVERY night, but try to remember your son doesn't like it either. He will be so proud of himself when it's under control, and it will be, if you both can be patient. Good luck!

Answer 5

Talk to your doctor to rule out any physical problems. They can give suggestions and exercises you can do to help.
Your son's a bit young to worry about it just yet, though. Once he turns 6, then you can assume he has bedwetting problems if he continues to wet the bed. My daughter is 8 and she has this problem.
My doctor really wasn't all that helpful for me. She prescibed meds last year, but they didn't work. Then I found this website, www.bedwettingstore.com, and it was the answer to my prayers! They have everything you need for night-time dryness. I ordered an alarm kit from them and within 8 weeks my daughter was staying dry. She still needs her alarm to help her keep dry, but it's better than spending countless dollars on diapers (that usually leaked anyway) and energy bills from doing laundry everyday. The kit also comes with a most helpful book, Seven Steps to Nighttime Dryness, that was very informative and helpful.
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Answer 6

Actually this is normal at this age. Try pullups at night to avoid having to wake him up to change his nappy. Don't make a big deal out of it...and don't let him think he's done anything wrong. Experts claim this is normal until age 6. I would hold off giving him anything to drink a few hours before bed. Hang in there!

Answer 7

My son was 5 and still wetting the bed. An old friend told me that this worked for her. Set your alarm for 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning and get him up and make him go. Somehow it helps get the bladder to grow to the size it is supposed to be. She was right, it worked like a charm.

Answer 8

A few hours before bed, do not give any drinks. If they demand something to drink. Allow a sip of water but don't let them take it to bed. Get them up in the middle of the night once or twice and ask them to go to the bathroom with you. Even if they dont end up peeing, make it a routine and they will eventually do it on their own!! I promise you!!

Answer 9

Please look this up on the internet or talk to your doctor, I don't have the medical stuff down pat but lots of kids have this problem. Don't get him up, don't limit drinking before bed, don't humiliate him. Some kids take until puberty to get this straightened out. There are pull ups out there, use them. He can put them on himself before going to bed and as far as sleep overs go these are easy to hide under a pair of jammies. Don't make a big deal of it. Let him know that this is something that happens to lots of kids and he doesn't have to be ashamed of himself. Get the facts and save both yourselves from a lot of unnecessary grief.

Answer 10

Some kids have dreams of running water & toilets. And can't feel when they have to use the bathroom while they r sleeping. Just make sure that he doesn't have anything to drink 2 hours b4 he goes to sleep, and if he does make sure he uses the bathroom b4 he goes 2 sleep. Ask him if he did or not everynight, he may say yea, but even when he says yea, still make him go and use it again, just to b positive.