My boyfriend's four year old son stays at my house every other weekend. He has been potty trained for over a year now but he pees the bed almost every time he stays here. We try to get him to use the bathroom before bed but he usually refuses and we also limit fluid intake during the evening, but no matter what he still pees. We also leave a few lights on and his room is right beside the bathroom. My boyfriend refuses to have him wear a pull up to bed. has anyone else had this problem? what did you do? any tips for me? I would like to get this resolved before the baby comes!
2007-03-02 17:18:18 · 7 answers · asked by corbin and caysen's mommy♥ 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
If the child is not wetting at any other time, bedwetting is often the only sign that a child is experiencing stress in his life. Perhaps his anxiety is coming from trying to shift between two households. Make sure he feels loved and secure, even more than you may think he needs, by you, but especially by his dad. Try to limit his stress, while giving him as much control over the situation as he can handle. Maybe let him pick out his clothes, or what he has for breakfast. He can also help clean up his wet things, and even put them into the washer. To preserve your sanity, and your matress, get a plastic lined matress pad for under his sheets, or pick up a smaller pad at a medical supply store. And give him a hug, because he doesn't want to be the source of stress in the family, it is most likely out of his control.
2007-03-02 21:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by s f 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Your boyfriend is taking this thing personally. He needs to understand there are many children out there that need a little help at night. Especially kids who are forced to sleep places they are not feeling secure in. The boy needs some pull ups so you don't need to deal with the mess. He should never be punished for bed wetting because it is not something he does on purpose. My daughter wet til she was 18. I took her to many doctors and it all had to do with the REM of sleep she was in. Yelling at him and making nasty comments to him will only make it worse. Put a pull up on him and make sure he understands when he gets up in the morning he needs to take it off and then take a morning bath. If you don't make a big deal out of it, he will eventually realize he isn't getting any attention from it, and he will probably stop.
2007-03-02 22:01:01 · answer #2 · answered by truthseeker221 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most 4 year olds wet the bed. they cannot help it and they are not looking for attention. their bladder is not big enough to hold all the urine their body makes at night. and even the ones who are potty trained cannot feel it coming. by making a big deal out of it you could make the problem worse. it is verry verry common for kids to wear pull ups to bed up to 6 and there are thousands who wear them until 10-12. he needs to have a pull up on.
2007-03-03 01:50:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your boyfriend is taking this element in my opinion. He needs to appreciate there are countless toddlers obtainable that opt for a touch help at evening. fairly youthful ones who're forced to sleep places they don't look feeling shield in. The boy needs some pull united statesso that you do not opt for to administration the mess. He shouldn't in any respect be punished for mattress wetting because it isn't something he does on purpose. My daughter moist til she become 18. I took her to many medical doctors and all of it had to do with the REM of sleep she become in. Yelling at him and making nasty comments to him will merely make it worse. placed a pull up on him and ascertain he's conscious even as he receives up contained in the morning he needs to take it off and then take a morning bath. in case you do not make a large deal out of it, he will finally comprehend he's not getting any interest from it, and he will likely quit.
2016-11-27 01:28:40 · answer #4 · answered by ebonie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GEEZE put a diaper on that poor child. His bladder isn't going to hold water all night long...Tell his lazyassed father to get up in the middle of the night and take the child to the bathroom...he is only 4 years old!
2007-03-02 21:18:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Some children are really deep sleepers and don't feel the "urge" while they are sleeping. Try this: If he goes to bed at 8pm, try gently waking him up before you guys go to bed and take him to the bathroom.
2007-03-03 04:23:21 · answer #6 · answered by mystery people 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a diaper on him! His tiny bladder isn't gonna hold liquid for 8-12 hours
2007-03-03 06:09:52 · answer #7 · answered by Tangy & Cherry 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋