I'm due with my second baby in two weeks. He is very excited about the baby and we have a positive home environment. He decided he was done with diapers a week before his second birthday. Until the last three weeks he has had about five accidents total in the last year and a half. I don't want to make him feel bad as I know this kind of thing is fairly common (regression before a new sibling arrives) but I'm running out of sheets. I'd appreciate any suggestions that don't include humiliating him.
2007-10-26 04:47:15 · 8 answers · asked by mlemt76 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I think its a stage they go thru because my daughter is the same age and she started to do the same thing, but not only at night. So far, i have put pull up on at night but as far as the day, if it happens it happens. Shes been doing it abt a month or so now
and she is starting to not wet the bed anymore. I've read somewhere that children take a step back in potty training but then they grow out of it.
2007-10-26 05:53:49 · answer #1 · answered by ttp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello to you and your family.
This bed wetting is very common to a child that is going through a change in his life.
First of all, I would make (or buy) some pads for his bed. These will protect the bedding.
The first thing you need to do is not even say anything about this to your son. Just let him know that this is ok and he will get over it soon.
My grand daughter was 3 when she saw a lady get murdered. This was the only thing she did that was different in her life. Bedwetting!!. We let her know that this is ok. we NEVER said anything else about the bedwetting. just placed pads on her bed and lay out clean pj's and underwear in case of this happening. she would just change her clothes and go back to bed on the other side, that had a clean pad on it. after a couple weeks, the pads came off.
anytime a child goes through a change in his life, this is the first thing that may happen.
Once he knows that you love him just as much as the baby, this, too, will stop.
Just don't talk about the baby in front of him. he will start bringing the baby up to you. just set him on your lap and let him know that you still love him, then answer his questions about the baby.
These accidents may still happen for a while and pads is the only answer. please, don't get angry about the bedwetting. just help him get cleaned up, set him on your lap, read a book and give him some SPECIAL love & attention.
I am a Nanny and have been for over 30 years. Have seen this happen lots & lots of time. He is NOT the first child with this problem, it is VERY common.
GOD bless
judy
2007-10-26 13:06:24 · answer #2 · answered by judy s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought one of those bed mats that are washable that old people have on their beds when my son did this when I was expecting my daughter (He also wanted a bottle again too). Just carry on as usual and don't make a big deal of it. Sometimes it's for attention and they just go back to wanting to be a baby because they know that's when they got the most and they start to feel pushed out of the way. Also if the bed mat is reusable you can just keep it under the sheets in case of future accidents. Good luck anyway
2007-10-26 12:01:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same issue with my daughter when she started a new school. Even though she enjoyed it, it was stressful and caused major changes in our schedule. I used Pull-Ups at night for a few weeks. I explained to her that I didn't want her to be in uncomfortable wet sheets at night and it would just be for a little while. She didn't seem upset and the problem soon passed. Have you had to change his dinner schedule recently? Is he eating and drinking a lot more in the evenings?
You are absolutely right about not wanting to humiliate him. He is still so little he really can't control this. Good luck!
2007-10-26 12:11:11 · answer #4 · answered by ABB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well unfortunately I think you should get used to it for a while. I think it might get worse when your new baby comes. Maybe he should just wear diapers at night until you can help him realize that the baby needs the diapers now so he can't wear them anymore.
2007-10-26 12:14:11 · answer #5 · answered by notthatiknow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my sister was a baby, my mom put this rubber sheet with metalic strips on it under her bedsheet. It was connected to a beeper and if a tiny drop of urine hits it, it starts beeping and the child is to wake up and run to the bathroom. I don't where she got it, but if you can find one, it might help
2007-10-26 11:54:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put him in a pull up at night and leave it alone. this is common dont make a bog deal out of it
you do know you can wash the sheets right
2007-10-26 11:51:10 · answer #7 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello,Dear you know my son is same age like your son and he is same problem . I tell him so many time it;s no good to wet your bed but still same thing and now i read your question and answer i think it;s com-man thing if you find any idea for this problem let me know i hope it's work for me too. please.I appreciate.
2007-10-26 15:00:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋