My 3 1/2 year old son still wets the bed ..What can i do to get him to stop wetting the bed???

Answer 1

It takes time. Plenty of kids bedwet until 5-7...actually most docs won't even call it bedwetting at his age. My 3.5 yr old girl does it on ocassion (and she was day toilet trained at only 22mo's) so we put pullups over her panties..so she feels the soft cotton and we can re-use the pullup if she's dry...b/c it hasn't touched her skin (pull-ups over a 3 yr period can get $$$). The key to know if it's an issue is ...is he dry during the day? An ocassional accident is fine...but if he's wetting when he's awake on a regular basis, there may be a doctor's visit in your near future to make sure his bladder/urine are normal and functioning well. Key is don't put pressure on him. I put a pullup on one of my daughters toys b/c I tell her it's better safe than sorry and once I let her wet the bed and had her help me soak it, put baking soda and vacuum it at 3am and she was exhausted..that's when I explained why pull-ups are so awesome. She gets a sticker on a chart every morning when she's dry, shares, and listens...so it's a goal, but not so important that she is ashamed when she does it. Good luck!

Answer 2

There is nothing you can do. Relax, he's only 3 1/2. Boys tend to also take longer than girls.

First off, don't give him any liquids at least 2 hours before bed. If he wants water, let him have a few small sips, but that's all.

Second, let him where pull-up diapers to bed. My daughter is 4 1/2, and still wears pull-ups to bed. She has maybe 1-2 nightly accidents a week. Without them, it's awful. A mess. Tears. Drama. With them, she will either sleep through it, or she will actually wake up and take it off.

We did try it with out the pull-ups, and it seemed like there were more wet beds without, than with. That's why we went back to it.

Don't be in such a rush. It'll happen when he's ready.

Answer 3

I wet the bed until age twelve. This is something common and may not go away until an old age as that. When they get older you could get medication that stops it but dont waste your time on a 3 1/2 year old. Most kids, like my father, will stop around the age of five or six but it could go longer like me. Until then just get some goodnites for them which should keep you from changing the sheets everynight. You can pick them up at any king soopers for about seven dollars for about twenty. If you still have questions then just get on webmd and search for bed wetting.

Answer 4

Is he otherwise potty trained? I wet the bed sporadically until almost 7th grade!

Have you had your doctor check him for a physical problem? My son wet for a long time. He was put on medication that solved his problem...but he was older than your son at that time too.

Have you tried restricting his fluid intake after 6PM? Do you get him up before you go to bed to use the bathroom? Some kids just sleep so hard that they don't wake to urinating. There are also some electronic gizmos that make noise to wake the child when he starts to pee.

And you could just live with it and use a rubber sheet and a half sheet so you wouldn't have to change his whole bed every day. That worked for me.

Answer 5

No drinks before bed try using the pull up night time underwear even though he might be potty train during the day night is a little different they can't get up and go to the bathroom that will take little more time to work with.

Answer 6

Over excitement during the day can sometimes make kids wet their bed in the night. Or, drinking a lot of liquids before bedtime.
Have your kid pee before going to bed, help him relax before dinner time. don't let him run around after he took his dinner.

Simple techniques but it worked wonders for my 5 year old son.

Answer 7

it takes around 90 minutes for a liquid to go through your body. make him go to the bath room before bed time, and do not give him anything to drink, except maybe a sip or two 2 hours before bed time. you have to reduce fluids period. some kids sleep heavier then others, so a 3:00 am run to the bathroom might be a good idea also. this helped for my oldest son. he slept too sound, and did not have much bladder control.

Answer 8

I know this is probably not right but it took us two years to potty train our son. he'll be 4 next mo. His grandma told him that if he keeps going on the potty and not in bed or in his pants she would buy him a cool toy. Every since that day he has not had an accident.

Answer 9

Kid usually have accidents until age 5-6. Put training pants (Pull-ups) on him. Wake him up and take him to the bathroom just before you go to bed. This way he will learn to wake up on his own eventually when he needs to go.

Answer 10

check with doctor he could have a medical problem I did dad though i was to lazy to get uot of bed . it turned out to be kidney problem. if not try pullups and make it a game to go to bathroom before he goes to bed . tell him to call you at night if he feels he has to go .this might help him a lot.