I have 3.5 year old boy, who has been potty trained for a long time. Had an accident once in awhile at night,(like maybe once a month) but now he has been wet every night for a week. WHY? No big changes in our family, I can not think of any reason why he would being doing this. Should I start putting a pull up on him, or will that make things worse?
If he has been potty trained for a while, and is now wetting every night, perhaps he has an infection?
Or has he started drinking liquids before bed?
Go back to the pull-up. This is happening for reasons beyond his control. Be patient, and he'll go back to being dry soon.
This might be a good question to search on here. It's been asked a few times over the past several weeks. From what I am hearing, it seems like most children don't truly get the hang of consistent nighttime wakings for the potty until around 5 or even 6. I guess their bodies aren't quite ready for it just yet. My son just turned 3 and has only woke up once to use the potty at night. We keep him in pull-ups and encourage him to get out of bed if he needs to, but like I said, it could be a while before he's consistent. Good luck.
i would just take it easy on him. kids, especially boys, arent really able to consistently stay dry at night until 4 or sometimes even 5! go ahead, put a pullup on him and just do your best. one thing my mom used to do with me and my sister was to make sure we went before bedtime, but then she would take us again before she went to bed. this seemed to help with us girls. boys are a little later, as i said.
my son will be 4 in the end of november, and i havent yet considered thinking he would be potty trained at night yet. so its not a big deal. theres nothing wrong with your son if hes not ready to be dry all night yet. so dont worry! :)
just do your best and listen to your son. if hes waking or stirring at night, maybe that means hes half waking up because he has to go, but not fully ready to put 2 and 2 together yet to figure out what that means. sometimes my son is full forced crying and tantruming over it. sometimes hes sleeping right through it. just do what you can, and dont push. pushing is what causes a lot more frustrating and trouble than just letting him be developmentally ready, even if that means you have to put a pullup or straight diaper on him at night. (diapers are cheaper after all!)
i would take him into drs.he mite have a bladder or kidney problem-this happened to a friend of mine-her son had to have surgery-cant remember the exact name of it-but he was same age as yours same problem-it was just a miner problem out patient surgery...good luck
We woke our daughter up every single night before we went to sleep at midnight or so. She finally started getting up on her own to pee. We had maybe four times total that she wet the bed and it was our (the parents) issue like allowing to many liquids before bed or forgetting to get her up. Good luck.
Did he have any more sugar last week than other weeks? That can affect control of muscles (think of sugar as being mild alcohol!)
Be sure to reduce simple carbs as much as possible. Worth a try!
After ruling out infection of course....Be kind, understanding and ask him. Dont make a big deal out of it and remember at 3, he is going thru big developmental changes. It could be nothing in your families world but just in his that is causing this. Also, I agree from what I have read here, most kids dont get the really hang of it until they are older. The fact that he was trained so early, regressing is normal. Could just be a phase. I would make sure he is not drinking about an hour before bed to help him out. Good luck to both of you and hope it is just a phase.
My boyfriend's 3 year old still wets at night, but she's a really heavy sleeper. He could be sleeping really heavy lately. We get her up every 3 hours every night so she can sit on the potty, but she really doesn't wake up. She'll pretty much be sleeping on the potty. My brother wet the bed until he was about 5 because he was a heavy sleeper. Give him time or wake him up a few times at night.
Not to cause you any undue alarm, but has he been checked for diabetes?
Last year, my oldest daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and exessive urination (including bed wetting) was one the the signs we saw.
Hopefully this is just a sort of developmental milestone for him, but I wanted you to consider all of the possibilities instead of just brushing it aside (like we did for more than 6 months).
Good luck to you.
Dont assume something is wrong in the environment.
He may just be too tired to get up at night, or too sleep to wake up enough to ge to the bathroom.
Chjeck waith pediatrician and see if there is anything bladder related.
Then if nothing is medically out of line, relax and be jprepared to endure.
My son had bed wetting issues for a LONG time. We wont say how long because some just would not believe it.
He is a fine young man, has a good group of friends, did not often do sleep overs away form home. We had them at our home so he could make the necessary discrete changes if the water arrived
If he was dry at night for a long time, and has just recently started wetting again, that could be signs of an infection or some kind of stress he may be feeling. Have him checked for a UTI, and talk to him about if he has been having any bad dreams or the like. Ask him if he would feel more comfortable in a pull up for a while, and if he is ok with it than let him have one until he gets this back under control. If he is resistant, you can try layering his bed with waterproof covers and mattresses to limit disruption at night (you can pull off top wet layer and have a fresh layer all ready underneath. Most of all, be understanding and supportive, if he could help it he would not be doing it.
As children develop their brains can be compared to a house, think of a big house you drew from childhood. One with multiple floors and tons of windows on the front. The brains is much like that. When one window opens another closes, it isn't permanently closed just temporarily closed to allow another one to have the development it needs, it will eventually come back but right now his brain is working on something else and that window is open and information is going in and being processed.
3.5 is still very young for being night time trained. Especially for a boy. I'd check out infection possibilities, etc. But I wouldn't make any big deal of putting a night time pull up back on him if he seems to need it. Bed wetting is never a child's fault and it's just something they need to grow out of. I think my own son could just be thrown off by growth spurts, etc.
Good luck!
Could be a UTI or could be a growth spurt. The bladder isn't keeping up with the rest of the body. I'd call the doctor.
if he didn't wet the bed nightly before I would definetly have a chat w/ the pediatrician and maybe bring him in to rule out diabetes, uti, or other maybe he is coming down w/ an illness. My 3.5 yr old never wets the bed at night unless he is sick.
