My 6 YO Daughter Just Started Bed Wetting---is It in Her Head?

She could easily be upset over so many things. It sounds like there's a lot of change in your place right now. I would get her checked by the doc just in case it is medical and not psychological. My daughter had been fully trained for well over a year when she began wetting the bed etc. We disciplined her at first but on her routine physical it was discovered that she actually severely backed up. It was applying pressure to her other organs, including her bladder. She's actually still struggling with it because although we took care of the first issue, it went on long enough that it weakened her bladder but it's getting much better. It dose sound like it's more mental with your daughter but having a clean bill of health will give you a better idea of where to start getting her the help needed. In the mean time, just in case it turns out to be long term, check out http://bedwettingstore.com/. It will get you the supplies needed, including really nice plastic mattress covers, etc. I've had good experience with ordering from this store several times. Good luck!

I did this suddenly when I was 8 y.o., my mom did not have a clue and she then discovered that my teacher used to scream in the classroom, frightnening the heck out of me..so for me, it was psyc. and due to stress...try to investigate if anything different happened in her "little" environment. Good Luck!

I don't think of night-time accidents as something children have control over... unless it is an issue that she wakes up but for some reason (afraid of the dark?) doesn't want to get out of bed to go use the potty. THAT, you can work to find a solution for. But if she is just sleeping through... it is probably a growth spurt and her bladder just hasn't caught up.

Hello, You could take her to the doctor. I would for sure put her in nighttime pullups for now. She may just be going through a phase, or maybe there is something bothering her. It could just be the new baby coming.
Good luck with your precious family.
K. K.

My younger sister had the same problem at about the same age. She had had a bit of a growth spurt, but her bladder couldn't keep up. A quick trip to the peditrician and a nightly dose of a prescribed nose spray did the trick.

I have 3 girls the middle one kept wetting her bed until last year. She is a very heavy sleeper so I know it was not her fault. I don't think you should punish her but limit drinks before bed time, make sure she is going potty b4 bed- unbelievable as it is mine will say no they didn't go bc they didn't feel like it ? huh? and then also talk to her about how she is feeling...It may be the impending new LO..

My mother told me that I was a bed wetter until I was about 4 and a half and that it literally was almost nightly. My parents were going thru a nasty split at the time and truly never really got along. She said that I did it the first night that we moved out of the house we were all in together and then never again after that. She thinks that it was 100% related to the constant yelling and stress and arguing that we (my brother and I) were always faced with listening to. Maybe something at school is bothering her or it could definitly be the change at home with a new baby coming.
Good Luck