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Bedwetting with my five year old

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  • 21-07-2016 7:37am
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    Boo27
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    Hi all , I'm at my wits end with my little fella wetting the bed , I've tried everything and some nights are dry but more are wet .,
    Anyone else have this and is it a case of waiting for him to grow out of it ?? We were getting him up 3 times a night but turned the responsibility on him now as its up to him to go to the toilet if he had .. Any advice ?


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    2xj3hplqgsbkym
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    That's very frustrating. Have you brought him to GP. Most children wouldn't need to go to the toilet 3 times a night so maybe something us causing that .


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    Boo27
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    Madden Blue Cove wrote: »
    That's very frustrating. Have you brought him to GP. Most children wouldn't need to go to the toilet 3 times a night so maybe something us causing that .

    V v frustrating .. Brought him to gp last year as having accidents during day .. But that has long stopped .. He was fully toilet trained and everything ... I was making him go 3 times a night to try and ensure that he would not wet the bed .. Sometimes this helped and sometimes not .. Not sure what to do next ?


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    Ranjo
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    How much is he drinking before bed? We used to find minimising liquids in the hour/two before bed would help and to make sure 1 or 2 trips to the toilet before bed.


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    Story Bud?
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    You say he was fully potty trained but then last year you brought him about accidents during the day. Was there a period of time where he never had an accident or wet the bed?


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    Boo27
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    Ranjo wrote: »
    How much is he drinking before bed? We used to find minimising liquids in the hour/two before bed would help and to make sure 1 or 2 trips to the toilet before bed.

    Hi , nothing to drink after 6.30 and he goes to bed between 8.30/9 .. Then toilet twice before bed .. Still wet bed in the morning


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    Boo27
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    Story Bud? wrote: »
    You say he was fully potty trained but then last year you brought him about accidents during the day. Was there a period of time where he never had an accident or wet the bed?

    Hi yes , fully toilet trained st 2.5 .. Then he had the odd we accident when out playing etc .. But he went through a v v bad period before he started school , that's when u took him to gp.. But we think the reason for the relapse was myself and his father splitting up and badly at that ..


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    seamus
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    Boo27 wrote: »
    But we think the reason for the relapse was myself and his father splitting up and badly at that ..
    :(
    Yes, unfortunately frequent bed wetting that can't be explained by more obvious things like drinking too much or a UTI, can often be down to stress or worry. Bedwetting is quite common before starting school as children get worked up about it. It would seem consist then that he would relapse during another stressful period.

    Talk to your GP about a referral to someone who would specialise in emotional stress or worry in children. Dealing with this will likely involve part therapy for your son (play therapy, not lying on a couch :D), and yourself and your ex willing to take specific instruction on how you treat eachother and especially how you interact with eachother when near your son.


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