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andprice posted:
My son was in diapers until he was like 5 and a half or 6--I don't remember exactly when we took diapers away, but he was somewhere between 5.5 and 6. He turned 6 in october. He had about 2 or 3 weeks of wetting nearly every night, but he eventually got it and stopped wetting, aside from the occasional accident (as far as I know). For the past few weeks he has been wetting his bed almost every night. DH thinks he's just too tired and won't get out of bed when he needs to go (he is a deep sleeper, and I have caught him needing to go in the night and not getting up before). He does tend to have a "lazy" side, too....I hate to use the word lazy, but for lack of a better word....he's not exactly a go-getter.

I'm dragging my feet about taking him to a doctor...I guess I just assume I'm going to be told "it's normal. 15% of 6 year olds still wet the bed." But.....IDK. I don't really want to use a medicine that just stops urine production for night time, because that basically masks the problem. How do you know if it's just "one of those things" or if it's something that needs a doctor's consult?

What are some possible causes of a 6 year old starting to wet the bed again? What are some options? Has anyone had this problem, and how long did it last and how did you fix it?

TIA!
1 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:6 year old wetting his bedMy son was in diapers until he was like 5 and a half or 6--I don't remember exactly when we took diapers away, but he was somewhere between 5.5 and 6. He turned 6 in october. He had about 2 or 3 weeks of wetting nearly every night, but he eventually got it and stopped wetting, aside from the occasional accident (as far as I know). For the past few weeks he has been wetting his bed almost every night. DH thinks he's just too tired and won't get out of bed when he needs to go (he is a deep sleeper, and I have caught him needing to go in the night and not getting up before). He does tend to have a "lazy" side, too....I hate to use the word lazy, but for lack of a better word....he's not exactly a go-getter.<br /> <br />I'm dragging my feet about taking him to a doctor...I guess I just assume I'm going to be told "it's normal. 15% of 6 year olds still wet the bed." But.....IDK. I don't really want to use a medicine that just stops urine production for night time, because that basically masks the problem. How do you know if it's just "one of those things" or if it's something that needs a doctor's consult?<br /> <br />What are some possible causes of a 6 year old starting to wet the bed again? What are some options? Has anyone had this problem, and how long did it last and how did you fix it?<br /> <br />TIA!
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OneAndDone responded:
I think that accidents during the day and night are totally normal for the first year or so of a child pottytraining. It was that way for my son, who PTed at 3, and I'll bet it's the same if they PT at 5 or 6. I don't think that being a deep sleeper is being lazy, he simply may not be waking up enough to realize he needs to get out of the bed, and so he may well be one of those children who take longer than usual to develop bladder control. Some moms wake their children up a couple of times a night to go to the bathroom to train them to get themselves up eventually, and some moms use pullups until their children develop enough to wake up or control their bladder. Really, no biggie, please don't make him feel like it's his problem because it may not be under his control. If you don't want to take him to a doctor, wake him up a time or two during the night, or give him pullups.
Report This| Share this:6 year old wetting his bedI think that accidents during the day and night are totally normal for the first year or so of a child pottytraining. It was that way for my son, who PTed at 3, and I'll bet it's the same if they PT at 5 or 6. I don't think that being a deep sleeper is being lazy, he simply may not be waking up enough to realize he needs to get out of the bed, and so he may well be one of those children who take longer than usual to develop bladder control. Some moms wake their children up a couple of times a night to go to the bathroom to train them to get themselves up eventually, and some moms use pullups until their children develop enough to wake up or control their bladder. Really, no biggie, please don't make him feel like it's his problem because it may not be under his control. If you don't want to take him to a doctor, wake him up a time or two during the night, or give him pullups.
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