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Brianna - posted on 09/18/2011

how old is ur son? i wouldnt worry about peeing at night.. really he cant help it if he pees in his sleep he just does have a strong enough bladder yet but it will come in time for now just but a pullup on at night. and try to keep him away from water at least a hour before bedtime and then pee right before he goes to bed

Jennifer - posted on 09/18/2011

I agree with what's already been said. Sometimes kids peeing the bed at night isn't so much a matter of control, or learning to wake up when they need to pee, but that their bladders are still growing and developing. Sometimes the rest of their body grows faster than their bladders. Also, sometimes keeping pointing out a problem to them makes it last longer. When the pressure is off he may start staying dry more often.

I also cut my daughter off from drinks about an hour before bedtime. For us this gives her bladder time to fill up once more before bedtime and she pees right before going to bed. It has helped us stop accidents almost entirely. She gets a cup that she uses for water through the day (she fills it up in the bathroom sink and is SO proud that she can reach the sink to fill it up herself!!) and at night it gets put on the kitchen counter so it's there waiting for her in the morning. I find that letting her control how much she drinks during the day gives her an added sense of control over her world and cuts down on things like her trying to be sneaky.

Louise - posted on 09/18/2011

I agree with Teresa put him in pull ups for bed and do not wake him because doing this is telling his body that he needs to pee at 3 am and it will whether he is awake to do so or not. let your son sleep, when he is ready to go all night he will. Do not restrict his drinks either if he is thirsty before bed give him some water. Your son sounds as if he has an immature bladder this will develop in time but for now take the pressure off him and put him in pull ups. If he is an older child he will feel embarrassed about all the attention drawn to his problem. let him deal with it in his own way and step back from the situation.

Teresa - posted on 09/17/2011

How old is he? Personally, I'd have him in the night time pull ups and just let him sleep.

We didn't even start trying to have our twin girls be in underwear at night til they were 4.5. They wet the bed (w/ decreasing frequency) for the next 4 years after that.

My son, on the other hand, has been dry through the night, every night for the past 8-9 months.... and he's 3.5.

Every kid is different and they will stay dry through the night (or wake themselves to pee) when THEY are ready.

I've never had an issue w/ a child sneaking a drink cuz I've always allowed one... a small amount for my girls when they were little though.