Pull ups on a 6 year old!

Funda - posted on 10/25/2011

It could help if he stops drinking at least 2 hours before bed time. And if that doesn't work, there's the good old fashioned.. waking up to an alarm and going to wake him up so he can use the washroom. Eventually he'll get used to waking up to use the washroom and can start doing it on his own. Good luck!

Lizz - posted on 10/25/2011

My daughter wet the bed until sometime after 6 as well. Her doctor was not alarmed and said that it's the pituitary gland that needs to mature for overnight bladder control. I have read some of the other Mom's and they seem very supportive. I would ask the Doctor the next time your in, but otherwise, just use the pull-ups overnight for the next bit. Good luck. I remember those wet sheet mornings and I feel for you.

Susan - posted on 10/25/2011

My 9-year-old daughter still wears pull-ups to bed. Her pediatrician did run a few tests to make sure she was OK, and she is. It'll just take more time for her body. My mom was a bed wetter until 10 or 11 and is so thankful there are pull-ups now so my daughter doesn't have to go through the stress and humiliation she went through.

Nikki - posted on 10/25/2011

my son is 8 and i would so love him to stop wetting the bed but every morning its all wet if you find a way to stop him or something that works plz let me know

Laura - posted on 10/25/2011

Hiya, if he is a heavy sleeper, then he can feel the need to go, but may struggle to wake to go to the toliet, my 9 yr old daughter is now on desomelt to help her, she sees ano incontince nurse every 3 or 4 months to check on progress, see the doc if ur really concerned, x

Andria - posted on 10/25/2011

My son (who will be 10 in November) still wears pulls up at night and occassionally wets himself. There is no connection from the brain to the bladder. Doctor isn't worried about it but it is getting old. Try positive reinforcement and rewards for staying dry.

Bonnie - posted on 10/25/2011

To say it happens due to laziness is ignorant IMO. Not that many kids in this world could be going through this because of pure laziness.

Shannon - posted on 10/25/2011

Our son wet the bed until he was 8. He was/is a heavy sleeper, he just slept right through. We bought the bet wetting alarm and he slept right through that too. It will come in time. It may not be convienent, but he will grow out of it in time.
Best of luck.

Christy - posted on 10/25/2011

Hi Jenny,my son has only just stopped wetting the bed and he's ten.l went to see the school nurse who was brilliant she gave me a bit of stuff to read and said no fizzy drinks especially after 4.00pm He was such a deep sleeper he honestly did not know he was doing it.They do grow out of it but it takes alot of patience.For ages either my husband and l would lift him and take him to the loo just before we went to bed ourselves.Often he still wet the bed anyway but we knew we were doing everything we could.The important thing is not to make it a big deal and never let siblings tease him he really can't help it.If it persists after ten they will possibly look at other causes.

Mrs - posted on 10/25/2011

UGH _ i have the same problem w/my 6 yr old.. Nights he doesn't drink water past 6:30pm - gets to wear underwear and does good not to wet the bed. BUT if he asks for a drink of water around bedtime, he gets a pull up AND wets the bed! I fight w/him but he knows what it takes to not wet the bed.. he hates being a "baby" wearing pull ups and hopefully he'll learn to get up and go to the bathroom. Patience is the answer in my book :) Good luck!

Angela - posted on 10/25/2011

It will come in time, my son was almost 7 before he stopped wetting the bed....best thing I did was not to make a big deal of it and eventually he got it...

Laura - posted on 10/25/2011

My six year old is still in "nighttime underwear". He falls dead asleep at night and doesnt wake when he pees. My older son eventually got out of his "nighttime underwear" at age 7 once his bladder grew and he could wake in the night. Every kid is different.

Stephanie - posted on 10/25/2011

My son wet the bed until he was 8. He is a heavy sleeper and we tried everything. I bought a bed wetting alarm (Amazon) for around $50 and it worked amazingly! I was very skeptical but the reviews were very positive so I gave it a shot. Doesn't work overnight but after a couple of months he is dry all night barring an occasional episode. I would highly recommend you try this before trying any medications.

Janelle - posted on 10/25/2011

I have heard the medicine works...but my sister is a nurse and she strongly discouraged messing with the bodies production of urine. So, I will just wait it out..

Keri - posted on 10/25/2011

He probably is telling the truth. My son will be 6 in December. I stopped buying the Good Nights this summer. He will have a few dry nights, but most of the time he is wet. I am washing sheets almost every day. I just got a prescription for some medicine that should help him stay dry. I didn't really want to go this route, but the laundry is getting old quickly. I have tried not giving him anything to drink 2 hours before bed. I have tried waking him up in the middle of the night, but he is a very sound sleeper. I have given in. We start it tonight so we will see how it goes.

Allie-jo - posted on 10/25/2011

he will grow out of it but it is normal for some kids to still wet the bed until they are 8.

Janelle - posted on 10/25/2011

My 8 yr old still wears pull-ups, and is very seldom dry..there is medicine doc will recommend, or bed alarms, or just wait for their bladder to mature and grow out of it. I SO understand your frustration, but it is not laziness on yuor childs part.

Erika - posted on 10/25/2011

My 7 year old daughter still wets the bed because she is such a heavy sleeper she doesn't wake up in time. Even after wetting the bed she doesn't usually wake up. I have tried limiting her fluids before bed and that helps in the regard that I only have to wake her once through the night to go to the bathroom but, she would still wet the bed if I didn't wake her. We get her to go to the bathroom right up until she falls asleep so if she goes to bed at 8 and is still awake at 9 I get her to go again before she falls asleep and then I will wake her before I go to bed or before I go to work for midnight and she is usually okay. I used to get frustrated too but, the doctor said her bladder is probably just not mature enough yet and said we could put her on pills if it persists. I don't want to put her on pills for something her body will outgrow, though.

Catherine - posted on 10/25/2011

the mom who replied he is lazy is WRONG!!!! and I limited drinks.. I woke her up before I went to bed and if I woke up I got her up. She could pee 1 to 3 times in a night .. I could get her up to change her bed, wash her, change her and she had no recollection she had been out of the bed. and I most likely still had a wet bed when I went in to wake her up.



She slept so hard at night that she never had a clue. The alarms were of no use to us because she never heard them! what it took for her.. was ADHD meds. once she was on meds her frequency went from 1-3X nightly to maybe once a week. when she got older and stoped sleeping so sound.. she stopped wetting the bed.



but I repeate.. NOT LAZY!!!

Teresa - posted on 10/25/2011

You may find the occasional kid that you could blame laziness on, but MOST times... this is extremely far from the truth. Every kid is different.

My girls had enough dry nights to stop the night time pull ups at 4.5, but had wet beds (w/ decreasing frequency) for FOUR YEARS after that. My 3.5 year old son has been day and night trained for about 10 months and has only ever had one wet bed (so far... hoping it stays that way).

Anyone blaming laziness for all (and even most) bed wetting kids is completely ignorant to the REAL facts.

Lisa - posted on 10/25/2011

PS. Laziness has NOTHING to do with it!! I am so sick of people saying that. Some children sleep heavily, period!! Having him help change the bedding is ok as are wearing Underjams or the like. When all the armchair experts have a medical degree they can call kids lazy. While we're at it, lets berate our kids too and destroy their self esteem. Unreal!

Lisa - posted on 10/25/2011

It's very common. My son does not wake up sometimes and frankly usually doesn't even wake up when the bed is wet. What I have done is layer the bed with 2 sets of sheets (with a waterproof mattress pad in between so that when and if he does wake up, all we have to do is pull off a set of sheets and he's back to bed. My Dr. told me that waking a kid to go to the bathroom is only training the parents and that when you stop he kid goes right back to peeing. They need to outgrow it and understand the sensation even when sleeping and you can't "train" that.

Kasha - posted on 10/25/2011

Good chance that he is telling the truth. It is VERY VERY common, especially for boys to be night wetters. My daughter will be 7 in February, and still wets the bed(not every night...but for that to not happen, we got to the bathroom at 7pm, 7:30, and then again at 8pm at lights out(she is in bed at 7:30 but can read or color til 8pm)...then I wake her up at 10pm to go one last time). She is just such a sound sleeper...she doesnt even fully wake up when I get her up to go. Most nights she does not drink anything after dinner either, except maybe a few sips of water. We didnt have this problem until she started school last year, but that was because she went to bed later, and would go to the bathroom one last time at 10 anyways. Now that she is in school, and bedtime is much earlier...that is when the bedwetting became an everynight thing. On weekends I have her wear a pull up, as we do movie nights...and this means she is usually drinking something with her popcorn much later than usual(and its my break from getting her up)...and she wears one when staying elsewhere(as I dont expect others to wake her up to go). So, I would start by limiting drinks after dinnertime, and making multiple trips to the bathroom in 30min increments leading up to bedtime...

Jodie - posted on 10/25/2011

My daughter had to wear pull-ups until about the age of 10. She'd be dry for a couple of weeks then have a bad couple of weeks of being wet every night. She came good in her own time.

Tricia - posted on 10/25/2011

I have 2 six year olds who still wet the bed several nights, but I make them wear regular underwear and they have to change the bedding, etc. I figure I'd rather wash the bedding than continue to pay for the pull-ups, and they are aware that they've wet their bed. I really believe they can't wake themselves up sometimes, but this way they know it has happened. With the pull-ups, I never felt they were even conscious of a problem! Hope that helps some. :)

Waunette - posted on 10/25/2011

He's lazy! Don't let him drink anything after 6pm and get him up before you go to bed and if you wake up during the night get him up. WHo ever gets up in the night get him up also, About a month he will start getting up using the rest room.



My son was about 7 years old and this is to old and we should not make excuses for wetting bed. I think every thing can be a medical condition if we want it to be. Good luck and have him load the sheets in the washer also.

Jill - posted on 10/25/2011

Jenny, my son had problems till he was 12 and I kept thinking every year that it was a self discipline problem until I took him to the doctor and learned that this is quite common (which is why pull ups come in large sizes). Your son will grow out of this - I wouldn't be too hard on him, he likely wants to be a big boy, and staying in pull ups will be embarrasing when the other kids find out. Good luck

Debbie - posted on 10/24/2011

my son wet the bed and snored a lot. We found out he had sleep apnea. His enlarged tonsils caused this. Bed-wetting is a common symptom I later found out. When his tonsils were removed, the bed wetting stopped.
I am not saying it is this for your son, but that is could be a medical condition...even if it seems totally unrelated, like tonsils.

Toni - posted on 10/24/2011

It's not laziness, it's medical believe it or not. I wet the bed until I was 10 years old. My father wet the bed until he was 12 years old. I realize it's frustrating but hang in there and just let him know you love him. ;)

Beth - posted on 10/24/2011

All my kids slept so deeply they wet the bed . My oldest actually started staying dry at about 7 and then a year later she started wetting the bed again...she was so deeply asleep she wouldn't wake up even after she wet and would sleep in it all night sometimes! I got a potty alarm online and it worked on all (2 girls and 1 boy) my kids. I sold it to my sister for 1/2 what I paid for it for her 3 kids ( 2 girls and 1 boy) and it worked for them too! I highly recommend them, it teaches the child's brain to associate the noise of the alarm with the relaxation of the bladder sphincters and after a bit their unconscious mind wakes them when the urge hits...it really works great!

Alexandria - posted on 10/24/2011

My oldest wet the bed until the fourth grade. Sometimes the bladder development is slow and can cause this to happen. It happened with my sister as well. Your son is not lazy. However there are a few tricks I learned with my oldest. 1. No drinks within an hour before bed. 2. When he goes to brush his teeth and get in his pj's have him go to the bathroom before he goes to bed. 3. Get rid of the Pull-ups while these are nice to have to keep him from waking up wet and uncomfortable they really are not helping. They absorb the wetness so he won't feel it and won't know that he needed to go to the bathroom. 4. Wake him up during the night to make a bathroom run. Most importantly don't yell at him or punish him when he wets the bed. Just give him a hug tell him you love him and change the sheets. Don't give up he will outgrow this phase and into new and more exciting phases.

Toni - posted on 10/24/2011

My daughter wet the bed until she was 7. She wore pull ups to bed until then. Every time she wet the bed without the pull ups it upset her a lot. The Dr. gave her some nasal spray that stopped it. When the rx ran out, we tried not refilling it. She never had a problem after that. She did, however, start having night terrors for awhile. When I was a kid I also wet the bed. I wet my pants during the day too. My mom embarrassed me even more than I already was. That did not help! It was awful.

Sondra - posted on 10/24/2011

Jenny, as you may have noticed, boys are harder to potty train than girls, reasons unknown. My now, 10 year old, was 5 when he stopped wearing diapers and decided to try out the potty chair. He has always had a problem with his bowels, for holding it in too long. He started to use the potty when he started school, but would only "go" when he was at home! It took until the age of 8 before he became confident enough to use the toilet at his grandmas homes or even school. I believe Lots of Patience is needed with some kids. Sorry I don't have more. Good Luck.

Jennifer - posted on 10/24/2011

boys take longer to train and your right it could be lazy i know a guy who is in his 20's and wets the bed still they just cant get up for what ever reasons good luck momma

Rebecca - posted on 10/24/2011

some children do not have the ability to make it all night. I was not able to make it all night and slept so soundly that my body was not able to wake me to go. I was probably around 10 before I was able to fully make it through the night without an accident...

Debbie - posted on 10/24/2011

I would believe him. My son also wet the bed until this year and he is turning 9 in November. He told me the same thing your son said and I checked with his doctor. His doctor told us not to worry about it unless he began having trouble during the day as well. The less of an issue you make of this the better. Pull ups are a bit expensive, but if it saves your child some embarrassment and you some work, they are well worth the cost. He will outgrow this issue before you know it!

Jodie - posted on 10/24/2011

Hi Jenny,
I dont think he would be lying to you, he may just feel more secure with wearing a pull-up each night. Maybe you could put plastic on his bed, if you havent already and tell him that he has to wear jocks to bed and perhaps get a chart happening or even his own special calendar so that he can put stars on it GOLD for the nights he doesnt wet, RED for the nights he does wet. Then in a week tell him that if he has more gold stars than red stars you will buy him a surprise. The surprise doesnt have to be big, even if you goto a cheap shop and pick up a colouring in book and pencils or something like that. I have done this with my children and it has worked for me. The only thing you need not do is tell him of if he does wet the bed, say something like (Naughty wee) or maybe (Did your wee escape again?) that way he will know that you are not upset with him about wetting the bed even if you are. This could be a long and slow progress or it could be a fast progress.
I hope I have helped
Good luck Jodie

Sherry - posted on 10/24/2011

It's pretty common. Talk to your pediatrician about a bed wetting alarm. It works!

Jennifer - posted on 10/24/2011

Bedwetting is a condition called Eneuresis and is harmless with the exception of the social stigma attached to it. The best thing is to reduce liquids near bedtime, avoid caffeine, get him up within a couple of hours of going to bed and teach him how to change sheets. I would also recommend that you talk to his peditrician as well.

Marlene - posted on 10/24/2011

Don't worry about it my son did the same thing and we used pull ups on him too. He out grew it and now he's 21 and talks about how he didn't know why he did this but was glad that my husband and I didn't scold him and he was able to not be ashamed.

Michelle - posted on 10/24/2011

I had a bedwetter until he was 12. I stood by his side and took him to a urologist a few times. Finally we were told he has a small bladder and sleeps to hard to wake up until it's too late. At 11 years old the doctor put him on Ditropan and after about 6 months or so the nighttime wetting stopped. Eventually even the occasional accident stopped also. Please be suupportive of him. Cutting him off liquids at a certain time, 6 or 7 pm, and waking him up once through the night to urinate will also help. Remember this too shall pass.

Sarah - posted on 10/24/2011

hes probably NOT lying... I use to have the same problem when i was a child. I would dream about using the bathroom and wake in the middle of going in my bed. My son who is now 10 just started not wetting the bed. the thing i learned is to not get upset with them because they are probably just heavy sleepers and cant control it. If you want to do something about it there is an alarm that they can wear at night that will wake them if it starts to feel wet at all. I hear its very helpful. I did not use it because I didnt want to embarase my son! So we just made sure to have a drink cutoff time and use the bathroom before bed.

Jenny - posted on 10/24/2011

Thank you everyone for your advice and thoughts. I am definitely reassured to relax. Actually after having posted this early this morning - he said he did wake up half way through doing a wee in his bed last night and went to the toilet! Sounds like he is beginning to connect already!

Bonnie - posted on 10/24/2011

Normal

Toni - posted on 10/24/2011

Little boys tend to play hard. When they sleep, they sleep deep, they are exhausted. As the mother of two boys, now 13 and 21, I say relax and see what happens, if he is still doing it at age 13, then there is a problem. And by all means don't be afraid to mention to your doctor the next time you go. But, don't embarrass him or make a big deal out of it, that could cause problems later down the road. Good luck and God Bless.

Nikki - posted on 10/24/2011

Completely normal :) Has anyone else in the family has a history of bed wetting, it is hereditary. My mum wet the bed until she was 13, I was about 9-10, my sister was 7-8. We were all just such heavy sleepers we wouldn't wake up to go to the toilet.

I wouldn't even wake most nights once I had wet the bed, mum would just know to get up and change my sheets. (back before pull ups were invented!) He will grow out of it, try not to make a big deal out of it he is probably feeling pretty uncomfortable with it in himself. Maybe it might be an idea to talk to your doctor and get the doctor to firstly eliminate any medical reasons then reassure your son that we will grow out of it.

My mum used to restrict fluids and take me to the toilet a couple of times before she went to bed, it didn't work, I would still wet every night. He will get there :)

Sharlene - posted on 10/24/2011

HI , what is he like going to the toilet during the day? cheers

JuLeah - posted on 10/23/2011

some boys wet the bed until the age of 10 or more .... don't give him a hard time. He is not being lazy; odds are this is not something he wants

Limit liquid for an hr before bed, make sure he goes before bed, get him up to go before you go to bed .... and time will take care of it

If his father wet the bed late into life, the son often does too

Jodi - posted on 10/23/2011

It's perfectly feasible he is telling the truth. It is not an uncommon thing for children to continue to wet the bed until they hit puberty, or even beyond. Your son isn't lazy. It is generally recommended that if they are still wetting at around 6 or 7, you should take them to a doctor just to rule out any medical issues, but in most cases, it isn't, it is just an issue of patience.

Jane - posted on 10/23/2011

Some kids, especially boys, take longer for their bladder to mature. Eventually, if it continues several more years, you might talk to your doctor about it as there are some medications that can help. There are also training methods. Check out http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bedwe... and follow the links to get more information. In the meantime you might consider watching how much fluid he is taking in two hours before bedtime up to bedtime, and waking him in the middle of the night and taking him to the bathroom to pee.