Stopping Night Nappies

elljay20

she doesn't seem worried or concerned about anything. she is wetting the bed everynight even though she gets lifted.

both oh and i have had chats with her about it and she4 told me she's scared of the dark. however, she has been consistantly dry before.

i'm at my wits end with it and don't know what to do. HELP PLEASE!!!!!!

Js_Other_Half

How long has this been happening? Have you had a chat with your GP/HV?

elljay20

i don't have a health visitor. it's been happening about a month now, it's really since she started school.

KellyWelly

Has she just started school? That would explain it completely, she is going to be very tired and sleeping more deeply. She might also be a bit stressed about the upheaval in her life in starting school, which if you think about it is a huge thing for such a little girl.

I would say 4 years old and wetting the bed is quite typical. It's a shame more people don't talk about it tbh because we'd all realise how commonplace it is and I wouldn't worry about it too much right now. The only bit of advice I'd give you is no drinks after 6pm, 3 plastic sheets and fitted top sheets and keep lifting.

KellyWelly

elljay20 wrote: »

i don't have a health visitor. it's been happening about a month now, it's really since she started school.

You posted this while I was writing my reply - she is doing it because she has just started school. I expect she is completely exhausted! It is a massive upheaval for her, her life's been turned upside down and her little body has learnt yet to cope with it. Give her time to adjust.

elljay20

KellyWelly wrote: »

You posted this while I was writing my reply - she is doing it because she has just started school. I expect she is completely exhausted! It is a massive upheaval for her, her life's been turned upside down and her little body has learnt yet to cope with it. Give her time to adjust.

thanks for the replies! i never thought about the school angle as she's been in full time childcare from 8:30 am till 6 since she was six yrs old. she does however seem more tired since school, but it's shorter hours for her on some days?

jog

As others have already said, it may well be linked to school.

If you want more info try the web site www.eric.org.uk they have loads of info on enuresis (bed wetting).
If it continues then it is worth talking to your G.P. to check that she hasn't got a urine infection.
However it's not considered a 'problem' until a child is normally about 7 years old as a significant number of under 7's still wet the bread reguarly.

Jog

yvonneem_2

I agree completely to check with your GP to rule out infection. I work with children in their own homes and see this an awful lot. If its not bed wetting its something like refusing to eat properly. Best advice has already been given but I would add not to make the bed a battle ground or else she will get more and more anxious and it will be harder for her to stop.

scottishchick27

My DD who is 6 started doing this in May but it stopped in the summer holidays. She had never wet the bed since even when she was potty training so it was very unusual. I took her to the docs for a check up and they asked if she was getting on ok at school, didn't occur to me as she is so strong willed. When she went back to school it started again so I asked her and it turned out one of her "friends" had been picking on her a lot. We've sorted it out now and it seems to have stopped. I would ask your DD if anything is bothering her at school.

McKneff

i'm sur yu give her lots of cuddles, dont make a big deal of it.
Dont talk about it while she is within earshot. This sort of thing is normally
99% psychological.

My grandson was doing it. The doc gave him one of those alarms where it goes off if it gets wet, it went off one night, his mum, dad, brother and sister were woken by it and Jack slept on and on and on:rotfl:

Milford_Cubicle

Get her some 'Pyjama Pants' just until you work out the problem and she's dry again. At least it'll stop her being all wet during the night and possibly getting sore. It'll also stop the extra masses of laundry you're probably doing!