My 6 year old still occasionally wets the bed. He’s such a deep sleeper (and sleepwalker, at times) that he doesn’t wake up until after the damage has been done.
There is a waterproof mattress pad on his bed.
I make him pee before bedtime every night.
He’s usually not allowed to drink anything after dinner.
But still, it happens.
Our first night of vacation this week? He SOAKED himself and the bed.
I have found that it usually happens when he’s overtired and/or if I forget to make him potty right before bed.
Are there any other precautions I could/should be taking? Do you have a bedwetter?
I find that when my boys are crying in their sleep, whining it’s not just because their brain is going through the events of the day but it’s because they have to pee. I will wake up my boys (yes wake a sleeping child lol) I know bad mom moment, to take them to the bathroom and wala! Back to bed no bed wetting and they sleep better.
I haven’t had personal experience with bedwetting, but I have heard that taking your kids to the bathroom right before you go to sleep totally helps.
This is such a tough one. My 10 y/o nephew still wets his bed regularly. It is genetic as his dad was the same way until he was 12. My sister’s tips:
– don’t let him drink after 6-7pm
– try and wake him to pee when you go to sleep
– strangely, when my nephew wore a pull-up he was almost always dry (reverse psychology?)
– eventually my nephew was on meds to help. It wasn’t a cure but he was able to go to camp, etc and cope better
– try not to be overtired but that’s tough on vacation
– time and love are the best medicine!
Good luck!
My seven-year-old was a bed wetter for such a long time. She too sleepwalks, drools and is generally a crabby person when sleeping.
I have found that if I can wake her up to go to the bathroom before I go to sleep, it helps the problem. Also, when she is sleepwalking, I make her go to the bathroom. It’s usually the reason why she up and walking about in the first place.