My son is 5 (almost 6) and still has to wear pull ups at night, we've tried numerous things like no liquid after 7 pm, and waking him up 2 times a night to go to the bathroom. Those didn't work, so we decided to wait it out. I thought I'd get your ideas on this. I've read that many kids can't control their bladder at night until the age of 8, so it's normal, only it bothers him sometimes to know that his sister who is 3 doesn't have to wear pull ups at night. *side note* we NEVER say anything to him about his sister not wearing pullups, we just tell him that sometimes some people's bodies are ready to not have to wear pullups at night, and some peoples bodies take a little longer.
Any suggestions?

I'm assuming that your pediatrician has evaluated your son and there is no medical cause for this?

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My son quit wearring pull ups 3 months after he turned 8, one day he just stopped wetting at night at the snap of a finger! My dd who will be 8 on march 3 usually wets through her pull up at night so I'm hoping by June this will stop for her . We also did everything we could even that perscription you take before bed, but nothing worked. I'm just holding out for 8 being the magic number this time around too!

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This is a neat site for specifically for kids about bedwetting: http://www.kidshealth.org/PageManage...icle_set=22283

I also read that bedwetting is more common among boys than it is girls.

At least your son is not like my nephew who is 4 1/2 and flat out refuses to use the potty. Actually, I think he just started to pee in it, but he still won't poop in it.

My DD is only 3 1/2 has been potty trained for over a year, except for at night, Her pullup is completely PACKED in the morning, I was beginning to worry because my son only wore pull-ups at night for 3 weeks. Reading here, I realize this could go on alot longer and I should probably stop asking her to try and stay dry for me. She just cant do it. Thanks for the insight.

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My DS is 4 and I also don't think he will be out of pull-ups for a while. Though I'd really like to stop spending the money on them, I've decided not to worry about it. DH was a bed wetter almost into his teens and I believe my brother was also. I do think it's partially genetic.

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My 9 y/o DD still wets the bed and her doctor assures me she will outgrow this. My own sister wet until she was 10 so I am hopefull this will end soon.

Several reasons have been told me as to why she still does this and all of them make sense. First you could light an m-80 next to her and not wake her. Second doctor believes her size(she is on the short size and weighs only 53 lbs) makes for a smaller bladder which needs to grow. She also doesn't empty her bladder often enough during the day which somehow play into it but can't remember how the dr explained it to me.

She went on an overnight last winter with girl scouts and while she was sneeking into the bathroom to put on her "goodnights" she saw a friend's mom hand her a goodnight under the stall. This really was the best thing for her as she now believed me when I told her she wasn't the only one- of course she kept her friends secret and never admitted hers but I sure wish her mother was the troop leader I had confided in, it may have helped them both but I let my daughter choose which leader she would be most comfortable knowing about this in case of any problems and she picked the other mom.

I liked the link to the bedwetting info- I think I may show it to my DD when she gets home later.

Bonnie

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My 2 and half year old daughter is completely potty trained. It only took about 2 daytime attempts and she got it. She DOES NOT pee at night. She has always wore underwear at bedtime since pottying began. If I am busy when she comes to me to go potty, i tell her to wait a minute and she does hold it. So, I do believe she has control over bladder. I have 3 children and she by far was the easiest. I mean 2 days of training and BAM! she got it, both day and night! I will reply wif what i did if u want me too. Currenly, I am having lunch in front of puter, so I will have to repost shortly.

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Okay, it's really nice to know that this is quite common! It does just make me so sad because his sis doesn't have to wear the pullups and he does, he doesn't dwell on it too much though. Thanks for all the replies

This is my DS also - he is now 7, and it seems that he just stopped wetting at night. The Dr. did say it is common in boys and it could be generic - my DH family had this problem.

I think I stopped the pull ups at 6 with an accident every now and then. I stopped before that with pull ups and we didn't have a problem but then he was wetting again, but then stopped. We also gave no drinks after a certain time and woke him up at night, nothing worked.

Just like potty training him it just seemed to click one day. Good Luck -

Do not worry about this at all. My daughters pediatrician has never been alarmed regarding accidents that happen in the night. Most times it is a childs body and has nothing to do with how much water is drank. (I remember being little and being so thirsty but I was not allowed to have anything to drink after 6pm.) My daughter is 12 and it has been several months since she has had an "accident".
ALSO, good for you that you have never compared him to his younger sisters. I would speak to his pediatrician regarding this the next time you have an appointment.

After thought, as they say "and this to shall pass". It is not like there are many 23 year olds out there having "accidents" during the night.

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My 6.5 year old son still wets every night. He wears Good Nites and they seem to work well. His pediatrician says she doesn't consider bedwetting a problem until age 10 for boys and age 8 for girls. I was a bed wetter until I was 7 or 8. My parents tried the whole alarm thing and all it did was wake everyone up - sometimes a couple times a night.

My 4.5 y.o. daughter still wears Pull Ups at night but 95% of the time she wakes up dry. It's only when she is NOT wearing a Pull Up that she wets the bed. Go figure.

I feel bad for my kids with the "sleep legacy" they have inherited, between my childhood bedwetting and my husband's sleep apnea.

I have stopped giving my kids milk with dinner. They can only have water. Whenever I forget and they have milk with dinner, it's a guarantee that I will have to wash their sheets the next day. Milk makes them produce more urine. I think there have been some studies done about milk and urine production.

There are many websites offering solutions to bedwetting - if you pay. Honestly, I think if there were a true solution, we'd all know about it for free.

I will check out the website a previous poster mentioned.

My Dr. also said that he would not even look at my son until he was 7. He finally stayed dry at night when he was about 6 1/2. When I had my second son I didn't worry about it at all and just kept him in a diaper at night which was cheaper then Pull Ups. By 4 1/2 he was in undies and dry at night. Neither of my boys EVER woke up at night to use the bathroom. My last child a girl woke up dry two nights in a row the week before she turned two. I put her in undies and she was dry day and night from the start. I didn't do anything differently with her. She was just able to stay dry at night. The very first night she got up on her own used the bathroom and went back to bed. When your son's body is ready it will happen. I would check with your Dr. and see at what age he wants to see him if he is still having trouble staying dry. Good luck to both of you.