Could it be an anxiety-based behavior? Worried that she might have an accident? Has she had any accidents recently or gotten the idea that it's 'bad' from somewhere? DD had an accident 3 weeks ago - the first in abt 6 months - and was MORTIFIED. We have never told her off or made any sort of big deal and it's prob only happened about 5 times since she was TT but she's a bit of a perfectionist and it really embarrassed / upset her.
Do you think she might enjoy the 1:1 time she gets when you take her enough for this to reinforce / increase the chances of her asking?
Otherwise, I do think it might be worth getting her checked out medically JIC she has a UTI, bladder infection etc. or perhaps getting a referral to talk to a continence nurse. We deal with one through my work and she is brilliant and knows a great deal about both behavioral and physiological causes and solutions.
Thanks lovely.
When we are home, I never go with her. Most of the time we just tell her to go when she calls out at night and she does... but it continues.
No accidents here for months and months. She's not wet the bed since the first month of TTing.
We do have the kids grandparents here and I've thought it might be a ploy to get out of bed lots at night. She takes herself to bed during the day but these toilet trips keep her up anywhere up to 2 hours past her bedtime.
I just don't know what her deal is. She's a cheeky little thing.... always into mischief and it really wouldn't surprise me if it was a bit of an attention seeking/delaying going to bed type thing. It's just frustrating because there used to be times where she'd go a couple of hours without going. I can't pinpoint when this behaviour started but I know it's been going on for a while.
I might take her to see the GP if I can get her in.
Thanks!!
xx
Excessive urination can be (maybe, occasionally, possibly but NOT always!) a sign of diabetes. Also, look for increased thirst and tiredness or lethargy. Given she is urinating frequently during the day as well as at night, maybe it's not just delaying bedtime. I wouldn't panic, but I would certainly take her to the GP and ask for a blood test (usually a fasting glucose) to rule out diabetes.
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