Ladies, when I spoke to my doctor about this same thing, she said night wetting is an involuntary release of the bladder. No amount of limiting drinks before bed or taking them at a certain time in the night while they're asleep will help. By about age 7 she recommended getting one of those alarms (a friend of mine had success with one of these), so suggested giving them as much time to get it on their own as possible.
I think by age 7 its more likely a time where kids want to stay over for sleepovers and that's why that age is a good time to step in, although not necessary I suppose.
I'm not going to push it with DS. Doc said let him get through pre primary and maybe do something next year.
See another GP. If it's bothering him then it's an issue.
Or don't bother. You don't need a referral to a continence physio but a GP can hook you up with an ultrasound and blood test to rule out physical causes.
Things you can do - increase fluids during the day to stretch the bladder. Juice is usually a no-no but if that's what it takes to get him drinking plenty of fluids then it's ok. If he drinks a lot during the day he will be less thirsty at night and the extra fluid will increase bladder capacity.
I would say introduce something to be sure that constipation is not an issue because constipation and bed wetting often go hand in hand but you're already on top of that.
A continence physio can hook you up with an alarm and show you how to work it. An alarm that isn't used correctly is no use but we used an alarm under supervision from a continence physio and DS was dry within weeks and has never had a wet night since. We were told to expect a short relapse about 6 months afterwards but it didn't happen.
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