My almost 7 year old is a bed wetter. My 4 year old is a bed wetter. We are tired. We are sick of the washing. I've spoken to gp, health nurses, general reading etc. I don't want to use an alarm system for various reasons. Is it a major step backwards to use dry nights?
I don't think it's a step backwards. For me with my child, her getting a good nights sleep was far more important. They h ave to produce a certain hormone before they are physically able to hold their urine at night. Encourage drinking more water during the day to help stretch the bladder and then reduce liquid intake after dinner time. I know it's hard but for te sanity of you all use dry notes and when there's a week or so of dry ones, then that's a good sign they are ready.
It's only a set backwards if it is to them.
I have a 7yo and a 4yo. 7yo we are still working with and the 4yo is not dry at night at all. He still wears a nappy. For the most part he has no issue. On the nights he does, I just wait until he's asleep.
My 7yo started refusing pullups at the end of last year. It made the whole issue worse. So I gave up on pushing them, and what do you know, that little bit of control for her really helped.
I know you have spoken to health nurses, but have you been to a specialist continence nurse? We saw one and DS2 went from soaked every night to dry 9 times out of 10.
Definitely use dry nites (we used Aldi pull ups, very cheap ) when you are going through this stage though as it makes bedtime (and middle of the night time) easier and more restful for everyone.
Back in the day I used nappies till I was about 8 at night. Never seemed to hold me back, I was dry when I was dry and then they phased out the nappies. It isn't like I would wake up and decide to use the nappy because the toilet was too far, I wouldn't wake up at all! So my body basically just needed to get to the point where I didn't need to and it did lol eventually. It also never seemed like a big deal or anything to me (or my friends, I took them to sleepovers and stuff) and still don't think it is!
I tried to see a continence nurse but there isn't one working at the local health centre anymore. I might go to gp and surely they would know where one is working around here.
Someone suggested a chiropractic service but to be honest I can't afford it and not 100% sold on it even working.
I have put 4 year old in dry nights the last two nights and she is still waking up and asks, am I wet? Then insists on taking it off and putting undies on. She's fine for the rest of the night then. (In our bed mind you). The pull up has had a minimal amount of wee on it both nights.
I think I'll persist with the dry nights for the 4 year old and see what happens with the 7 year old. I just don't want her to be freaked out by it.
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) when you are going through this stage though as it makes bedtime (and middle of the night time) easier and more restful for everyone.
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