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My daughter will be 4 and still wets the bed every night....?
I had her potty trained since she was 2 1/2. she went a year completly dry every night. She would even wake me up at night to go to the bathroom. Now, for the past 6 months or so, she wets the bed every night. I have stopped letting her have stuff to drink by 7pm. I make her go to the bathroom before she goes to bed and yet, she stills wets the bed...sometimes twice a night. I am just fed up and confused. I just don't know what else to do. What else should I try?
9 Answers
- Sandy SandalsLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Discuss it with her pediatrician to rule out a medical issue but it sounds like maybe she's just sleeping thru the urge til her bladder is so full she can't stop it. You may have to wake her in the middle of the night and take her to the bathroom.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Its not uncommon at all, she is only 4. I have a 4 yr old son that is still in diapers every night because of bed wetting. I think as parents these days, we try and rush the potty training both day and night a bit too fast with high expectations of our kids. My attitude for night time is its difficult for a child that young to wake up, most kids are heavy sleepers. I know I was and I was a bed wetter. Slow down, its not that big of deal for a child of this age to wear a diaper at night. That way everyone gets a restful sleep and there is not a ton of laundry to do everyday.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Have there been any dramatic changes recently? Like a new sibling, or starting school, or a pet dying, or something like that? Just tell her that it's okay, and she isn't doing anything wrong, and maybe let her wear pull-ups for a while. Then, try and convince hr to try not to wet the bed. And also try and wake her up every few hours to bring her to the bathroom. Maybe take her to a doctor to check it's not a phisical problem.
Source(s): Good luck! - 1 decade ago
at the age of 4 its still common for her to wet the bed. My daughter was clean during the day by 3 and at night. She was dry for about 2 years then she started wetting the bed, then erself during the day. I took her to the docs who said it was becasue i was havign another baby and she was acting out, then i was told she had bladder infections and then finally she was referred to hospital where it was discovered she had spina bifida occulta. Your doing the right things for her but try doign a reward chart. Let her help you make it and stick it on fridge.every night she stays dry, give her a sticker, when she has 10 or so buy her a reward. If this works then shes prob just become lazy and if it dont then take her to the gp .but at this age i am sure its nothign to worry about. good luck
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- 1 decade ago
there is no hurt in putting her in pull ups again for a little while. Kids tend to go through phases. Some kids wet the bed periodically for a long time. She will get over it. It just might take some time.
- 1 decade ago
she might have a bad bladder and sometimes it takes a long time for kids to stop wetting the bed...mii kousin didnt stop until she was 20 ...its something people go through sometimes....maybe u should go see a doctor
- JenniferLv 61 decade ago
take her to the potty all the time and remind her what it is for. sometimes they like to regress backwards for a bit, just lead her in the right direction, don't let her drink much after dinner, and let her eat a protein snack before bed
- 1 decade ago
Put her in the good nites or under-jams so you aren't washing bedding all the time. It may just be a phase she is going through or there may be an actual problem, talk to her pediatrician and she what he or she thinks.