Advice About 4Yr Old Bedwetting

Our 5 1/2 has the same issues - she too has been daytime trained for a long time...since she was just over 2. Our pediatrician (who we love) said some children can be upwards of 8 before their body signals them at night and/or has a large enough bladder to handle those hours (no matter how little they have at bedtime) - not what I wanted to hear, and probably not what you wanted to hear either. We don't talk much about it at all and we do not put on her goodnights underpants (larger version of pull ups) in front of anyone. We did have one talk about how to keep anyone from making comments about it that we do this in the bathroom in private and to not say anything at school (she's in kindergarten).

The hard thing in our house is her younger sister (our 4 year old daughter) can make it all night...our ped also said that it can be hereditary (my husband was almost 8)....so I'm not sure what to suggest...other than you are not alone and my understanding is it is biological.

Good Luck!

Same problem here, our 6 year old son was potty trained since age 2 1/2, but just got out of pullups over the summer. He is a very deep sleeper and I know this contributed. All kids are different and it takes some kids longer than others.

My daughter was trained before she was two,yet we had the same exact issue.We found with our daughter it was a security thing.Even if she would sleep through the night and stay dry if we tried panties she would pee.It doesn't sound like the same case with her.However I will tell you worked.We tried everything, we told her she was a big girl and we weren't going to buy pull-ups anymore and she would cry.We tried the no drinking past a certain time.Not only were the pull-ups expensive but they would break her out!So I finally put my foot down.We just told her NO MORE!You are a big girl and you can keep your bed dry.As we continued to encourage her we just made sure she used the potty before she went to bed every night and she never peed one time!We basically just told her we know you can do it and if you go a week without wetting your bed then you can pick a special suprise at the end of the week.Worked like a charm!Al she needed was confidence that she could do it.Not be the same situation I don't know if this helps but you could try the reward system.

Very normal. It can take up to the age of 6/7 for some kids to stay dry through the night. Most doctors won't be concerned unless it goes past the age of 8.

You can try an alarm clock around midnight for her to get up and go to the bathroom. My son is heavy sleeper and it was too much of hassle trying to get him up.

For my son I really have to take drinks away 2 hours before bedtime, I allow him a sip of water.

What worked best for him was allowing him to wake up wet. I used a plastic sheet under his sheets, to protect the matress. It can be a pain with all the extra laundry but it was worth it to me.

He's five, almost six and still has a few accidents. But overall he's doing better.

Best of luck.