Advice Needed - Broken Arrow, OK

have you tried the big kid pull-ups? the ones they say are like little panties? i know you said your daughter is 7 but sleeping at night she cant help it and she might need that to help not have an accident in bed.. i havent went through it personally yet- but many of my friends have gone through their kids wetting the bed.. i would maybe let your doctor know because it could be a small medical problem, but also could be as simple as no drinks after a certain time at night.. with the getting in bed with you are they going in there because they are scared? if so you can go buy them a new stuffed animal and tell them that this bear(or whatever it is) will watch over you all night and nothing will get you because he will scare them away.. one of my friends did that for their 5 year old and it worked just have to make sure you take it with you where ever you go because they will depend on that friend to keep them safe every night!good luck take a deep breath you will make it though this :) she just needs a little help..

I would take the comforter off the bed at night and use an extra blanket, that way, if an accident occurs, you can wash up the mess at home!

Since the kids are used to getting into your bed and continue to have accidents, this is the only way I can see to make things a little easier on you (not to mention cheaper).

I would also suggest taking the other mom's advice on the pull up and goodnights... my daughter is 3 and a half and still wears a diaper to bed, even though she is fully trained during the day.

There is a prescription called desmopressin nasal spray that is used in children to control bed wetting. I had never heard of it until this summer when my cousin's son (age 9) came to stay with my son for a few days. He has used it for a few years and hasn't had one accident since. Apparently he would have an accident probably 4-5 out of 7 nights of the week prior to this medicine.

Two words: PULL UPS! hahahahaha
We have one who is almost 4 and shows no signs of stopping wetting the bed. We think she may be growing too quickly for her bladder to keep up. (She is very tall--suppose to possibly be over 6 feet, according to her pediatrician.)
We finally just quit putting panties on her at night. Pull-ups are wonderful, because, you're right: You can't wash the sheets and conforter every day!
Love,
H.

I started with no drinks after 7:15 (8pm bedtime). Only a small sip at bedtime. He hasn't had an accident since. Some kids take longer than others to potty train for night. Also, be consitent - don't let them crawl in bed with you. Take them back to their bed. It will take a while to break but it does work. They may need you to get them tucked back in & let them feel secure in their bed. Reward them the next day if they don't try to get in your bed. And last but not least, take the comforter off your bed for awhile until this habit of crawling in bed with you has stopped. I don't know of anyway around dry cleaning it for the time. Hope this helps.

H., I don't think you can actually do anything about her wetting the bed-they will grow out of that eventually, if it happens very often I would consider the night time diapers for big kids for your 7 year old (Good Nights I think they are called.) Also "One Step Ahead" has a waterproof mattress cover that fits over the bed like a saddle-it says its soft enough you can put it on top of the sheets, which may be an option for your kids beds and save lots of sheet washing!

It's ok for her to know that it upset you that she had an accident in your bed-no one wants to sleep on stinky wet sheets. Just so she knows you're not angry that she had an accident-just that she did it in your bed. The only thing I know to keep them out of your bed is to keep taking them back to their own bed-but if they are so quiet you don't wake up-that may not be the solution. Your 7 year old should be old enough to understand that she needs to stay in her bed-so you may need to work out some consequences if she does come to your bed and also rewards for staying in her own bed so many nights in a row. For the 3 year old-more easily trainable just take him/her back to bed EVERY time-I know I couldn't sleep through my 3 year old getting into my bed and if she was in my bed I would get very little sleep-she's a crazy sleeper! God Bless!