DS just turned 7 and although he potty trained great, he was still wetting at night very consistently and wearing pull ups. I read quite a few posts here about similar aged kids having the same issue. It really helped to know mine was normal JAnd the advise was great – thanks so much!
Well folks we are making huge progress! There is hope!
What we’ve done is:
Limit drinks 2 hours before bed, although sometimes he gets sips of water
Figure out when he pees at night. Seemed to be 2 -3 hours after bed time and again in the early morning when everyone was still sleeping.
We started to get him 2 - 3 hours after bedtime (11 pm), help him walk to the toilet and back to bed
We encouraged him to get up if he needed too.
We put a nightlight in the bathroom.
Tons of praise.
We noticed he started to pee less in the AM and now can hold it until he gets up OR he gets up early to use the bathroom
He is also getting up occasionally on his own and using the toilet 2 – 3 hours before we wake him!
He spent the night at my parents house and used their toilet TWICE at night on his own. I was beyond words proud.
So I think his body has clicked in and we’ve help create predictable habits – both have helped.
Rhianna (and Brendan)
