Hi... Posting this in a couple of the forums to see if anyone out there can help!!!! (thanks for the suggestion dee dee!!)

I am really confused as to why she keeps doing it, but my 5 year old little girl keeps wetting the bed (at least once a week!)

I limit how much she has to drink from around 5pm, make sure she goes to the loo several times before bed, but she still does it.

I've tried reward charts, and all things like that, but dont seem to be getting anywhere.

She now sleeps with an absorbent bed mat under her sheet to protect the mattress, so I'm not worried about the inconvenience of it, but I am worried about her.

Has anybody got any ideas about what I should do?

Many thanks
Debbie xx

Has she just started school recently? It could be this that's unsettling her - it's not always at the beginning of term, but after they've settled in and even though they can seem perfectly happy, it can still be a disruption to their old routine and it also really tires them out.

As to what you should do, I would ask her if there is anything in her brain that is making her worried, and if she generally seems fine, then I would just deal with it with minimal fuss and let her grow out of it, which she definately will do.

Sorry, not sure if that helps at all!xx

Have you tried picking her up and putting her on the toilet just before you go to bed? It worked for a friend of mine - she just put lo on the loo between 10.30-11pm - he didn't even woke up properly, did the wee and then slept without any accidents. Worth a try.

xx

hi

my oldest is 5 and she never really wets the bed, although she did the other night. it is around once a month if that.

but i am replying becasue as a child i always wet the bed, so i thought id give a diff perspective.

my mum had me at the hosp cause i was still alot older and wetting the bed (i was till doing it late primary)

the things my mum did were wake me through the night to take me to the toilet, i wasnt really aware of this but it did help.

the hosp gave me a buzzer mat thing that when pee hit it an alarm would sound, but this didnt work i slept through ti.

my mum would always be angry thinking i was just too lazy to get up when i needed a pee, but i honestly didnt know. i would only realise when i was wet when i woke in morn.

so really, im sorry if this isnt helping, but i would say get her up during ht night and take her to toilet..do it at exact same times every night, she will then get into the habit of waking for a pee at these times

i have always been a very anxious person, even as an adult and i blame this for my bedwetting, maybe something is worrying her?

hope you get on alright xx

Thankyou for your replies!

I really didn't want to go down the route of taking her for tests etc as I am sure she is just a heavy sleeper so as a few people have suggested to me I think to help her I need to take her to the loo when I go to bed every night.

She started school in January and loves it and has had no disruptions in her life and is a happy child who really doesnt seem to have anything bothering her. I'm trying not to be anxious about the bed wetting with her as dont want to make it worse, as she really says she doesnt know shes done it. I'm sure she'll grow out of it eventually, in the meantime I'll just keep on washing those sheets! lol!

Thanks again xxx

hiya again. Read all replies to this on other forums and I am in your camp.. I too will just go with the flow and IF when he reaches 6 he still has a problem then I will seek medical advice.

Thanks for bringing up the subject as some people had some good advice and it was good to know we are not alone!

d xx