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07.20.08, 12:14 PM Toddler
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Need some advice, my ds 4.5 is still peeing in his bed at night. I was having him wear pull ups but dad is against it. I went out and bought a waterproof cover pad that is sort of luck the chucks from the hospital. Do I put it under his sheets and on top of the mattress cover? TIA [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Toddler 07.20.08, 12:14 PM Flag
 

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i'd do it under the sheet. and fwiw, we're having the same issue. it bothers dh that dc is still using diapers at night . most of the time she's dry and i don't think it's a big deal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:19 PM Flag
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that is what i thought thanks!!! he is not dry at all at night which is why i was pushing the pull ups he soaked his bed 4 times last week [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:28 PM Flag
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my dd is dry about 6 out of 7 nights. but if we take off her diaper, she'll definitely wet the bed. makes no sense to me b/c i'd think it would be the opposite. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:30 PM Flag
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Is your dh helping to clean up the messes and wash the sheets? If not, have him handle it--might change his mind about the pull-ups! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:38 PM Flag
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poster above...i don't think that's a good idea. if that was my dh, he'd only be more insistent on the idea that this child should not be having accidents at night. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:39 PM Flag
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A 4.5 yo isn't necessarily supposed to be night trained. Can take till 6 years old. Is your dh putting pressure on ds at bedtime? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:28 PM Flag
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BTW he is an exdh but did not want to get into it. Putting a lot of pressure as big boys don't wear pulls ups and such. He claims that ds is dry at his house and thinks that if he gets back on track he will eventually be dry at my house [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:34 PM Flag
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why does he know what you are doing in your house. tell him that if ds is dry in his house, he's welcome to not use pull ups when ds is visiting him [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:43 PM Flag
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I have......my dd spills the beans. Apparently, he badgers them for information [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 02:24 PM Flag
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ITTA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 02:26 PM Flag
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One of my colleagues has a son who is 6 and still using pull-ups. She says that he has sleep issues (sleeps to hard--there is a clinical name for it). It might help to talk to the ped about, if nothing else, to get your dh to relax about a pull-up. I couldn't imagine cleaning up the messes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:32 PM Flag
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be nice to your ds. mine is almost 7, and is still doing it once a week. It used to be every night. I thought the pull=ups were making him 'lazy' and got rid of them, but he was still doing it. Patience is the answer. And a plastic sheet under the sheets. Sooner or later he'll figure it out, but alarms are barbaric and the drugs some will prescribe for this don't work apparently. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:43 PM Flag
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Some research on this was recently published -- children who wet the bed later have smaller bladders. It's possible your DH is preventing him from drinking a lot before bed? If pullups bother your DS, you might try that. And I agree with above poster: if your DH isn't using pullups successfully, bully for him. Go about your business. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 12:49 PM Flag
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My daughter wore pullups at night until she was SIX. It is very developmental. Ask your pediatrician. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.20.08, 07:25 PM Flag
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My pediatrician, Max Van Gilder, said, for boys, it's not something easily trained; it's something that just happens and he doesn't start being concerned til at least 6 1/2 years old. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 07:35 AM Flag
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