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kahina meziane
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Username: Kahina
Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 05:04 am: | |
Hi Narmin,
my daughter was 3 in september, she was fully potty trained day and night, we get some accidents from now ans then at night but it doesn't bother me that much... lately, we had a wet week!! she is having accidents at day time where she drops near the potty litteraly... and at night everyday we are having a wet bed and in the morning when i am trying to change the sheets she just wets it again while she is fully awake.. I am not sure i am handling the situation well, I was trying to be patient and talk to her and not shout , but this morning i lost the plot especially after i saw her wetting the bed again while i was trying to take her pyjamas off... i did shout at her and was upset with her... i felt guilty afterwards.. but i don't know what is causing this, if it psychological, or i am doing something wrong or is it a phase??? please help me and advise me how do deal with this without traumatising her..
thanks
kahina |
Narmin Parpia
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Username: Narmin
Post Number: 14
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 06:48 pm: | |
Hello Kahina,
Thank you for your post. You are right to suspect a problem. When you see this much of a change, something is likely triggering it.
Has your daughter gone through any major change recently? Often times a move, change in school, babysitter, or parenting situation can cause potty training regression. It could even be as simply as a parent changing their work hours - - maybe working more or less hours, impacting the child's routine. At any rate, keep a close eye out for what might be bothering her.
Another cause might be a change in drinking habits such as adding carbonated drinks recently. Or, it could even be a urinary tract infection. Is she urinating more frequently during the day? Is she experiencing any discomfort? If so, you might want to talk to your pediatrician about the symptoms.
Another thought is it may simply be that your daughter has learned she could control wetting so now she has decided she will go potty when she has the time, only she's not making the time. Some children begin to have more accidents when they push the limit between potty breaks. Be sure your daughter is breaking frequently enough.
And finally, read up on bed wetting. Arm yourself with information and products to help you get through this difficult time.
I hope these ideas help. Please keep us posted on your progress. And good luck!
Narmin |
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| | Posted on Monday, August 04, 2008 - 11:08 am: | |
Hi my name is Soed. My daughter goes to the bathroom but in daycare she forgets to go to the bathroom. I need help dipers are getting more expensive everyday and i`m planing on having anothre baby soon. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 10:48 pm: | |
My son is 2.5 years old and has been potty trained for about 4 months. From the very beginning, he woke up dry every morning - he had only one nighttime accident in 4 months, and that was after too much liquid before bedtime.
In the last week my son has wet the bed every night, twice in the wee hours of the morning, and three times just before his normal waking time. We have tried to restrict liquids in the hour before bedtime, and I cannot think of any changes in our routines or daily life. He is not constipated, and he urinates about the same throughout the day as always.
Any insights? |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 10:51 pm: | |
I should add that my son wears only cotton underpants or training pants - we have recently added a nylon outer pant at night to help control the bed wetting. |
Narmin Parpia
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Username: Admin
Post Number: 182
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 01:47 pm: | |
Thank you for your post;
Based on what you are describing, it sounds like your child is in a growth spurt and his bladder is having to play catch up. This happens from time to time in a child's life as they grow. There is a common misconception that urine is formed solely by what we drink this is not the case. Urine is a combination of many things and therefore simply cutting fluids out before bedtime will not help, especially during a child's growth spurt. His body is constantly building and repairing muscle during the night and this in itself causes the creation of urine, and during a growth spurt. There are many different changes going on all at once in his little body, and these changes are also very draining on the body which generally tend to cause a child to fall into a deeper sleep where the urge to go potty will have to be more substantial in order to wake them.
My daughter had an issue with bed wetting when she was younger because she would play so hard that when she would fall asleep she was so exhausted that she was never aware of the urge while she was asleep until there was an incident. We created a wind down time for her before bed so that she could, and I know this is going to sound funny, but rest before bed. This allowed her to not completely exhaust herself and she was able to since the urge to pee better, since she wasn't practically comatose at night.
Just remember this is not an uncommon occurrence in children and while it can be frustrating and it's sporadic onsets confusing, it will pass. Make sure that your child understands that you are there for him, that there is nothing abnormal about him, and many children go through this when they are growing. Let him know that he is growing into a big boy (this always reassures children) and that parts of his body are growing faster than others.
The Potty Training Concepts Team |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 12:20 am: | |
We are going on 3 months now since I posted about my son's overnight bed wetting. I think that a growth spurt is out of the question.
With the exception of 3 nights he spent at his grandparents' and 2 or 3 nights in our own home, our son continues to wet his pants every morning. It makes no difference whether he wears cotton training pants or pull-ups (we switched because I could not afford laundry fees in our building to wash sheets every day of the week).
He is clearly capable of waiting to urinate in the morning, as evidenced by his handful of successful nights in the last 3 months. We don't put any pressure on him except to occasionally remind him to try hard to wake up dry. We have even put stickers on his reward chart, but he continues to wet.
Do you have any additional insights or suggestions? |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 01:05 am: | |
As an additional aside, whether we use cotton or disposable, his underwear at night is simply referred to as "special nighttime underwear". He continues to wear regular cotton underpants all day. |
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