When do kids stop peeing in their bed at night?

[4yearsold]

Sorry, I am just a bit annoyed because I try to teach my daughter how to use the toilet during the night but she wets her bed every single night. She is so fast asleep that she cant seem to be able to get up and go to the bathroom. I am just wondering is that still the norm for a 4 year old, (almost 5)? Shall I just put diapers on her and leave it for a while? Or shall I continue with it and wash her bed sheet every morning? I try to talk to her about it without putting to much pressure on her. I sometimes wake her up before it happens and put her on the toilet myself. Like that the "accidents" can be avoided but most of the times its already too late. Please give some advice on how you handled this with your kids. Thank you!

[soggy]

Different kids stop at different ages.  My eldest stopped by about 3 years old while my youngest still had a few accidents when she was about 6 or 7.  We managed the problem by making her go to the loo before bed and then my husband woke her every night and took her to the loo before he went to bed.  To be honest, I don't think it disturbed her sleep at all - it was almost like sleep walking! We also made sure that she didn't drink too much before going to bed - got her to drink more earlier in the day.

When we travelled we took one of those washable absorbant mats you put on the bed which fitted easily in the suitcase, and most of the time it wasn't needed.

Don't despair and please don't give her a hard time.  It will end eventually - some kids are just late developers.

[Rach .]

If her body isn't ready to go through the night then there is no point pushing it - you just end up getting fed up, as will she.  If she's happy to go back to pull up nappies until she's ready then I'd stick with that.  Then, once her pullups are dry in the morning, you can try to do without.

Even though my son was quite late to be dry through the night (just 5) I never did the lifting thing (taking them to the loo before you go to bed) - I had a read up on it and most articles said it just trains your child's bladder to need to be emptied then. 

My son is now 5 1/2 and is fairly safe through the night.  But I make sure he drinks lots through the day and with his supper (before 6pm) so that he's not thirsty before he goes to bed.

Good luck with it - but try not to get upset over it because it will put pressure on your daughter.  It will happen, but it just takes a bit longer for some kids.

[mum 2-2]

Both of mine were going without nappies around 3 and a half but I always lifted them and put them on the loo when I was going to bed. I also used to use the disposable sheets (buy them in Guardian and Watsons) in case of any accidents.
My friends son was also a very heavy sleeper and p'd the bed until he was around 6. My daughter  who is 5 had a friend for a sleepover recently and we noticed her friend who is also 5 wearing pull ups at night.
So, it really does depend. Some are earlier than others, there's no "right" age.

Like a pp said, you could try the pull ups again but I would imagine she would be reluctant after going without them. You don't say whether you are taking her to the loo before you go to bed, so maybe you could try that and also limiting her fluid intake after say 6.30, depending on her bed time. Good luck:-)

[Went through it]

As the PP said, there's no "right age" and all kids are different.

My son was in pull ups at night until he was about 6.  He didn't wet them every night at all, but often enough to be a pain if he wasn't wearing them.  Like your daughter he is an incredibly deep sleeper and I think he was held up by simply not waking up.

As PPs said, try to get her back into pull ups at night, get her to go last thing before bed and not to drink too much in the evenings.  You can try lifting when you go to bed if you think it would help, but don't give her a hard time or it'll just become the sort of issue that can plague them in other ways later.

My daughter came out of nappies in the day when she was just over 2 and within a month was determined not to wear them at night.  She has NEVER wet a bed, amazingly and yet my son probably had his last accident when he was about 7.  

So, go with the flow, she'll be dry when she's ready and just do those little bits to help and don't worry about it at all.

[OP-here]

Thank you for all your helpful replies!!! I think we might go back to nappies for a while If only our brand wasnt sold out...sigh
Thanks once again!

[also]

much more commen than you think - I know of 2 eleven year olds who are not dry at night!!!