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You should realize that daytime dryness and nighttime dryness are two entirely separate things. Nighttime dryness is mostly a function of physiological maturity. Most kids who wet the bed can't help it- and it tends to be worse with boys than girls. My oldest son was 2 years 9 months when he was completely trained during the day, but he was TEN before the nighttime stuff stopped completely. It was mostly okay by the time he was 8, but he still had occasional accidents. By contrast, my middle child was not day trained until he was 4 (he has a form of autism and training was a challenge), but he was PERFECTLY dry at night from age 3 1/2, so go figure. My third child day trained early, but at age 5, still wets at night - she is a very deep sleeper. Incidentally, we have them wear pull-ups or good-nites. I don't think there is a point to have everyone upset and woken up over this problem (I dunno about you, but I hate stripping wet beds and pajamas at 3 am). In our case, I know it is physiological, so letting them go bare to bed is pointless - its like punishing them for something they can't help. I know, for example, my daughter will outgrow this as she matures, and I don't want to make a big deal out of it. Below is snipped from a web page (one of zillions you can find with google) You will note that a full 30% of kids can't stay dry at night at age 4. Mary G. Snip Nocturnal enuresis (bed-wetting) What is bed-wetting (nocturnal enuresis)? Bed-wetting is most common in children. Nocturnal enuresis is the technical term for bed-wetting at night which is accidental, repeated and occurs when a child is asleep and has reached an age at which this should not happen. What are the causes and risk factors of nocturnal enuresis? During the first two to three years of life bed-wetting at night is normal and expected. Thirty per cent of children at the age of four years still wet the bed. Ten per cent of children at the age of five to six years wet the bed and a little less than five per cent still do so at the age of 10 years. One per cent still wet the bed by the age of 18. Nocturnal enuresis occurs more commonly in boys than in girls. Children vary in the age at which they are physically ready to have complete control over their bladders. This age tends to run in families, and so it is thought that in children who bed-wet after the age of six years, the bladder muscles may not yet be strong enough to retain large amounts of urine, and that this may be inherited. Some children may have low levels of a hormone called antidiuretic hormone (ADH). This hormone helps the kidneys retain water, and with low levels, more urine is produced. Sometimes bed-wetting is associated with sleep terrors such as sleepwalking and nightmares. Of those children with night-time bed-wetting, only a tiny proportion, between one and two per cent, have a physical disorder. Such disorders include: urinary tract infections (the urinary tract consists of the kidneys, bladder and the tubes connecting them and leaving them, along which urine flows), anatomical abnormalities of the urinary tract, such as narrowing of the urethra (the channel from the bladder through the penis, along which urine flows), abnormal nerve control of the bladder (neurogenic bladder), untreated diabetes (which causes excessive production of urine). Nocturnal enuresis can also have psychological causes. It is more common in children from families in which emotional difficulties are found. A psychologically stressful event can often cause bed- wetting to start again after it has stopped.
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