It’s pretty normal for your little 4 year old to wet the bed. In fact, almost 25% of all 4 year olds are bedwetting at some stage or another. The connection between your child’s bladder and brain often has not properly developed at this age and bedwetting can happen as a result. Our expert gets many questions about 4 year olds bedwetting from parents who are worried that this type of behaviour is out of the ordinary. Luckily, we can reassure you that it’s perfectly normal for a 4 year old to wet the bed occasionally. Other popular questions include what types of things parents can do to manage bedwetting and what types of signs to look for in case bedwetting might not be so normal e.g. when caused by a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection). All questions are answered by our bedwetting expert. Read on for a list of the different questions all related to 4 year olds wetting the bed.
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4 year old boy wets bed every night after being dry for almost a year
Hi Sheila, what you are describing is secondary bedwetting. This is where children have been dry at night for at least 6 months or more …
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My 4 year old wets through his Drynites twice a night? We change him, he goes to the toliet and by the morning he is soaked again?
Hi Carina, this must be incredibly frustrating. Children’s nighttime urine output is quite variable. A small number of children who we…
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My 4yr old wets his bed at his dads but not his mums
Hi Faith, when children are under a shared care arrangement it is important to try and adopt as consistent a pattern of parenting as poss…
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How to train a 5 year old to be dry at night?
It is perfectly normal for a 5-year-old boy to be still wetting at night, with about 1 in 5 children continuing to do so at age 6. While…
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Hi there, our son is 4 (nearly 5), and stays dry overnight when he wears DryNights, but as soon as we take them off, he wets the bed.
Hi Jane – as frustrating as this is, it really is a very encouraging sign that your son is moving toward achieving nighttime continence…
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Bedwetting – 6 year old daughter. 2-3 times per night.
Hi Michelle – Happy New Year to you too! It can be incredibly frustrating for parents when you feel you have done all the right things an…
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Four and 1/2 year old girl has been night trained for over a year. The last four nights she has wet the bed.
It can be incredibly upsetting for children when they start wetting the bed again after being dry for an extended period. Firstly, you n…
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Our 4 year old son is toilet trained totally during the day and I really want to get him out of nappies at night. Everytime I mention to him about not wearing a nappy to bed he gets very upset. I have reasured him that if he wets the bed that its no big d
Hi Alison – the way parents manage children’s bedwetting can often make or break a delicate situation. The first thing you need to d…
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Hey, my daughter is almost 5 and we are in the process of toilet training her, we get her up in the night to go toilet and then in the morning she is dry. She hates getting up but if we don’t get her up she wets the bed. There must be an easier way? Am I
It is not unusual for children your daughters age to still be wetting the bed at night with around 1 in 7 children continuing to do so by…
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I Mind a 4yr who still has to wear a nappy every night and every morning the nappy is very full and wet?Please Help?
Firstly, let me reassure you, this is perfectly normal for a child this age. There really is very little relationship between being conti…
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My daughter has just turned 4. She has the daytime t/t all sorted and i’m happy with that. However, night time is a totally different story…
Hi S – I completely understand your frustration and sympathise! Sometimes parents feel a little better about the situation when they u…
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Ask a question now…My grandson is 4 and 1/2 yrs old ,he has a major problem with faecal incontinance,there is a real drama everytime he is found to have dirtied his undies.I can sympathise with his mum and dad as this happens at least 8 or more times a
Hi Elaine – this is an incredibly challenging situation for all involved. Firstly, my sympathies to you and your family for the loss o…
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4 yr old daughter is wetting undies regularly during the day after previously being very reliable. Not huge accidents but wet enough to have to change undies & clothes. We’ve tried reminding, stickers etc but no improvement.
Hi Leanne, firstly, my apologies for the delay in responding to your query. A return to daytime wetting can sometimes be the result of a …
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I’m in New Zealand trying to get my free sample, How do I do it?
Hi Helen – apologies for the delay in responding – you are able to request a DryNites sample via the NZ DryNites site:
http://www.drynit…
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My 4 year old son has been trained at night for the past 6 months with the odd accident. However he has wet the bed 7 out of the last 9 nights. I don’t know if I should be putting him back in pull ups as he really doesn’t want this but its not worrying hi
Hi J. E. – it’s a tricky question … how we as parents handle our children’s bedwetting is of ultimate importance as this is what …
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My son is 4 and a half years old, he has been dry all summer now with winter he wets the bed twice everynight. Firstly at 9pm then again at 11.30pm after that he is dry all night until 7am. I have made sure he is kept warm also I take him to the toilet b
It is not unusual for parents to comment on an increase in bedwetting during the winter months and then find their children stop wetting …
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Hi my son is 7yrs old and wets the bed every night. He wears pull-ups each night, and usually requires two as his urine is so strong. His pull-ups are soaked through in the morning when he wakes and he usually needs his sheets cha
Hi Gina – firstly in the short-term I would recommend trying DryNites rather than Pull-Ups, these are specifically designed for nightti…
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My son is 3 and a half he still wears nappies to bed as he wet 3 times in one nite when he wore undies and never woke up. He has also only just stopped wetting at his afternoon sleep. Is it to early to think there is a problem.
Hi R. M., please be reassured it is perfectly normal for your son to still be wetting the bed at night with many children (especially boy…
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My son is 4 and a half, I have him in nappies at night as he wets the bed every night (and its cheaper than pull ups). I am absolutely fine with this and think he’ll get it in his own time but he is putting pressure on himself. He desperately wants to be
Hi A. H., given the frequency of his wetting it is unlikely that he is ready to go to bed without the use of an absorbent pant of some ot…
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Ask a question now…My Daughter has been dry ( day and night) since she was two years old, But for the past 3 months she has wet the bed every night. What can I do to to get her back on track?
Hi R.W. – your daughter is experiencing secondary nocturnal enuresis, this is where children have been dry for an extended period (usua…
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hi my daughter is turning 4 this week and still has a bed wetting problem we had her in pull ups until 4 months ago when she now feels she she is to big for pull ups but the problem is she is wetting 2 to 3 times a night i have tried to cut out drinks aft
Hi Jessica, many children your daughter’s age continue to wet at night. The majority of them do so as their bodies have not matured to a…
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My son is 4 years old. He has been toilet trained for about a year and a half, however at night he still wears DryNites and does not wake up to go to the toilet. Is there anything that you recommend me to do?
Hi N. C. as challenging as this may be please be reassured this is perfectly normal behaviour for a 4-year-old boy. If you are at all con…
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my son has just recently had a couple of accidents. he is four and never wet the bed before even when toilet training but my partner has just started a new job with early morning starts
Hi Rebecca – While stress can certainly be a contributing factor in secondary bedwetting it would be worthwhile having your son checked b…
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My son is 4 1/2 and wears drynights to bed but sometimes (about 1-4 times a week)even wets through them. He doesn’t have a lot to drink after dinner what else can I do to reduce and stop him wetting at night. I have never had a dry night with him – he a
Hi Jo, children’s nighttime urine output is quite variable. Leakage can result from improper fit, which can occur if your sons DryNite…
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4 year old – dry during day, undies at night and dry, but now wetting again…..!
Hi Rebecca – Stress can certainly be a contributory factor when it comes to secondary bedwetting. Young children can suffer a certain lev…
