the past 2 -3 weeks have been RIDICULOUS with him peeing in his pants. he doesn't empty his bladder. just pees a little. sometimes it's just enough to wet his underwear, sometimes it goes through to his pants. he tries to hide it from us b/c he knows it's not supposed to happen.
it's at least once per day right now - sometimes twice.
i am at a serious loss. i know we moved and things have been adjusted here, but he is 4 and very bright. i don't think it's a reaction to the change to be quite honest.
when i remind him to go b/c i haven't seen him go in a while, he refuses.
any ideas before i kill him?
my thought is to set the timer like when we were training and make him go every 30 minutes when we're home. plus go every time we walk in the door.
i'm also thinking about a sticker chart where he gets a sticker every time he's dry all day.
April, I remember Kiera went through something like this at night at about that age. Nothing seemed to work until I just very non-judgmentally told her that that we would just put her in some pull ups until it wasnt a problem any more. Depending on if its that he is too busy, or doing it to piss you off or whatever, you may tell him something like - I know you are just so busy, but, since it is a lot of laundry for mommy, we are just going to do this until you rare able to remember again, no biggie. It didnt take long for Kiera to "remember" how to hold it.
I might try what Erin says, but if it keeps up I might also bring him in to make sure he doesn't have a uti. I know that can impact them holding their pee.
I might try what Erin says, but if it keeps up I might also bring him in to make sure he doesn't have a uti. I know that can impact them holding their pee.
i totally thought this, but how do you know?
would i just take him in and say he's having accidents and they'd do a test?
i brought it up at his well visit last week and she said it's fairly common for them to get into this habit of trying to hold it too long.
April, I remember Kiera went through something like this at night at about that age. Nothing seemed to work until I just very non-judgmentally told her that that we would just put her in some pull ups until it wasnt a problem any more. Depending on if its that he is too busy, or doing it to piss you off or whatever, you may tell him something like - I know you are just so busy, but, since it is a lot of laundry for mommy, we are just going to do this until you rare able to remember again, no biggie. It didnt take long for Kiera to "remember" how to hold it.
erin, he doesn't seem phased by the idea of having to wear them.
and honestly i'm not thrilled with the idea of having to buy more.
It sounds more like he is an active boy who is just not taking the time. I think the only thing you can do it constantly make him go. Maybe then he will get annoyed and just go. Not a great answer, but all I can think of.
UTI could be a possibility and also make sure he is not constipated. If he is constipated it could be pressing on his bladder and making him have little pee accidents like that. The same thing happened to Lauren when she was 4 and she would leak urine.
UTI could be a possibility and also make sure he is not constipated. If he is constipated it could be pressing on his bladder and making him have little pee accidents like that. The same thing happened to Lauren when she was 4 and she would leak urine.
UTI could be a possibility and also make sure he is not constipated. If he is constipated it could be pressing on his bladder and making him have little pee accidents like that. The same thing happened to Lauren when she was 4 and she would leak urine.
thanks for the input michele. it's definitely not constipation. he is super regular and that has never been an issue here.
Kevin went a few weeks of doing this exact same thing, too
for him it was just a matter of holding it too long and not making it to the toilet in time, or at school, not asking to go right before they'd walk out to be picked up
sorry, I don't really have any answers other than to just keep reminding him to go. he would also refuse, which was so frustrating!
also "making" him go before you head out the door (we'd actually have to just wait and tell him we weren't leaving until he went)
things have been better lately...good luck with Jake
