So I've got the girls sleeping in the same room now. Tonight was a lot better than the last few nights, I'm just realizing that it might take awhile for them to get used to the idea of sharing a room with someone else (thanks for your advice Rebecca).
The next issue that we're dealing with is trying to go without diapers at night. Well, so far not so good. Well, I shouldn't say that. Last night no wet beds, I believe because I was constantly checking and sitting them on the potty every few hours. That can't make for restful sleep. Of the 3 nights that we've been trying this, Maddy went 2 nights dry and Kenzie went 1. It's just about 12 midnight now (they went to bed at 8, probably feel asleep by 9 or 9:30) I went to check on them and have them sit on the potty and guess what... both were wet. They were just sleeping peacefully in pea soaked jammies and beds.
So I guess maybe what I will do now is have them wear pull-ups to bed and still try and get them to go in the middle of the night. Any other advice on this situation?
One thing to note: I was not a bedwetter as a child, however, Peter was. I hear that it is hereditary.
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OK, so i just typed a book of a comment and it disappeared somehow!
Here's my abbreviated comment:
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-We went nutso during the share-a-room phase at the beginning.
-Did spankings for times they got out of their beds and were jumping around and
-did smaller consequences like taking away teddy bears from bed when they were goofing.
-wash, rinse, repeat. repeat. repeat.
-they'll get the picture when they see what the deal is!
-we allow the boys to quietly whisper and talk/giggle (unless it's getting too late and now they need to be silent)... but they did get used to it and sleep awesomely in the same room.
-Don't kill them!
-(i say this b/c I almost killed mine, or, somebody, during the beginning phases of room sharing)
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-We cut down drinks big time before bed b/c the boys were bedwetting too often. It helped.
-we also bring boys pee before Mark and I go to bed. It helps.
-Elijah is 5.5 and with above help does not wet the bed really anymore.
-Logan is still prone to accidents so we make him wear a pull up until he goes a while with it dry in the morning; then he gets freedom from it until he wets the bed again.
-don't kill 'em.
(I say this b/c I almost killed them or somebody, during the times when they were wetting the bed constantly and soundly sleeping in soaking wet, freezing, smelly sheets for me to find in the morning. )
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Lol...you are so funny Jen.
Ahhhhh...the whole wetting the bed thing...
Wow, you must have so much energy to tackle two BIG things at one time?!
My 5yr old doesn't wet the bed...no problems there even if she does have water before bed.
The other two....I have stopped trying. It seemed they would go a few days dry and then right when I would decide to wash their sheets and put new sheets on, that was the night they would decide to wet. I just do pull-ups. I care too much about sleep at this point to miss any.
I have a friend who puts a pull-up over underwear that way her boys still feel wet and it doesn't get the bed wet.
Good luck!
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