regression?

PrairieMom wrote: So, Al has peed the bed 3 times in the past 3 nights. She has been night time potty trained for months. So, whats the deal? Could she be regressing already? even before the baby is born?
Before if she had an accident she would be sad and come to me crying. Now she is matter of fact, and doesn't seem bothered by it at all.

A&A'smommy replied: awww bless her!!! Do you think it could be her trying to get extra attention.. like maybe she senses something big is about to happen?

msoulz replied: OMG, I posted something very similar just a few months ago about Erin. Has she recently given up naps and is extra tired? Growth spurt maybe making her sleep heavily?

I still haven't come to any particular conclusion why it happens to Erin. We do the usual, restrict her liquids in the evening, make sure she goes right before bed time. Also we have been getting her up about 2 hours after she goes to bed and putting her on the potty again. If she goes, great, then there has not been any more wetting after that. Sometimes she doesn't and she still doesn't wet the bed after that. We have found that the 2 hour mark seems to be good. A couple of times we waited about 2 1/2 hours and she had already wet. And occasionally we don't get her up and she sleeps through the night just fine; or she will wake up wet. She doesn't seem to wake herself up often any more though so I think she is just sleeping heavily.

Hope she outgrows it again really quickly for you!

PrairieMom replied: yeah, we are going to have to do the wake up in the middle of the night thing again for a while I think. The part that gets me is that she isn't sad about it. She used to come to our bed in hysterics because she had an accident.
She is the type to demand attention, but since the baby isn't even born yet, I don't know if that is the problem. If it IS, we may be in BIG trouble.

my2monkeyboys replied: I would try spending a little extra time with her during the day, maybe get her a book about being a big sister... something to make her feel like this is HER baby, too. We did the latter with Will and it really helped with any jealousy.
I think she knows what's about to happen and hears the chatter about the new baby for sure. The more involved she is I think the less problems you will have.

PrairieMom replied:
We have done that, she has a few books, and she has helped me set up the nursery, she is my chief button tester of all the baby toys. We all went to build a bear and made the baby a bear together, and she even has a new big sister t-shirt.
Her world is going to be so rocked anyway, I don't know if we can prepare her more than we have already. I know this is going to be a really hard transition for her.

coasterqueen replied: Who knows. It could be to do with the new baby and it could not be. Both my girls did this. I guess you could say with Kylie it could have been because of Megan, but you can't say that for Megan because there was no other new baby in the home. I think some kids just go through this. Maybe girls more so then boys, I have no clue. I just was always patient with them and tried to limit their intake of water before bed.

PrairieMom replied: I woke her up before I went to bed last night to make her go to the bathroom and she managed to stay dry the whole night after that. It seems like 3 am is her witching hour, that is the time I usually hear her get up, and that is the time she was coming to get us after her accidents. So, I dunno. I woke her up at 10, but maybe that was just enough to get her through.
she did wake up crying at 1 but that was because she was cold, and princess can't roll over and cover herself up, she would rather cry for me, so I can waddle my way in there to cover her up.
What ever. At least I have less laundry to do today.

mckayleesmom replied: Did you switch her to a new room? I thought you mentioned moving her room before....could it be from the switch?

PrairieMom replied:
I never moved her. So, really nothing has changed. Although, the new baby excitement around here is getting pretty intense, so I think that the new baby thing could be the reason. It seems like that is all anyone is talking about anymore.

my2monkeyboys replied: I'm sure things will calm down soon... esp with all the extra love she's been getting.
Have you thought about putting her in pull-ups for a while? If you don't want to do that, try layering her bed. Sheet, waterproof pad, sheet, wp pad. That way if she has an accident you can just strip the top layer off and the clean sheet will already be there.
Hope it clears up soon!!

PrairieMom replied: well, we had another accident last night. To make matters worse, I accidentally melted her waterproof pad in the dryer. Guess I will be going shopping.
This to shall pass... this too shall pass....

jcc64 replied: Are you sure this isn't a physical thing. It's getting warmer outside--maybe she's just taking in more fluids, or maybe even has a little uti?
Once you've ruled that out, I'd have a VERY casual conversation during a quiet daytime moment, and see if you can unearth any buried feelings. Kids understand what is expected of them when a new baby comes along--they know they're supposed to be happy and loving--and many of them comply to please their parents. But deep down, I'm sure sometimes there are some buried not-so-nice feelings that they don't dare express. Either way, she'll come to terms, as long as you play your cards right, which knowing what I do about you, will be a no-brainer.

PrairieMom replied: so, I think this is 6 out of 7 nights now? even with getting her up in the middle of the night. It is NOT easy to put sheets on a bed when you are 9 1/2 mos . prego.

I'm sure it is an acting out / behavioral thing now. She has been way more clingy the past few days, way more hugging, hand holding, and she is now scared to do some of the things at the playground that she was completely confident doing a few days ago.

Poor bug. The baby isn't even here yet, I hope that things don't get worse.