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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here - I would like to try an alarm before giving up. When we ditched the pull ups we made a big deal about how they are for babies and how she really needs to be grown up and being without them. So I don't really want to go back at all.[/quote]

But they’re not for babies. Her bladder is growing and she may continue to wet the bed off and on through growth spurts. Better to set aside $ for the therapy she’ll want from your shaming.[/quote]

OP, here's what you do. Tell her that you spoke to a special doctor who is an expert on kids bodies, and she told you that every kid's body has to figure out how not to pee at night, and some bodies take longer than others. So, you were wrong when you said only babies wear pull-ups! Actually, big kids whose bodies are still figuring out how not to pee at night DO wear pull-ups. Then put the pull-ups back in her room and invite her to put them on at night, so that she doesn't wet the bed while her body is practicing.

Then, you can tell her that you've also learned about a special alarm that sometimes works to help kids' bodies figure out how not to pee. Ask her if she wants to try it. Use it with the pull-up. Give it 2 weeks. If it doesn't work, tell her that her body just needs more time to practice, and you will try the alarm again in a few months.

If you thought she was just using the pull-up because she was lazy, you've figured out now that you were wrong--she's wetting the bed while she sleeps. She can't help it. Tell her you were wrong. Help her feel better about this. It's not her fault.[/quote]

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