Urinary Tract Infections: Preschooler
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How Often Does a 4 Year Old Urinate?
Asked by L.C. from Allentown
on October 12, 2010
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My petite 4 year old daughter drinks lots of liquids -- i would say 40 - 50 oz daily -- but she can go a long time without peeing, maybe as long as 5 hours in the day...
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- My 3 year old has been potty trained for a year now. He has always had an incredible ability to hold it. We ask if he has to go, but 9/10 times he says no. We've had...
- Some kids have large bladders, some have small ones. My son has a large bladder AND he's adhd-c (meaning he can actually "forget" he has to pee, if he's engaged in som...
- I think it's important to bear in mind that everyone has a different bladder size. hence, the reason that some kids go more often than others and vice versa. sounds ...
4 Year Old Wants to Pee All the Time
Asked by J. from Santa Fe
on September 17, 2010
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Hi Moms,
My 4 year old daughter started to behave weird in the last week. She tries to go pee very often. Sometimes she may go as often as 4 times in an hour, some ...
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- I noticed that my daughter will pee, and act like shes done, and 5-10 minutes later has to go again. I have found that she most often does this in an effort to contro...
- yep, sometimes kids just want to do it. I know, its weird. But if the doc has checked her out, and all seems well, then i wouldnt be too concerned. Continue to ask her...
- We have in the past. My son did that and the doctor happened to check him for strep throat. He was positive for strep. He had no other symptoms - no fever, no sore ...
Totally Uncontrollable 3 Year Old Boy
Asked by K.C. from Springfield
on June 13, 2010
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Hello-
My friend's 3 year old son has behavior that is out of control. He is a friendly, loving boy but she can't take him anywhere because he is completely unmanage...
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- Tell your friend (if she seeks advice) to get him in to the pediatrician for his/her advice. The impulsive behavior and significant meltdowns could be markers of ADHD....
- Your friend should talk to her pediatrician and then heed the advice she is given even if it is uncomfortable. Even if he is tall for his age, 50 lbs is not even on...
- Sounds like there are a couple of things going on here. You didn't mention what he eats, but a 3 year old should weight around 30lbs. He is definitely overweight. If ...
Why Is My 4 Year Old Having Accidents?
Asked by A.U. from Provo
on October 6, 2008
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I have a 4 year old daughter who has been potty trained since she was 2 1/2. The first six months after potty training she was perfect- no accidents. It seems since th...
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- Hi A., My son went through this from the time he was 4 until he was 9 every few months. First I would make sure there is no urinary tract infection but if not that th...
- My daughter had this EXACT problem!! It was so incredibly frustrating, so I feel your pain! She was pottytrained at 2 1/2 and then about 6 months later started having ...
- You have lots of good advice, so I'll just add one quick thing. Our daughter's urologist had her do "exercises" to practice holding her urine until she could get to ...
My 4-Year Old Wets His Pants Daily
Asked by C.B. from Dallas
on April 16, 2008
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Help! My 4-year old wets his pants daily (not at the same time) and he says it's because he didn't want to stop playing (or whatever else he was doing) to go use the r...
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- My daughter use to do the samething. I just limited the amount of juice and milk she's aloud to have before bedtime (2 hours before bedtime) and nap time (1 hour befor...
- Let him be responsible for his own accidents. He MUST stop immediately what he is doing, go to the bathroom, take his wet clothes off, run a bath himself, and bathe h...
- Tell him it does not make you proud when he wets his pants, then askhim if it makes him proud when he wets his pants. Then, tell him it really makes you proud when he...
Is 4 Year-old Capable of Holding Bladder All Night?
Asked by C.A. from Yakima
on June 18, 2008
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My 4 year-old son has been using the potty successfully (during the day) for about a year. He still wears a pull up at night, and pees in it regularly. My husband an...
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- C., In general, the answer to your question is yes. However, my six year old grandson has the same problem. He wears pull ups and they are frequently wet in the mor...
- Loved hearing Amanda A's advice or "two cents". We have three daughters and they were all different. My middle daughter is going on 8 and still wets the bed. I feel...
- I have almost 4 year old twin boys. I decided to try the night without pull-ups right off the bat after the day dry was mastered and other than a couple pee accidents...
Is This Normal of a UTI?
Asked by J.P. from New York
on April 2, 2010
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Ok my 3 year old might have a UTI, she is taking antibiotics now until I find out on Monday for sure. the weird thing is this she Monday she had fever like around 7pm,...
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- get a second opinion. that doesn't sound right. an uti causing cough and congestion? I have had uti never with these symptoms. sounds like you got a quack.
- Are you sure it's a UTI, which is a urinary tract infection? It sounds more like an URI, or upper respiratory infection from the symptoms. Usually they can diagnose a...
- Is hurting when she pees what led you to take her to the doctor and get antibiotics? If she has a cold in addition, certainly antibiotics won't help, but if she has b...
I Think My 3 Year Old Has a UTI. :(
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on December 10, 2010
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For the last few days my DD who is newly 3 and potty trained has been having a ton of accidents. I thought it was odd, but we've been pretty busy this week. Tonight, s...
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- It sounds possible that she has a UTI. Girls that young do have them. The doctor will have you come in so that she can give a urine sample for testing.
- Hi B.----So sorry to hear your little one is miserable. It's the worst feeling in the world to not be able to 'make it better' immediately. But, she will get better ...
- You know how sensitive our girly parts can be. Usually, the main issue is that they don't wipe enough. I usually sit them in a warm bath (no bubbles) when they get a...
3 Year Old Uses Potty to Maniulate My Husband and I. Help!
Asked by A.H. from Rockford
on December 19, 2010
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My 3 year old daughter is generally a well behaved child however when it comes to bed time she will tell us she repeatedly has to go potty after we've tucked her in us...
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- This is what we did when our daughter started doing this. I bought 3 artificial flowers from the craft store and let her pick them out. At night I would put the 3 fl...
- My 3.5 year old son was doing this same thing. My husband and I told him he could go as many times as he wanted, but we weren't coming to help him or to tuck him back ...
- I have this issue with my daycare kids at nap time. Drives me nuts!! What I did was offer a reward to any kid that stays in bed after they get hugs and kisses. Gett...
Potty Training Almost 3 Year Old, Need Help!!!
Asked by K.A. from Phoenix
on December 27, 2008
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i am looking for a program for potty training my almost 3 year old little girl. i have conceded i really don't know what i'm doing. She gets really excited with me whe...
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- Hi, I’m a parent educator and this is one of the top questions I’m asked, so here goes. A three year old is still using immature reasoning. And they can misinte...
- I definitely wouldn't discipline her for not using the potty. As someone else mentioned, it will become a battle. Plus she may then start holding her urine/stool and t...
- I have boys, not girls......but....... don't push her at all... she will fully do it when she is ready.....my youngest caught on a month after he turned 3 and his brot...
