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Bedwetting is common in young children, and most grow out of it in their own time. While you wait, a simple nightly record can be quietly reassuring. Writing down whether the night was dry or wet, what your child drank after tea, and whether they had a poo that day helps you notice patterns you would otherwise miss, and constipation is an easy one to overlook. Over a few weeks the page also shows progress that is hard to see day to day, which can lift everyone’s spirits on the tricky nights. If you do decide to see your GP or contact ERIC, the children’s continence charity, a filled-in chart gives them something concrete to work from. There is more on how keeping records helps if you would like it. Keep it kind: this is information, not a test your child can fail.
Monthly bedwetting chart
Print this page, fill it in each morning, and keep it somewhere handy. One sheet covers a full month.
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Dry nights this month: Longest dry run:
Key
- Dry / Wet
- Each morning, put a tick in the Dry column or the Wet column. Tick Wet whether it was the bed, a pull-up or pyjamas.
- Time woke (if any)
- If your child woke in the night, for a wee or because they were wet, note roughly what time.
- Drinks after tea
- Jot down what and roughly how much they had to drink in the evening, for example a beaker of water, squash or milk.
- Poo today (Y/N)
- Write Y if they opened their bowels that day, N if not. A run of N’s is worth noticing.
- Notes
- Anything that stood out: unwell, a busy or exciting day, away from home, a fizzy drink, a late night.
What to look for
- Clusters of wet nights. See whether they tend to follow certain days, such as very busy or exciting ones, or evenings with a lot to drink late on.
- A run of N’s in the Poo column. A full bowel can press on the bladder, and constipation is a common, treatable cause that is easy to miss. If you spot it, mention it to your GP. There is more on this in our guide to what really causes bedwetting.
- Slow change over weeks, not nights. Count dry nights per week rather than judging each night on its own, so a single wet night does not feel like a setback.
- Whether small changes help. If you are trying a calmer wind-down or a fixed last wee, watch whether dry nights gently nudge up across the month.
Pair the chart with a settled bedtime: our guide to nighttime routines that help reduce bedwetting naturally walks through gentle changes worth trying. If you are thinking about stickers or stars, read our realistic guide to whether reward charts work first, so the tracker stays a record and never becomes a source of pressure.
This page is general information for parents and carers, not individual medical advice. If you are worried about your child, or bedwetting is new after a long dry spell, please speak to your GP.