# How many times, on average, do you wake up during the night to pee? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 29, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286 "2012-04-29T01:28:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/41 "2012-05-01T18:14:16Z")
Once a month, maybe. Not sure how that translates into a vote. ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/42 "2012-05-01T19:03:43Z")
Virtually never; in fact, I can’t remember the last time I woke up to pee, only that I was a kid the last time I did so, maybe at least 10 years ago. I don’t feel a particularly strong urge when I wake up in the morning either, but I generally don’t drink anything after dinner, unless I feel thirsty and pee before going to bed. I can’t imagine having to get up every 1-2 hours either; if I went that often, I would want to get checked for diabetes or something; do you guys/gals have to go just as frequently during the day as well (I only go 3-4 times a day, not like I restrict what I drink either, just not a lot before bed)? ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/43 "2012-05-01T20:04:27Z")
I used to wake up 2-4 times a night to pee, but now that I have my BPH under control and have limited my evening fluid intake, I’m down to 0. Unless I’ve had a couple glasses of wine before bed. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/44 "2012-05-02T11:28:16Z")
I wake up during the night, but as long as I don’t stay up more than five minutes, I will be incapable of realizing I need to pee, unless it’s really really bad. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/45 "2012-05-02T12:26:14Z")
Female, and it depends on whether I was drinking much at night. Last night, I had a glass of lemonade in the evening, and my bladder woke me around 4:30. The night before, no problems. Some nights, 3 or 4 times. Averaged over a year, I’d say less than 1 time. I think. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/46 "2012-05-02T15:21:31Z")
That’s a pretty curve. ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/47 "2012-05-02T15:55:49Z")
female, age 59. Once a night (occasionally twice if I’ve had a lot of caffeine) ever since a few years ago when my doctor diagnosed me with diabetes. Before that, I could usually hold it all night. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/48 "2012-05-02T20:10:25Z")
Male, 36. It’s maybe a couple times a year. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/49 "2012-05-02T20:19:42Z")
I’ve got a 3 year old, a 1 year old, and a 3 month old. I’m up 2-3 times a night every night to tend to the 3 month old or any combination of he and the older two. I usually pee before getting back in bed - but it’s not why I got up. How’s that for a data point? ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/50 "2012-05-02T22:41:54Z")
Like the rest of my health problems, my bladder sensitivity comes and goes in cycles. So there are times when I can sleep through the night, and times when I even have trouble doing stuff in the day because I constantly have to pee. At the moment I seem to be in a “once a night” period. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/51 "2012-05-02T23:24:14Z")
I voted zero since the average is closer to that than to one. Ever had that “need to pee” dream? I’ve had maybe 5 of those dreams over the years (I’m 41), and always thought they were remarkable, me dreaming about needing to pee and coming across all kinds of weird obstacles to accomplishing the task, and finally waking up to the extreme urge that I had been dreaming about. I figure I’ll be in trouble if I ever dream about accomplishing the goal before waking up! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/52 "2012-05-03T01:49:52Z")
I bet I don’t get up in the night even once a year. Even if I drink a coke right before bed, I don’t get up. And I sleep for about 8 1/2 hours per night. But I do sleep on a waterbed. StG ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/53 "2012-05-03T02:46:49Z")
One now, but it used to me a lot more often. I used to retain water all day, especially if the weather was hot and muggy. Then, at night, my kidneys would kick in. Giving up diet soda appears to have resolved that issue for me. And I’m very happy about it. ---
**Author:** ![festiva76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@festiva76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/festiva76)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/54 "2012-05-03T22:44:47Z")
Mine’s mental…I’ll think about it if I wake up and then go…but it’s because I think about it…usually once…sumtimes twice ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286/55 "2012-05-03T23:07:26Z")
Average once, with roughly even numbers of twos and zeroes. Of course, if I do wake to pee, it’s inevitably just close enough to my scheduled wake-up time to deny me those last few sweet minutes of sleep. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286.md?page=2)