Bed Wetting problem with my son he is six?

Question

Does anybody know of how to treat a six years old from bed wetting without medicine? I mean things to do things to notice ... etc.. appreciate your help

Answer 1

No drinks after 6pm ....Make child use the bathroom b4 bedtime. You wake child up at mid-night to PEE, Wake child up again 5:30 am to PEE. You should have pee free bed.
Put plastic on the bed to insure mattress doesn't get ruined.
Seek out a urologist to rule out there isn't a medical problem. You'll find that childrens bladders do not mature in the manner you want them too.
I have a daughter nearly 15 that still has accidents in her bed. The Dr. said nothing wrong with her accept her bladder and kidney functions were not mature yet! (NO MEDS)

Answer 2

The whole cutting out liquids thing never really works. There maybe another issue. I would say talk to your child and see if they have any suggestions, anything is possible right.

I have a friend whose child was simply growing faster than his body could handle and was a bed wetter until 14. They didn't do medication, they just made a really big effort to make sure he wakes up. They set an alarm to go off twice a night.

I had a girl in my Advance Composition course that wrote about her daughter's bed wetting and a condition that she had. I don't remember what it was, and it was nothing serious that she wouldn't have grown out of, but they used drugs.

I guess what I am trying to say is, there is not right and wrong way to handle this. No magic answer. Don't make fun of it, and make sure they are comfortable enough to discuss this with you. They grow out of it. I think pull-ups make underwear for this problem, try those.

Answer 3

Don't worry there are things to do. My son was in second grade and still wet the bed every night. We tried limiting his liquids after supper and waking him before we went to bed to use the toilet but it didn't help. Then we signed up with this company that uses an alarm when he wet. It wasn't cheap, but later I saw the same type of thing at a childcare store. A battery ( so no chance of shock) sets off an alarm when the sensor gets wet. The sensor on the one we used was a pad he slept on, but some attach to the underwear. When it goes off, you have to go in, wake him ( we had to make ours do math because he was only groggy, not awake) When he is really awake, get him to try and go. It took a few months but it worked perfectly. The company said it was because he had the wrong sleep patterns and doing this retrained he sleep so he could wake up when he needed to go.

Answer 4

These are all good answers-but also try not to blame the chidl for the problem-you get frustrated washing sheets everyday, but if the child cannot control this yet you must remain calm.

We had the same problem. I finally used an alarm. It clipped to his underwear and went of at the smallest drop of urine. My son was excited to have it. He was in control, he could shut it off and then go to the restroom and get back to bed. Within a few weeks, he was not wetting the bed, except for an ocassional accident. We also bought some half sheets to protect the matteress. They hold a great deal of liquid and then you only need to wash this half sheet. We used two so we could rotate them.

Answer 5

My brother had the same problem. He pee'd the bed up until the age of 12. It eventually disappears. My mother tryed everything with him. From waking him up in the middle of the morning to buying these alarm things that go off when the alarm detects moisture. Nothing works. I would make sure no drinks after dinner. Maybe wake him up in the middle of the night or if you go to bed later than him, wake him up. Most important thing is, don't punish, yell or embarrass him for something he can not control. That's something my parents failed with and it made him feel horrible..and he's different now because of it. Good Luck.

Answer 6

I was a bed wetter as a child, and I actually remember what was going on with me that caused my problem. My parents argued loudly sometimes after sending me to bed. I feared getting up once my parents had quieted down due to being afraid of the dark also. All the answers to this question that have been submitted so far are good, but the one thing that has been left out is to make sure there is a night light for your child in case they decide to get up on their own.

Answer 7

first you need to make sure there is nothing medically wrong with him. If there isn't here are some ideas.
dont give him anything to drink an hour before bed, make sure he goes to the toilet through out the evening and just before he goes to bed, then wake him before you go to bed, the problem maybe that he is in a deep sleep and is not waking when he feels his bladder is full, waking him and bringing him to the toilet will help re-enforce this, he will go stright back to sleep. the other idea is an alarm, you can buy bed alarms which goes between pjs and underwear, it vibrates if it gets wet the sensation will wake him.

Answer 8

Don't give him any medicine!!!!! Please...all that will do is slow his immune systems proper development. It may be an emotional problem...ask him how he is feeling?...is anything worrying him?...but most likely he is just one of millions of normal kids that wet the bed for no particular reason and he will probably grow out of it soon. One small thing you can try is stop giving him fluids of any kind at least 2 hours before he goes to bed and make sure he at least tries to go to the toilet before going to bed also. Good luck.

Answer 9

cut back on his liquid intake after a certain time before he goes to bed. sounds kinda mean, but its not. have him go right before bed, and if you have to get up in the middle of the night to wake him so he can go again, then that is something I would try...also take him to a doctor if you haven't already, he might have a small bladder for his age. my mom had to do the same w/ me and we found out that I had a "babies" bladder at the age of 7...my bladder didn't grow like the rest of me and I still have problems today, but I don't wet the bed anymore

Answer 10

Get him into a routine.
No drinking after seven
Bathroom before bed
when you get up at night to use the restroom, have him go to
it will begin to become a pattern for him too
if little boys get cold they can have accidents....make sure he is covered well
don't ever make him feel bad...he doesn't want to wet the bed.
see a doctor
it could be that his kidneys just haven't grown and caught up with the rest of his body....