my 7 year old daughter is bedwetting? What can I do?

Question

She does not want to wear diapers anymore. I have a protective cover on her bed. I try to limit her drink 1 hour before bed.

Answer 1

Both of my kids wet the bed. My son is 11 years and my daughter is 8 years. They both wear pull-ups at night. It is very frustrating, but it is gentic for my kids, (I wet the bed unitl I was 15 years old!!--and for the one who said your daughter would turn out gay--for pete's sake, that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard--I'm definately not gay!!) Anyway, medicines are a temporary fix and most kids start wetting again when they stop taking them. You can try waking them up at night, but then everyone is tired the next day. Try making sure she is plenty warm at night and there is an alarm you can get to put on their bed...that's what worked for me and we are getting one for our kids. Have her checked at the doctor to make sure nothing is wrong, and if not, I would recommend trying the alarm. It teaches your body how to recognize the feeling of having to go while they are sleeping. Waking your child up at night does not teach their body to recognize that feeling. Hope this helps you.

Answer 2

Each child is different. Their bladders have to catch up with their bodies. My six year old son does this. We tried the limiting liquids and stuff and nothing worked. They will eventually grow out of it. Just give it time. The best thing to do is get those Good Nights. They feel like diapers, but have patterns like panties. Just let her know that other kids do it too. They just don't tell her because they too are embarrassed and she will need to wear these until she stops, so you wont have to wash sheets every day.

Answer 3

my daughter used to do this when she was 4. I asked her why? And in her dreams she was not "peeing" but watering things. Odd, I know. I would give her 1/2 a cup of drink 1 hr before bed and I started waking her up (and either carrying her to the bathroom or help her stagger) to the toilet. She would go without and problems and forget that in the night I helped her to the bathroom. Now at age 6 she wakes on her own nearly every night at 12a or later and uses the bathroom independently.

Answer 4

When my daughter started doing this again at that age, my pediatrician told us to limit her liquids at night and offer her a special treat (e.g., ice cream, a dollar, gift, etc.) for each time she does not wet her bed. That is unless there is an actual medical problem with her bladder. If not, it may be for attention or her not paying attention to her bathroom needs while sleeping. Either way, take her to the pediatrician if the above does not work. She may have a medical condition going on. I had one at her age, I had multiple cysts in my bladder and needed massive antibiotics to stop the problem.

Answer 5

Did this start all of a sudden or has it been an ongoing problem? Does she have direct access to a bathroom with a nightlight or is the bathroom across the house? If this is a new thing for her it may be stress related. If she is scared of the dark she may be making the choice to try to hold it. You should definitely mention it to her doctor b/c before long she'll want to start going on sleepovers etc. Even if it is a physical problem it will impact her emotionally

Answer 6

i have grandchildren that does this.. and the doctor said not to make a big deal out of it.. and limit the drinking water like you are and make sure they use the restroom before they go to bed..i think they limit there drinking except maybe just a sip of water for a few hours before there bedtime.. and i believe they are doing better now...but the doctor said do not spank them or anything and they usually grow out of it...so maybe you can take the child to the doctor and see if there is anything wrong or try taking water away sooner.........also if you stay up past the time your child goes to bed you can try and wake her and see if you can get her to use the bathroom again.. this is not that easy when they are sleepy though.....

Answer 7

What time is your child wetting the bed? If she seems to have accidents around 3:00 am, set an alarm for 2:45am, get her up and have her go to the bathroom. This will help train her body to recognize that she has to go and wake up before there is an accident. It may seem like a pain to wake up at 2:45 but isn't it better to wake up to have her go in the potty, then to wake up to clean a urine soaked bed and child. Eventually she should wake herself up.

Answer 8

well my 9 year old son still does this at times, I have to put a night light in his room and in the bathroom and sometimes that still don't work, So I limit his drink to no more drink two hours be for bed, and when he doesn't pee in the bed I reward him for a job well done, But I also used pull ups on him to.

Answer 9

Our pediatrician says to fully wake the child up 2-3 times during the night and make them walk themselves to the bathroom. Do this for a week or two with you getting up with the child each time. Then after that week or so, start setting an alarm clock to wake her throughout the night. This will get her in the habit of waking up to go potty throughout the night. Good luck.

Answer 10

I had a period where I wet to bed when I was 7. Doctor told my mother that I had an abnormal growth on my bladder from holding my pee for too long. Had to have it surgically removed.

Also, could just be under developed bladder.

Also, could just be that she is a very heavy sleeper, and needs to empty her bladder as many times as possible before she goes to bed.