How do I ease my child out of bedwetting? She is 8.?

Question

Bedwetting is sporadic and although we've tried "no drinks after 6 pm" and getting child up at night in her sleep...she never remembers going to the bathroom when she does this, of course...., mostly this works but sometimes it doesn't. Have had her checked with doctor...unsure what to do next...

Answer 1

It's not really to do with fluids. It's to do with praise and appreciation every day so that she feels more and more secure. I had that problem with my son and I didn't handle it well at the time. I should have made his home life more happy and secure but I was very depressed myself at the time and not thinking sraight. You may be in a very different situation but I think the sincere praise thing works for any. It will be a great boost to her confidence when she is dry at night. Be relaxed about it if you can, and good luck. It will happen.

Answer 2

Treat her as you would a puppy.

After she does it and wakes up, rub her nose in it. Eventually she'll stop.

lol... I'm so joking.

Around that age, there are many dreams (for some stupid reason... I think because our brain starts developing even further around that time) that cause bedwetting. She may get frightened or scared or maybe she's just too relaxed.

I remember when I was eight, everytime I was sick, I would have a weird dream and wake up to a wet bed.

One of the dreams was that I was waiting in line to use the restroom behind some powerRangers.

Sometimes, bedwetting isn't just a habit. Sometimes you just have to grow out of it. Don't rush her, just help her realize that when she has these dreams, she has to tell herself that they aren't real and she needs to wake up immediately!

If she's embarrassed because of her problem, tell her that she shouldn't be. Any strong emotions may just cause more to flow, or may cause her to pee more often.

Also, get her around a bunch of kids her age that have the same problem, but are finding new ways or trying to get over it. Help her feel that she isn't alone.

If that doesn't work, wait a few months or a year.

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Answer 3

Hi, I actually just spoke to my daughter's counsellor about this because she has the same problem (she's 5), and she told me to have a talk with my daughter and tell her that we think we've been handling this the wrong way and that we think we were mistaken and that now we know she can handle this all by herself. She said we should then teach her how to properly change the sheets on the bed and show her wear to put the wet sheets (special hamper), and show her where we keep the extra sheets so that when she wets her bed at night (no pull-ups on) she will be inconvenienced and will have to get up and change her own sheets, change her pajamas and have to throw the wet stuff in the hamper and then crawl back into bed...and when she wakes up in the morning she will have to do her own laundry...

According to the doctor she will hate being inconvenienced and she will stop this behavior...also, if she comes knocking on your door for you to help her, just pretend you are sleeping (this is what the doctor told me), and if she still insists on waking you up, just tell her, "okay hunny, you know what to do, we know you can do it, goodnight" and go back to sleep.

Just remember, they can do this at 5 so they must can do this at 8 years old...be strong i know sometimes you want to help your children and just do it yourself but she'll never learn that way...

Answer 4

Barring there being any health concerns, betwetting is not unusual. Perhaps she is a very hard sleeper or perhaps her little bladder just hasn't grown big enough for her body yet. Either way, don't make her feel bad about it. Here are a few suggestions:
1)use overnite underwear. They make them up to 100+ lbs for kids who have this exact problem.
2)continue your routine and remind her to go to the bathroom each evening before bed.
3)Set your clock and wake her up during the nite for a trip to the bathroom.
4)Think about purchasing a vibrating reminder watch or bedwetting alarm. Check out this website:
http://www.bedwettingstore.com/?gclid=CKjqs_jGsoYCFRhkVAodGjpeEg

Answer 5

This is what i know:
Tricyclic antidepressant prescription drugs with anti-muscarinic properties (i.e. Amitriptyline, Imipramine or Nortriptyline) may be used to treat bedwetting with much success for periods up to 3 months.

Another medication, Desmopressin, is a synthetic replacement for the missing burst of antidiuretic hormone. Desmopressin is usually used in the form of Desmopressin acetate, DDAVP. Whether used daily or occasionally, DDAVP simply replaces the hormone for that night with no cumulative effect.

Some psychologists and experts recommend the use of night-time training devices such as a bedwetting alarm to help condition the child first to wake up at the sensation of moisture and then at the sensation of a full bladder. Success with alarms is increased and relapses reduced when combined in programs which may include bladder muscle exercises, dietary changes, mental imagery, stress reduction, and other supportive activities.

Using absorbent products such as diapers or other products like Huggies' GoodNites pants usually helps bedwetting children feel less embarrassed about their accidents. Although these products will not treat or cure bedwetting, they make it easier for children and their families to deal with the issue. A diaper or pullup is especially needed at sleepovers and while traveling. A child who has night wetting accidents and wants such protection should be allowed to have it. Use of such products should be appropriate to the child’s age and size and never used to punish or embarrass or deny reasonable privacy.

Still, the use of diapers or disposable training pants such as Pull-Ups without any other treatment is not considered unusual until about 6 to 8 years of age. After that point, other treatments may be used with or without absorbent products, such as the aforementioned medication or alarm systems. Occasional bedwetting such as once a month to once a year is normal for a child between 4 and 16 and nothing to get alarmed at.

There is however, a growing number of voices against the use of such products as Pull-ups, because some parents feel that they can hinder, rather than help the process of assisting with bedwetting; since some children appear to treat them and indeed use them, as a substitute diaper.

Experts generally agree that parents' understanding that sleepwetting is not the child’s fault strongly increases the child's willingness to help deal with it. Although historically, physical punishment was the normal method of incentivizing older children to stop sleep wetting, anti-spanking advocates have discouraged any corporal punishment for this purpose. Punishments including restrictions, teasing, or shaming, whether actual or threatened, are counterproductive. Encouragement of self reliance allows for the child's own natural and native development to acquire the ability to sleep dry on his or her own terms.

For more visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedwetting
http://www.bedwettingsolutions.com/

Answer 6

They have med,for bedwetters ask her doctor ok
I was on med, for bedwetting even now i am but my med,
is new because i have a over active baldder at age 36
but i don't take them now because i get up and go to
the bathroom now.

Answer 7

Continue with getting her up at night, also make sure she empties her bladder before going to bed. Ask the doctor what other "tricks" you might employ. You also might want to change the cutoff time of her having drinks, if she drinks alot of soda cut out the soda, the gas soda causes puts pressure on the bladder.

Answer 8

My sister is ten and occasionally she still wets the bed but limiting the fluids causes them to become quickly dehydrated and they generally have to go more when this happens. She will learn to stop on her own it just takes some children a little longer than others.

Answer 9

My sister had the same problem. My mom solved it by giving her a placebo. She took her to the doctor and said the doctor gave her a pill that will help her and then she gave her a vitamin that she hadnt seen before. It worked really fast!

Answer 10

omg i had the same problem!!! have her go to the doctor and get a pill that helps her get up ... i didnt stop wetting the bed till i was 10.