My child uses the bathroom before he goes to bed. How can I help him to stop wetting the bed?

Question

My child is 5 years old. He doesn't drink anything after 6pm and uses the bathroom before he goes to bed. He wears a pull up to bed. I don't know what to do for him.

Answer 1

Sounds like he just has a weak bladder... check with your pediatrician.

Answer 2

There is only one thing a parent can do! Be patient and understanding of him or her. Our daughter is 9 going on 10 and every few months she will have an accident. She pretty much stopped having night wets 3 1/2 years ago. Could be deep sleep, that it just happens, I talked to the Little Jewels to find out if something is bothering them. You can't get upset and yell just ask if she/he is ok and get on with the day. With our first (daughter) I would scold and get mad. Guess what, it got worse. When I stopped acting like the age of our daughter she stopped. Yes kids do teach adults if we listen and watch. It will stop all together at some point, I promise (unless medical problem is suspected, you already know what to do). Our son is 4 and does awesome during the day. 2-4 days a week he wakes up dry. We have him in a night pull up too. It is time to get him off of the habit and get used to doing LAUNDRY again. It is just washing anyway right (plastic sheets right). They will stop when they stop. Start with drinks no later than 8:00PM see what happens, have the Boy/Girl help clean up the accident, leave a night light on where he/she can see the path to the bathroom (could be scared to walk with no light). Best suggestion is being consistent in what you do, less confusion. Ask them if they know what to do to help stop having accidents, silly you say, you will be suprised at the ideas you get from them, try using them. It will show them you are listening and care how they feel. If you push it they might fight it even harder. You know your kids and show them what you already know, Love and Patience. That is all anyone can ask of any parent. When they start getting up running to you waking you up saying I'm dry, I'm dry, go directly to the mirror after hugging them and look at what you see!!!!!!

Answer 3

Just give it time. Their bladder does not necessarily grow as fast as their body and this is very common, especially with boys. My oldest son was about 7 before he stopped wetting the bed. Now, sometimes when he's got a cold coming on or something, he still might do it occasionally. They should outgrow it by about 8 if not before then. Hope this helps you some.

Answer 4

Many times, bedwetting simply stems from the child sleeping too deeply to wake up when the bladder is full. If the bedwetting continues, consider using one of several devices on the market that use an alarm to wake the child up when they wet the bed. The routine of waking up and changing the bedding works to train the body and mind to wake up when it's time to urinate.

Answer 5

Your child probably suffers from incontinence, which is the inability to store urine within the bladder until it is socially appropriate to avoid.

There are 3 groups of causes:
Anatomical causes
Functional causes
Neurogenic causes

Evaluation
A careful history and physical examination will usually lead to the correct diagnosis.

Wetting in children in the absence of organic disease such as obstruction and neuropathy is a very common problem. Failure to achieve continence by the age of 5 years is usually taken to be abnormal and should be referred for consultation.

Investigations
Basic laboratory investigations such as urine analysis and culture should be carried out.
In patients with neuropathic bladder, a complete urological workup should be done. These include urea, creatinine and radiological imaging to evaluate the lower and upper urinary tracts.

Therefore, you should bring your child to a doctor and get an accurate diagnosis as early as possible to treat his incontinence.

Answer 6

I had same problem with my child I let my child wear reg underware to bed and after couple of times of feeling wet it never happened again it's a little work to clean sheets but it worked.

Answer 7

well, my sister put my nephew to bed ewarlier then they go to berd, so before she put him in bed, they take him to the bathroom, and then , when they go to bed, they go and get him up enough to use the potty, it works, well, they previously, had problem like yours but now it is all good .
He is 4 and he sleeps in regualr little boy underware. If you put your boy in underware, tell him that he is a big boy, and maybe that would make him not want to do it. I hoipe everything works out, and that your water bill isn't too high. take care.

Answer 8

try waking him in middle of the night to use the bathroom. That should keep him dry