My son is 5.5 and still wets the bed.?

Question

I've tried everything, his doctor says it's normal and could even be a while yet, but I'm willing to try more things in the meantime. Taking away drinks and going to the bathroom before bed isn't working. And I've tried waking him up, but that hasn't worked either... Help

Answer 1

Some kids just don't stop for awhile, it's ok and normal! Just give him a break!

Answer 2

This is fine. Some children still wet the bet when they are 12 or 13. It is natural for this to happen a few times. Otherwise, DO NOT take away things from him before bed time. This will make him think that it is his own fault and it will make him feel sad. Making him or urging him to go to the bathroom before bed is also good. Also urge him to go to the bathroom throughout the day even when he doesnt have to go, if it has been an hour or more urge him to go to the bathroom, it will give his bladder a rest from only going when you HAVE to go.

Answer 3

It's totally normal. SOmetimes children can wet the bed until they are 13 years old. They just have to grow out of it. But try to set him a time where he cant drink afterward and make him go to the bathroom BEFORE he goes to bed. Then if this helps and he seems to be doing well. MAke his drinking time a little bit later and later until he doesnt need that time. And he can go to the Bathroom on his own

Answer 4

My son does the same thing. Mine will go for weeks at a time without wetting - then will start again. I've cut out drinks an hour before bed-time / I've made him get up and potty in the middle of the night - as well as going before bed, but nothing seems to make a difference.

He has complete control while he is awake, but sleeps so soundly, that he doesn't even wake up after he's wet the bed.

Just hang in there. I bought one of those plastic mattress covers (you can get them at Wal-Mart in the bedding department for like $5.00) - and an extra set of sheets and I can just count on changing his sheet almost every morning. An inconvenience? Yes, but it beats the heck out of paying $10.00 a package for Overnight pull-ups -

Answer 5

I too was a late bed wetter. My mom found that limiting my liquids in the evening and waking me in the middle of the night, EVERY night did the trick. Soon I was waking nightly on my own to go to the bathroom.

If this isn't working then I suggest the "pull up" type of pants until he is a little older and you can try again. Hang in there, he will outgrow this.

Answer 6

Your doctor is correct. It's common for children (especially boys) to still wet the bed at that age. One thing to try is a system that uses two screens wrapped in pillow cases and hooked up to an alarm via electrical wires. When the child wets, the urine soaks the pillow cases thus completing the circuit and setting off the alarm. I don't know the name of the system, but it teaches the child to wake up when he first starts to wet. Eventually, they will learn to wake up before the alarm goes off.

Answer 7

My son is 4, and wets the bed. I have given him the 'good nights', and it doesn't seem to bother him as much as it bothers me...but it only bothers me because I wet the bed until I was 12. My father wet the bed until he was 12. Sometimes childrens bladders don't fully develop until a certain age. I think at one time, the 'specialist' talked about shocking me to wake me up if I started to wet the bed. Ask your doctor about a medication called 'DDAVP'. I took it from the time I was 8 until I was 12, and I didn't wet the bed as long as I took it. Hopefully this helps you out!!!

Answer 8

Change doctors. This is normal for awhile, but there are things to help this problem and the patient so as not to lose confidence. If your doctor is not doing anything about it, you need to see another doctor. It often stems from growing up faster in some parts of the body than others, but it can be helped.

Answer 9

OK Kelly, I bet you are a mom, and you are worried for your son as much as my mom was when I wet my bed, I stopped it when I was 14 years old. I really wanna help ya. If your kid has ever been present on a discussion with your husband, or has experienced something shocking, you might wanna take him to a psychology doctor. If none of that has happened, then try this. IT WORKED FOR ME!!! Every time your kids goes to the bathroom to pee, go with him, and when he starts tell him to try to stop peeing, he should be able to stop it, after he stops it, tell him to continue, then stop peeing again, then continue. PLEASE, I WANNA HELP YA, as stupid as it sounds it worked for me. try it and you and your baby boy will thank me. IF YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, OR YOU JUST WANT SOME TIPS, EMAIL ME AT < [e-mail] >

Answer 10

some kids wet the bed till theyre around 12. i suggest u tell him to go to the bathroom before going to sleep.

Answer 11

Well, I don't think there is anything you can do. The urge to go isn't waking him up yet. My daughter is almost 6, and we're in the same boat too.