My 9 yr. old daughter frequently wets bed during sleep. What is the solution for this problem?

Question

The Gynec. said it is nothing serious & suggested not to highlight it & make her uncomfortable. Sometimes we wake & take her to bathroom in the middle of the night but that's not always possible. She is a jolly kid and has no emotional or psychological problems. If anyone had similar experience with their child, please share your solution(s) that overcame this problem. Appreciate your genuine answers.

Answer 1

First of all To the people who have givin STUPID answers GROW-UP this is a 9 year olds life we are talking about!!
My Brother was a bed wetter up to a double figured age and really nothing but time and patience cures the problem...... make sure she goes to the tiolet before she goes to bed, even if she thinks she doesnt need to she will!........ dont make a big deal of it as the stress of knowing she might do it and get in trouble or upset her will make her worse...... and the most important thing......NEVER let her hear you talking about it with other people, this will make the problem worse than ever. Good Luck

Answer 2

This is much easier then you think. You child is very smart; all she has missing is behavior. To fix this problem you need to wake her up every 3 hours and walk her to the bathroom and make her go. This will cause in her mind that, if she wants to sleep, she needs to get up on her own and go to the bathroom, if she wets her bed then mother will wake her up. This is a solution that will work because she will learn sooner or later that to live as a human being you have to Think. give her responsibility.

Get a new Gynec. In the long life of your child that she will live, the most important lesson to teach is you think with your mind. The Gynec is making a drama out of nothing.

Answer 3

children this age do this all the time. I don't have kids, but i have little cousins, and i work with children. Ur daughter will grow out of it. But 2 help her not to wet the bed during her sleep, don't let her drink liquids after a certain time. She's still young and her bladder probably wants 2 just let go while she's sleeping. Make sure she goes to the bathroom b4 going 2 bed. And assuming that u go 2 bed later than she does, b4 u go 2 bed, wake her up and tell her 2 go 2 the bathroom, if she doesn't have 2 or not. There is always urine in there even if ur not ready 2 go yet.

Answer 4

Don't let her drink soft drinks or tea or any thing else before bed. If she has to let her have a small glass of water. Also, make her go to the bathroom before bed. You'd be surprised at how many kids just get so busy they forget to go. If it continues to be a problem, give her some of those older kid night time pullups. She won't have to tell anyone, and it might help. When she starts sleeping through the night without wetting she won't have to wear them anymore. But that's only if it continues even with regular trips to the toilet. I would think that it would be best to not highlight it unless you have to. Otherwise it'll become a big issue for her, and it could be potentially embarrassing. She should grow out of it eventually.

Answer 5

My 14 year old daughter stopped bed wetting at about 9 or 10. We took her to the Dr. also, and were told not to worry. After months of waking up in the middle of the night (every night) and still not succeeding, we tried an alarm that she slept on. It sensed wet and sounded. That didn't work either. We even tried some medication for awhile. She just had to grow out of it. She is very petite and I assume she just has a small bladder and it had to grow enough to get her through the night. She is fine and healthy now.

Answer 6

It has been said that not letting the child take fluid 3 hours before bed time and making them go to the loo just before the bed time help. My suggestion would be to use chemistry here. If your child is to take water, let it have a little salt (sugar is not good for the body) so that the salt can absorb the water, reducing the chance of her wetting the bed. Sounds harsh but am sure it will help. Another thing do not scold her for doing it. My four year nephew whenever he makes a promise to my mom that he will not wet his bed, he does not do it hence the encouragement process does seem to work. All in all do not worry much am sure she will grow out of it.

Answer 7

this is a disorder that alot of kids deal with, there are "diapers" that I saw in Parents magazine that are thin and not very noticeable for kids her age. This will at least cut down in other problems that come with it. Sometimes the bladder of a child is not fully developed yet and this is why the bladder cannot control itself during sleep. try and cut down her fluids at least 60 to 90 minutes before bedtime. this will give the fluid enough time to get through so that she can go to the bathroom before bed and there will not be as much fluid running through her system. another thing that you may consider is the amount of sleep she gets, sometimes kids when they don't get enough sleep they are to tired to realize in the middle of the night that they need to go. she may be to tired. (not trying to offend with that one) I know that my 10 year old's best friend had this problem until just last year. good luck with this. let her know that there are alot of kids dealing with this, and not to be too embarrassed, it is part of growing up for some people.

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Answer 8

I wet the bed until I was 15. That was back, well, a long time ago. Back then it was considered an emotional problem and my mother tried everything including torture to get me to stop....DO NOT humiliate your daughter into stopping, she can't help it. She will just have to grow out of it, and she will, I promise. Just get her some Depends, or night Pull-ups until she starts waking up on her own. Some kids are just born with smaller bladders and sleep too deeply when they are young...

Answer 9

I think that most kids grow out of it when they realize that it is not some thing they want to wake up with. I think it just takes time. My son is a bed wetter and we have tried every thing to help, even the get ups in the middle of the night. We have put him in those night pants for kids and some day soon I am hoping that will become a bad thing for him since he is almost 10 and make himself aware on his own. I've had a lot of advice on how to fix it, but the best is to let them realize how embarrassing it is on their own and they will eventually fix it.

Answer 10

have her quit drinking water or anything a couple hours before she goes to bed...and if she needs a drink just let her have a sip of water...and the doctor told us to not to make a big deal out of it but i think you should praise them when they do not wet the bed..i also make them take the sheets off the bed and put fresh ones on...and getting them up in the night is a good idea if they are not so sleepy they do not know what they are doing.. and pee all over the place anyway...that is aggravating..it is hard to deal with sometime but hopefully taking the liquids away plenty of time before they go to bed should help a lot...