my 3 1/2 yr old wets the bed which i know isnt uncommon but my 8 yr old never did...the 3 yr old denies doing it (no i dont yell at her) can someone just give me some ideas how to fix this?
2006-09-14 19:23:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
As a child i too wet the bed and i just out grew it. things that helped pervent it was 3 hours before bed i would drink water, soda, or juice and i had to try to go before bed by running water over my hands.
about her not admitting it, its cause its hard at that age to fess up to somthing that isn't normal in your eyes. Confort her and show how to take care of the problem when it happins. this will build self confidence and indepence.
2006-09-14 19:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by porkrin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing to drink after 5 P.M and before your child goes to bed make sure you take her to the rest room. Make sure you have a night lite in her room and its not too cold in there. Cause chances are if its too cold or dark she wont get up to use the rest room. If you need to wake her up in the middle of the night and take her to the rest room as well. In the mean time you can buy one of the plastic covers to put over the mattress on her bed.
If the problem continues after all that then you should consult a doctor cause it could be a medical problem. Also some children are just "natural deep sleepers" therefor they don't wake up at all so they don't know they got to pee and just wet to bed and dont realize it till they wake up.
It's good that you don't yell at her for it. Cause most children can't help it and its really not their fault and when they get yelled at or even asked about it they tend to get embarrassed and think they did something wrong. So to a lot of children even asking them "did you wet to bed?" or anything like that they feel like they are getting punished.
2006-09-15 02:34:38 · answer #2 · answered by larrys_babygurl_4life 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your daughter probably doesn't remember wetting the bed, which is why she denies doing it. Little children often sleep so soundly that they don't "feel the urge" to pass urine. In addition, the nerves that control their bladder aren't fully mature yet.
Some things that have helped in my family:
1--Don't give your little girl anything to drink after dinnertime.
2--Just before you go to bed, get your little girl up, walk her to the bathroom, sit her on the toilet and have her go. (Most small children don't wake up very much during this whole process, and most will readily fall back to sleep.)
3--Have her wear "pull-ups" at night until she's consistently dry. That will save you a lot of washing of bedding!
4--Praise her when she stays dry ("What a big girl!", etc.). Don't say ANYTHING about it when she wets. That way you reinforce the behavior you want (staying dry), and don't reinforce the undesired behavior (wetting the bed).
2006-09-15 02:34:27 · answer #3 · answered by parachute 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with 2 of my kids,I just stopped giving them anything to drink after 7 pm and sometimes when I remembered,I would get them up when I was going to the bathroom so that they could have a chance to be nice and dry in the morning. Oh,the denial thing is very common too for the kiddies to do.
2006-09-15 02:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by T.Mack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No liquids past 5pm and make her go to the bathroom before she goes to bed. She probably can't help it. Huggies sells packs of diapers called Goodnights. After she falls asleep put one on her and take it off before she wakes up. This way she will never know she had it on. I know it sounds like a lot of trouble , but you won't have to wash the sheets everyday.
2006-09-15 02:29:34 · answer #5 · answered by betty_htch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm just going trought that, try not to give her liquids at least 2 hours prior her bed time, maybe a sip and thats it, then before she goes to bed tell her to go to the bathroom like a big girl, that's waht I'm doing.
2006-09-18 04:03:49 · answer #6 · answered by Ana J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋