We have tried limiting her beverage intake at night and no drinking before bed or 1 hour before bed. We have set an alarm so she get up during the night to go to the bathroom, she sometimes sleeps through the alarm. Even when she does get up she still wets. We've gotten her to go 5 nights and that's it. Anyone with some more ideas? She herself gets irritated. I do my best to incourage her.
2006-11-27 04:17:26 · 17 answers · asked by doulabirthgirl 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
I have a bed protector and use to use pull ups but her father discourages it. We are divorced. I have mentioned it to the pediatrician and was told she'd out grow it. Her father and I wet the bed growing up also. So I know that's a factor. I'm just looking for support and possible other ideas I haven't thought of.
2006-11-27 04:38:31 · update #1
Generally enuresis has more to do with anxiety than fluid intake. There are several resources you might explore ... but probably the most comprehensive is www.webmd.com
Good luck.
2006-11-27 04:25:52 · answer #1 · answered by kentata 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My guess is that your daughter is a very heavy sleeper. If this is the cause, the only thing you can is to continue to limit drinks before bed, and keep up the wake up schedule. You need to re-enforce the message that she has done nothing wrong and that eventually her body will adjust and the bed wetting will stop. My oldest son was 11 before he stopped wetting the bed.
You might also make an appointment with your doctor if you already haven't to see if there are any physical causes. He may be able to prescribe medication which might help her nighttime bladder control.
2006-11-27 04:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by sloop_sailor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In trying to find the cause of your child's bed-wetting, your pediatrician may ask you the following questions:
Is there a family history of bed-wetting?
How often does your child urinate, and at what times of the day?
When does your child wet the bed? Is your child very active, upset, or under unusual stress when it happens?
Does your child tend to wet the bed after drinking carbonated beverages, caffeine, citrus juices, or a lot of water?
Is there anything unusual about how your child urinates or the way his urine looks?
If your pediatrician suspects a problem, he or she may take a urine sample from your child to check for signs of an infection or other problem.
Your pediatrician may also order tests, such as x-ray films of the kidneys or bladder, if there are signs that wetting is due to more than just
delayed development of bladder control.
If the tests point to a problem that may require surgery, your pediatrician may recommend that you see a pediatric urologist who is specially
trained to treat children's urinary problems that require surgery.
Most school-age children who wet their beds have primary enuresis. This means they have never developed nighttime bladder control. Instead,
they have had this condition since birth and often have a family history of the problem. Children who are older when they develop nighttime
bladder control often have at least one parent who had the same problem. In most cases, these children become dry at about the same age that
their parent(s) did
2006-11-27 04:26:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My son was the same way. It didn't happen all the time, though. We limited his liquids at night, we woke him up to go before we went to bed, all that stuff, but he still had accidents about once a week. He is a heavy sleeper, though. He didn't wake at the urge to pee - he would wake up already wet! Then, almost to the day he turned 10, it stopped and he's been accident-free for almost two years. Just keep doing what you are doing and my guess is she will out grow it. Good luck!
2006-11-27 06:03:10 · answer #4 · answered by Shelley L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is there any history of people in the family wetting the bed? It might just be genetics. Alot of young children(ages 4-80) wet the bed. You could buy her those goodnight diapers for older children. If no method has worked, then maybe you should just see if it will stop naturally.
2006-11-27 04:33:16 · answer #5 · answered by FeEdMeJuNkFoOd 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my son is 9 and has wet the bed for about a year now. It has to do with anxiety and dreams. We have him on a medication for bed wetting. Works awesome. He just takes it right before bed and hasn't had problems since starting it!!
2006-11-27 06:11:36 · answer #6 · answered by sunshine_girl7159 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No fluids two hours before bedtime. Leaves plenty of time for the liquid to work it's way through...
Beyond that, visit a doctor. At her age there is either a physical problem or an emotional one. Good Luck!
2006-11-27 04:26:01 · answer #7 · answered by Nikki 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I also had "accidents" till I was about eight - its true, she'll probably grow out of it if shes only seven.
my mom took me to the doctor, too - the doctor said that its actually because people who wet the bed think they're going to the bathroom in the toilet instead of on their bed - they dream about it.
the best you can do for now is have her go to the bathroom before she goes to bed and pray she grows out of it soon.
good luck,
cayleen
2006-11-27 09:56:30 · answer #8 · answered by Cayleen O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have her bladder and kidneys ultrasounded. If there's nothing wrong it may be a developmental thing or she may sleep so soundly that she doesn't notice. There's a medication called DDAVP that you can have your doctor prescribe. Some children still bedwet at that age, so it's not unheard of.
2006-11-27 04:26:27 · answer #9 · answered by Ms. K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
use pulls ups. use a mattress protector. use two laters of bed sheets. u really need to protect the mattress because the smell is really hard to get out of it.
u get her up and take her to the bathroom, try it twice a night.
2006-11-27 04:28:05 · answer #10 · answered by Miki 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋