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He'll grow out of it. I did it until I was 12. He can't help it.

2007-01-04 10:24:18 · answer #1 · answered by tumbleweed1954 6 · 1 0

The fancy name for bedwetting is nocturnal enuresis. It can run in families. This means that if someone pees while they're asleep, there's a good chance that a close relative also did it when he or she was a kid.

The most important thing to remember is that no one wets the bed on purpose. It doesn't mean that you're lazy. It's something you can't help doing. For some reason, kids who wet the bed are not able to feel that their bladders are full and don't wake up to pee in the toilet. Sometimes a kid who wets the bed will have a realistic dream that he or she is in the bathroom peeing - only to wake up later and discover he or she is all wet. My cousin wet the bed until he was about 12.

Many kids who wet the bed are very deep sleepers. Do their parents complain that it's hard to wake you up? Trying to wake up someone who wets the bed is often like trying to wake a log - they just stay asleep.

The good news is that almost all kids who wet the bed eventually stop. So if they wet every night, don't be discouraged. And don't worry that their not normal, either physically or emotionally. Sleep wetting is not usually caused by a problem with your body or their feelings.

Good luck.

2007-01-04 10:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by Isla14 2 · 0 0

* Your child will probably stop wetting the bed on his or her own. Gaining bladder control is a normal developmental process that takes longer in some children. Most of the time your health professional can tell without any tests whether your child's wetting may be due to a medical problem.
* If your child has symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain, or pain during urination, the wetting may be due to a urinary tract infection. If so, you should schedule a doctor visit.
* If your child has been dry for 3 months or longer and has begun to wet the bed again, the child may have a bladder infection. Stress can also cause a child who has had bladder control to begin wetting again. You may want to schedule a doctor visit.
* A physical exam for bed-wetting may be stressful or anxiety-provoking for your child. Furthermore, if the exam doesn't reveal a problem (which is most likely the case), your child may feel ashamed or guilty. Consider the effects of taking your child to a health professional as you make your decision—your child may feel that there is something wrong with him or her or feel responsible for the bed-wetting.

2007-01-04 10:25:49 · answer #3 · answered by Joe D 6 · 0 0

Well 1st of all watch what he drinks from 7-9 and make sure he goes to the bathroom before he goes to bed.Then I don't know what time you go to bed but I go to bed at midnight and I would get my son up to use the restroom every night before I went to bed.It worked pretty .He will Grow out of it,just be patient I know that is easier said than Done.Good Luck

2007-01-04 10:35:16 · answer #4 · answered by Dew 7 · 0 0

Kids usually just have to grow out of it. There are some things you can do to try to minimize frequency. Limit liquid and food intake after say 6pm. Give warm bath or shower before bedtime. As far as the bed itself, there are plastic mattress covers that you can buy. Good luck and be patient.

2007-01-04 10:25:56 · answer #5 · answered by Rick R 4 · 0 0

Unfortunately, night wetting can be common up to about age 9-10 years!

Has he ever seen a urologist about it though? It would be good to get things checked out to make sure there are no "plumbing problems" that need attention. Have a urinalysis and an ultrasound done.

Consider chiropractic treatment and DHA supplements. These things helped my bedwetting son.

2007-01-04 10:25:30 · answer #6 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0 0

no liquids of any type prior to bed for least 2 hours. potty break prior to bed as part of bedtime routine.

anything to drink prior to bed will sit in the bladder and makes adult males have a woody to hold it in....where a child is unable to do such an act so the bladder releases...in turn, pee the bed.

2007-01-04 10:25:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I honestly think that he should use the bathroom before he goes to bed so that in the middle of the night he does not pee in the bed

2007-01-04 10:28:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Okay, is he peeing ON it??? If so, punish him!!!
If he's just wetting his bed in his sleep, ask his doctor about it. However, it might be a normal delay in his bladders growth.
I have a 6 yr old that wets sometimes in the night.

2007-01-04 10:32:44 · answer #9 · answered by bluegrass 5 · 0 0

My little sister had this problem. My parents made her wear adult diapers. But looking back now I realize that she had a bladder infection. Or a UTI urinary tract infection. The solution is vitamin C and lots and lots of water until you think you will burst. It will clean the infection out of your system and give you better control. Also sometimes it is caused by being out of alinement. You see a chiropractor to correct that. Good luck!!

2007-01-04 10:30:34 · answer #10 · answered by aimeeme_g 5 · 0 0

Some boys do this. Limit nighttime fluids, obviously. Don't belittle. They should grow out of it. Sometimes, moving (even just to a different room) kind of triggers a change in behavior and it just stops.

Have him do his own laundry and stay patient. Good luck.

2007-01-04 10:27:38 · answer #11 · answered by hatchland 3 · 0 0

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