8 year-old son wets his bed almost everynight. Help?

Answer 1

No drinks before bed. None! And then wake him up every two to three hours to go to the loo - even if he moans. It won't take too long hopefully. Lots of praise when he has a dry night and he will soon get the hang! Leave a small night light on for him and even a potty by the side of the bed! He may consider the journey to the loo too scary or bothersome in his sleepiness!

Has he always done this from a tot or has it just started or resummed after a long time gone? Consider any other external influences...bullying, abuse etc.

Good Luck Babe.

Answer 2

My son is eight and his best friend the same age is on medication for this problem. The friend occasionally has an accident but, usually only when he misses a dose. His family swears by it.
My son occasionally wets his bed and it happens most often when he has had any amount of soda during the day, OR drank juice too close to bedtime(even within a 2 hour window), OR drank water very close to bedtime. Sometimes going to the bathroom before bed works and sometimes it doesn't (especially with soda or juice). If we know he has drank too much soda or juice during the day we will get him up to go to the bathroom usually before we go to bed but, in general we just avoid soda(birthday parties are usually an exception) and only allow juice in the first half of the day. If this is something that has just recently started happening it could be due to stress.

Answer 3

Bed wetting is something that needs to be helped by professionals
In the first place see your Doctor,
He / She will refer you to an 'aneurisis clinic'

They have all sorts of methods, to cope and relieve this problem
You are not alone ,

there are many children that do this and have overcome it,
with the right sort of individual help

do not struggle along on your own .
I wish you all the best

>^,,^<

Answer 4

Give him milk to drink about 1 hour before bed-time. That's more of a food than drink. When YOU go to bed take him to the toilet for a wee. That should work. There are all sorts of gadgets you can get to help with this problem, like a special alarm for one. Go to your Doctor for the best advice, just in case there is something physically wrong.

Answer 5

He'll most likely out grow it. If you are concerned you should ask your doctor about it. Try to teach him to use the bathroom before bed and not to drink too much water before bed. If he can get to sleep easily after being wakened, you could try waking him up in the middle of the night and asking him if he needs to use the restroom... he could just be a deep sleeper. Or you can get him special disposible underwear he can wear and throw away in the morning. By all means, do not punish him (i don't think you would), he's not purposly wetting the bed.

Answer 6

This is hereditary so i was told...My son used to wet his bed up until he was 11 and myself (embarrassed) 12!!.... I used to dream that i was on the loo and had woken up, only when i'd 'been' did i wake and realise i hadn't.... I think it's something he will grow out of...i used to use a plastic sheet underneath his sheets...you could also try waking him at intervals through out the night to take him to the loo, don't give him anything to drink before he goes to bed.....I think the doctor can now perscribe pills to help with this problem too, so you could try this route.

Answer 7

I'd av to disagree with most of the answers on here n say don't withhold rinks before bed. Not having a drink doesn't stop urine being produced.

Instead try waking your son before you go to bed yourself. then wake him again in the early hours. wake him 10 mins later every day to train his bladder into holding it in. Also don't discipline him as if he is nervous about his problem it can make him worse. If all else fails, try buying him some dry nite pants.

Answer 8

Have you asked him if he is being bullied or having trouble at school,? this is a comman cause and it happened with my son when he was that age. Something could be worrying him or he's frightened of something or some-one. Try and talk to him or see if a doctor can get it out of him, the sooner you sort this out, the sooner it will stop.

Answer 9

my son did the same thing all i did was not give him a drink about one hour before he went to bed, when he went to bed .i would give it an hour then go and get him up and tack him to the toilet and do the same the next hour . it when on for the next to weeks but then he started to go himself. just have to keep doing it it does work.

Answer 10

He may be overtired. some kids (and adults) have accidents because they go into such a deep sleep their body isn't telling their minds to WAKE UP and go to the bathroom. or they dream they're already in the bathroom. Make sure he relaxes before going to bed, something like reading, not playing on his game consule, and speak to a doctor.