If a 12 year old is wetting the bed and the Dr says?

Question

that she recomends that the childs pubic hair be shaved off until the problem stops. She says the hair getting wet is making the rashes worse. And the child doesn't want this done, should the parent put their foot down and make the child shave (or do it for them) until they grow out of this problem?

Answer 1

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I am wondering how much hair is there ? If this is really the problem I would not recommend shaving, that is just too bad for the skin, any hair removal should be gradual with lots of treatment for the skin and time for healing the skin.
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I am thinking if there is a lot of hair maybe just trimming the length with barber shears would be adequate.
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I would at least ask the doctor when the last time was he treated this kind of rash and exactly how the hair is making it worse. Sometimes doctors feel they have to say something even when they don't really know what they are talking about.
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Answer 2

I wouldn't shave the pubic hair either! My oldest finally stopped wetting at night at around age 13. If the child has a rash from the urine I would recommend getting a bottle with a squirt top and having her/ him rinse off with warm water after a wetting episode. After the thorough rinse use a blow dryer to dry the area thoroughly and you should see the rash start to heal. Unless there's a small yeast infection on the skin--in which case an over the counter cream such as mycanizole will get rid of it. I would think that shaving would add to the irritation in the area. There are also drugs that can be used to make them stop the wetting for a two week period--that would give the rash time to heal at which point you could start the whole rinse and blow dry cycle to prevent further irritation. Usually I say go with what the doctor says but when it comes to bedwetting sometimes people get a little weird!

At that age they like to take care of all of this themselves because it is embarassing. So make sure to provide them with clean linen/blankets/pajamas/underware in their room--so that they can take care of themselves at night. Otherwise they have a tendecy to just try to ignore the whole thing and act like it didn't happen! I know that my son didn't want the whole house woke up when he's wet so I finally said--well things have got to be changed after it so here is the stuff if you don't want to come and get me. He appreciated it.

Take heart! You're not alone!

Answer 3

I do not think that is a very fair thing to do. That will not help the situation. Obviously the child is having some type of problem and forcing her to shave the pubic hair might just upset them and make the problem worse

Answer 4

NO!.. Do not do that! You and your child will regret it. If the child feels uncomfortable or doesn't want to do it, then don't! I had problems too, it will get better, then eventually go away by itself.Don't give the child anything to drink ( including yogurt, ice cream.. etc..) anymore than 1 1/2- 2 hours before there bedtime!
Think if this were you, would you want someone invading you like that? I know I wouldn't. If your child is a girl,then she might start shaving later on, but now is too early! And if your child is a boy, then that is wrong.

Answer 5

Why is he/she getting a rash from wetting the bed? Is he/she wearing something like "good nights" (absorbant underpants for kids who wet the bed?) If not, doesn't the child wake up and change her underwear? My 6 year old occassionally wets the bed and she changes into clean dry clothes (and I change the sheets) and then she goes back to bed. There's no reason why he/she should be sitting in it all night. Or, if he's wearing a "Good night" that should be absorbant enough to not give him a rash.... it's only a few hours a day. Babies go all night with a wet diaper without getting rashes. Or, you could wake him up before you go to bed and get him up to go to the bathroom.......Not quite sure why the doctor would suggest something so weird and drastic when there are plenty of other simple (and NORMAL) solutions.

Answer 6

goodnites work really well. get her some and don't make it a big deal. I do think that you should not shave that area, we tried it and the hair grew back thicker. if it is really long then just trim it. but don't shave it.
I wet the bed till 15, so don't worry, it is more normal than you think.

Answer 7

DO NOT make a 12 year old girl OR boy shave their pubic hair off. THEY COULD CUT THEMSELVES TERRIBLY. Do not give the 12 year old ANYTHING to drink after 8 o clock and make her/him pee before bed. And if you happen to wake up or NOT go to bed until a few hours after the child, then wake them up to pee before you go to bed. This should help.

Answer 8

there is no reason to have your child do this. just try not to give them liquids late. also i would get another doctors opinoin on this. i have never heard a doctor tell someone this. in my experience i would suggest that he may have a problem that many kids have at his age. it is a condition where their body grows faster than their bladder. it is nothing serious, just something to make someone's life tough. this should correct itsself sooner or latrer. just talk to the doctor about this as being a possible problem. hope this helps. good luck.

Answer 9

If you shave that hair off, your probly going to regret it.
If wemen shave there hair off, it'll all come back in ingrown.
Normally, bed wetting stops at around 10-14, so don't worry!
I would defantly not shave any pubic hair off, that docter is insane!

Answer 10

dont make the child do that. everyone i knew that wet the bed stopped at 12 yrs. i stopped right b4 i turned 13 too.