does anybody have any ideas to help my son to stop bedwetting he is ten and wont sleep out because of it?

Answer 1

Maybe he should use the bathroom before he goes to sleep.

Answer 2

I have a 9 year old son with the same problem. I have tried talking to him about it and he has a wee mantra that he chants at night - I want to be dry I can be dry I will be dry (this actually did work for a while) My son seems to get better for a whle then for no obvious reason starts frequently wetting again. Have done star charts too, which achievable targets, startign at 3 dry nights in a week with small goals at the end - either a small toy or an outing. Again this worked for a period of time.
The most successful he has been was about a year ago and will sound a little odd. By actually increasing daytime drinks (avoiding fizzy) with a small drink before bed can help. This was suggested by my nurse and was really successful, I must try it again. He is also of the age that his friends are asking him for sleepovers and has joined the cubs where they go camping. I won't allow this at the moment as he is so relaxed about it (I do not make a big deal out of his bed wetting) that his friends would see his PJ Pants and children beign children would make fun of him. I am trying to use it as encouragement for him to be dry but as I said it does not seem to faze him at all!!!!
I do actually have an alarm in the cupboard and tempted to use it but I hear so many reports that it wakes the whole house bar the bedwetter that it puts me off. I may try setting an alarm in his room for a couple of hours before he is due to wake (I think this is when he has his accidents most) and encourage him to go to the toilet them but he is such a deep sleeper I think he will just turn it off and go back to sleep!!!
The website below is really helpful and reassuring and has a kids section too
Wish you both good luck :o)

Answer 3

Don't let him have any liquids after tea and make sure he goes to the toilet right before bed. Also, try setting an alarm around 3 hours into his sleep for him to go to the toilet again.
Use the special pants you can buy from supermarkets so if he does wet, the bed is dry.
Another thing is to not put any pressure onto him about this and don't act like it's a big deal.

Answer 4

I had this problem. It was a problem with my hip out of wack. I had to go ge adjusted by a chiropractor once a week. After the first time I stopped wetting the bed.

Basically the bladder was sending a signal to my brain that it was full. My brain was sending a signal to wake up and go, but my blader never got the message. So my bladder got full and had to release. Once I got adjusted the messages got sent. Have it looked at. 10 is not too young for a chiropractor. Especially for somthing like this.

Answer 5

My son is 6 and having issues at night. We took him to the doctor and they said that boys often struggle with this more than girls. You need to take him so they can check and make sure he doesn't have any issues with the tube going from his bladder to his penis. I don't know, you may have already taken him. IF you havn't make sure you make an appointment just to make sure everything is okay. With my son, I got him the goodnites underwear to take off the pressure of having an accident. This cut his nightime accidents by about 25%. It just made him feel like it would be okay if he had one. He can wear these to friends houses. Noone can tell the difference unless they use them also. Have him wear them under his pants so he doens't have to change or slip them in his PJ's, so he can just pull them on in the bathroom. Send a plastic bag so that in the morning if he has had an accident, he can seal it in the bag and hide it in his overnight bag. Just make sure he knows he is not abnormal, that this is just for his sake. So he doesn't have to answer questions. Good lcuk.

Answer 6

This is not as uncommon as you may think, especially in boys. However, the first thing i would advise you to do, is not to make a big deal out of it. Go and see your GP and ask him/her to prescribe, or at least tell you where you can obtain an "alarm" system. It's not as "Alarming" as it sounds. You place this under his sheet at night and as soon as he is starting to have an "accident" a buzzer sounds,(battery operated...NOT mains!), eventually this will train your little boy to be aware that he needs to go to the bathroom. There may be several reasons why he does this, find out if he is being bullied at school, or is worried about a home situation, etc.,. failing this it may be that he is just a very heavy sleeper. Good luck and remember he wont be doing it forever.

Answer 7

I understand the pain you both must be feeling. Take your son to a urologist. Find out if there is a physical cause. Limiting liquids a few hours before bed and training your son to get up throughout the night to urinate are strategies that can work if the problem is not medically based.
Good luck.

Answer 8

I did this as well up until I was about 12. As I got older it seemed to occur less frequently, but anyways I think the problem is a communication error so to speak with the body and the brain but not always. For example, think of it more like a natural reaction the body is performing without the brains permission. Otherscenario is something that happened to me sometimes, in the dream one is using the bathroom, in real life it happens simulateously. This also seems to be a communication error, but of the opposite side of the field. For in sleep, most people are generally totally and completely cut off from their bodies.

Also,
Does he sleep walk?

Wish I knew more to help, but im not a doctor, just someone to speak from experience. If I were you I would discuss it with him and try to have the both of you understand the problem and come up with a solution. Try to get him thinking about how he thinks so to speak. Make him aware of what his thoughts are causing.

Answer 9

Try not to give him anything to drink for 3 hours before you put him to bed, make sure that you take him to the bathroom before he lays down to sleep, even if he says that he doesn't have to go. Try to wake him up in the morning before he normally gets up so you can try to get him to the bathroom before he has an accident. If that doesn't work, there might be something medical that is going on, like a small bladder or something else. Talk to his doctor if nothing else works.

Answer 10

bed wetting in young children is more common than you think, it could be physiological or an under lying condition, maybe try taking him the toilet through the night a few times just lift him out of bed and take him, hes not staying out so its starting to develop into an issue for him, that's a shame

been out with a school nurse for several weeks alot of the kids just need medication and a diary to be kept to record night time activity

nocturnal bed wetting can continue into adult hood which usually means the person has bladder problems, take him to a paediatrician or your GP, good luck

Answer 11

Try those "Good Nites" pull up type disposable underware. Some childrens bladders are to immature to totally go dry for a full nite. I wouldnt worry just yet but if it concerns you speak with his pediatriction and what he/she would suggest. Other than that try to find out why he wets the bed: ie-drinks after 7pm stress at school or something could be bothering him. My daughter is 6 and sometimes still has accidents at nite but after using those overnite pullups she has a dry bed.