My 14 yo girl still wets the bed i have tried every thing from doctors who are not to worried, bed wetting alarms to medication and nothing seems to work was wondering if someone may have some old remedy that may work xoxo
2007-03-06 10:10:42 · 8 answers · asked by angelicahevenly 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
well some doctors give out different types of medication...
but DO NOT PUT HER ON DDAVP OR ANY KIND OF PILL, OR NASAL SPRAY!! I had to go to the hospital for 2 days because of dehydration when I was on some of the bed wetting medications. also you can try waking him/her up before you go to bed, but don't get him/her up 2-3 times a night. this will cause him/her to loose much needed sleep and will cause you to loose much needed sleep. limiting drinks goes back to the dehydration problem. if you limit them to much you will have more problems.
goodnites work wonders. I know what she is going through. I am 17 and I started wetting the bed last year when I was under a lot of stress. I was trying to find my first job, was in 4 leadership positions in community clubs, have parents that give me hell over any thing and every thing, was trying to get into college early (I did end up getting into college 2 years early at the community college), and many many other things were going on in my life. I am proof that stress causes bed wetting.
I can also say that withholding drinks, waking up in the night, medication, and the whole list of crazy things that people on this site suggest do not work. medication for bed wetting has some nasty side effects that are worse than the bed wetting (IE. vomiting, dehydration, ect...) and when you wake them up in the night they only loose sleep which makes them do worse in school, and sometimes makes the bed wetting worse. you can try counseling, but that has a very low rate of sucess.
what I have found to be the best solution is to wear goodnites to bed. these keep the mess down and are a very good way to handle the problem. give her time, and she will out grow it. ether she will get used to the stress and it will go away, or the stress will go away and the wetting with it. she will out grow it one way or another.
2007-03-06 10:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with "bakesomebread's" answer completely. Goodnights or adult diapers can be very embarrassing for a 14 year old. Please be very discreet when buying them or discussing them with her, and let her know that the secret will be between just the two of you.
2007-03-07 02:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by b T 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Might wanna consider taking her to see the psychologist. She may have some sort of disorder.
2007-03-10 04:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by World of Suffering 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get some bed pads...use a old towel to put on top of it. buy plastic bed sheet to go underneath. it may be uncomfortable but it works!!
2007-03-06 10:14:02 · answer #4 · answered by sam! 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my son had the same problem we saw doctors and held back on fluids even changed his diet , until when I moved and had to find a new doctor for my children . He suggested a sleep study low and behold my son had sleep apnea.........he where's a C-pac at night and has never had an accident since .
2007-03-06 10:57:32 · answer #5 · answered by donna h 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
it will just go away...hopefully soon...no fluids 2 or 3 hours before sleep and waking once in the mid of night should work
2007-03-06 11:55:54 · answer #6 · answered by Jason from CALI 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No more drinks after say 7pm or dinner time and no caffiene (it makes you go more often).
2007-03-06 10:21:03 · answer #7 · answered by stephslittlewomen 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
OMG! she's older than me! Any way, diapers? I hope she's not embarrassed!
2007-03-06 10:14:38 · answer #8 · answered by Selleniah 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋