My granddaughter aged9 yrs wets her bed with urine almost every night.?

Question

can anybody help and guide me on this problem?

Answer 1

Before you take her to the doctors to see if there is anything wrong with her, try to tackle the problem. Start making her use the bathroom right before she gets into bed every night. And use incentives for her. If she likes chocolate milk, don't give it to her unless she didn't wet the bed the night before. IF she wet the bed, give her regular milk. And if she didn't wet the bed, praise her for it.

If it still continues, try waking her up half way though the night and make her use the bathroom.

If it still continues after that, seek help from a doctor.

Answer 2

Take her to a doctor. Have them run some vital tests that would rule out physical malfunctions beyond her control. Once that is ruled out, continue onto a phsycologist. If her mother is not in the picture, then this is a major indicator of this problem. Your granddaughter should NOT be punished for wetting the bed, you'll only make it worse. Seriously. That's like someone punishing you for snoring. You can't help what you do in your sleep, but you can find ways to solve the problem with professional help.

In the meantime, get some goodnights or depends undergarments (I do not know the size/wieght of your grandchild) to keep her and her bed dry until proper professional treatment is given.

Answer 3

I also had this problem. It stopped when I got to around 13, although from time to time I still do wet the bed. The problem with me is that I always slept so deeply, that I wouldn't wake up if I needed to toilet, therefore I had no way of preventing it. It's not her fault though, don't get mad at her, it's not her fault, it's not like she means to do it. Also, with my bed wetting, I was always a very nervous child and I always felt anxious. When I was younger(up until about 8), I used to wet myself because I was so scared in my room at night. If I ever woke up in the night and my parents had gone to sleep I used to be honestly petrified, so I used to wet myself because I was so scared. It's quite a common thing, and nothing to be ashamed of. I suspect she will grow out of it, I did. There was no progression in me medically, it's just one day I woke up and the bed was dry, then I never wet the bed again. She may also need her confidence building. If she's scared that she will wet the bed and she knows you get annoyed when she does it, she will be thinking so much about not doing, she'll end up doing it without being able to stop herself. Just be patient with her, it's not her fault. :)

Answer 4

Hi Dadu, My granddaughter did that too. Her bladder is small like it runs in the family, and she is a very hard sleeper and just doesn't wake up to go to the bathroom. Don't get on to her or make a big deal out of this. She will out grow this in time. To safe your bed go to Wal-Mart and get a plasic mattris cover. That's what i did and my granddaughter has out grow her problem this year. She will be 9 in October.
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Answer 5

The first step would be a visit to her pediatrician to make sure there is no medical problem involved. If there is not, then a further discussion with the doctor will give you some medical and other treatment methods to try. Good Luck. And please, don't ridicule or blame her for this problem. No child wants to wet the bed on purpose. If she were able to stop she absolutely would. Most nine year old bedwetters are extremely embarrassed about it.

Answer 6

The same thing happened to my two sisters, they both stopped when they turned 16.. It's an embarressing problem but believe me they didn't do it on purpose. I remember my sisters used to cry because they didn't know how to stop... I found this website for you with some possible causes and tips on how to deal with the situation. I'm going to paste it for you too. good luck : )

Most children begin to stay dry at night around three years of age. When a child has a problem with bedwetting (enuresis) after that age, parents may become concerned.

Physicians stress that enuresis is not a disease, but a symptom, and a fairly common one. Occasional accidents may occur, particularly when the child is ill. Here are some facts parents should know about bedwetting:

Approximately 15 percent of children wet the bed after the age of three
Many more boys than girls wet their beds
Bedwetting runs in families
Usually bedwetting stops by puberty
Most bedwetters do not have emotional problems
Persistent bedwetting beyond the age of three or four rarely signals a kidney or bladder problem. Bedwetting may sometimes be related to a sleep disorder. In most cases, it is due to the development of the child's bladder control being slower than normal. Bedwetting may also be the result of the child's tensions and emotions that require attention.

There are a variety of emotional reasons for bedwetting. For example, when a young child begins bedwetting after several months or years of dryness during the night, this may reflect new fears or insecurities. This may follow changes or events which make the child feel insecure: moving to a new home, parents divorce, losing a family member or loved one, or the arrival of a new baby or child in the home. Sometimes bedwetting occurs after a period of dryness because the child's original toilet training was too stressful.
Parents should remember that children rarely wet on purpose, and usually feel ashamed about the incident. Rather than make the child feel naughty or ashamed, parents need to encourage the child and express confidence that he or she will soon be able to stay dry at night. Parents may help children who wet the bed by:

Limiting liquids before bedtime
Encouraging the child to go to the bathroom before bedtime
Praising the child on dry mornings
Avoiding punishments
Waking the child during the night to empty their bladder
Treatment for bedwetting in children includes behavioral conditioning devices (pad/buzzer) and/or medications. Examples of medications used include anti-diuretic hormone nasal spray and the anti-depressant medication imipramine. In rare instances, the problem of bedwetting cannot be resolved by the parents, the family physician or the pediatrician. Sometimes the child may also show symptoms of emotional problems--such as persistent sadness or irritability, or a change in eating or sleeping habits. In these cases, parents may want to talk with a child and adolescent psychiatrist, who will evaluate physical and emotional problems that may be causing the bedwetting, and will work with the child and parents to resolve these problems.

Answer 7

When i was a child and having problems with that my mom waked me up every night at around 2am and told me to empty my bladder. It went on until it became a habit and i woke up by myself everynight to prevent wetting the bed.

maybe dont let er drink too much water right before she sleeps and try waking her up a few hours after she sleeps...or she can try to remember that whenever she dreams she's in the restroom and starting to pee then she better wake up at once!lol!

wish this could help=)

Answer 8

your granddaughter may have a very small bladder, or an overactive bladder. There are some exercises that could help, and some meds could help, but really just make sure this isn't effecting her too badly. Be supportive.

Answer 9

my sister had this prob when we were growing up later years she found out it was her kidneys,and liver, goingout of wack, she would get yellow skin and eyes, she had to be on meds for some time, , even as she grew older, she still would have those bed wetting spells. so go see the doc/

Answer 10

First rule out a medical cause; but it's most likely to be psychological. You need to work with a therapist to identify and reduce the source of stress. That means communication and behavioral modification, not doping her up with drugs.