how do you stop a child from wetting the bed at night?

Question

my child wets the bed at night. what can i do for her to stop

Answer 1

The first thing is NOT to make her feel like she's choosing to wet the bed. She's probably just as embarassed by it as you are concerned about it. My son went through a phase when he was having nightly accidents. The first thing I did was STOP allowing any beverages 2 hours before his bedtime. Then I made sure he pottied before he went to bed. If I was up much later than that, I'd gently wake him up again and have him go to the bathroom again. The important thing is not to "carry" her to the bathroom. She needs to wake up and go to the potty herself. I would go in there with him and kindly say, "Just try to go a little bit so you don't have any accidents." I also noticed that he was more likely to have accidents when/if he was EXTREMELY tired. If he's getting enough sleep via naps or getting to bed at a decent hour- he seems to do better. I think it's b/c he's not in such a deep sleep so that when his brain tells him he needs to pee, he's actually able to wake up and go. These things worked but it took us about a month to get it down.

Answer 2

You don't. I'll bet you'd be hard pressed to find a child who wets the bed on purpose! What I'm saying is making them uncomfortable or guilty only makes them uncomfortable or guilty. She is probably trying hard NOT to wet the bed and the older she gets the more embarrassing it will be. Protect the mattress with a plastic cover under the sheet, but let her handle the rest and don't pressure her too much. Perhaps going to the bathroom just before bed and limiting fluids after dinner will help, also.

Answer 3

It depends on how old she is. If she is between 3 and 6 what you do is you cease all liquids after 5:00pm and eliminate soda all together, soda creates gass, gass creates bloating, bloating creates pressure on the bladder, pressure on the bladder when sleeping equals a wet bed. Set YOUR alarm clock for midnight/1:00am and get up and take the child to the bathroom...even if the child is sleeping. After awhile it will become a habit for the child and you won't have to get up. Purchase a plastic mattress cover. If nothing helps then I suggest taking the child to the doctor, there could be a medical reason.

Answer 4

Depending on how old they are (Like 6 or older) you may need to take them to the doctor to find out if there is a medical reason. Sometimes a child is such a sound sleeper that the feeling of having to pee doesn't wake them. If that is the case go in before you go to bed and gently wake them and take them into the bathroom. I am the youngest of 4 kids and our mom did this and we were all fully potty trained by 2 1/2.

Answer 5

If you have tried limiting fluids before bed, waking her to go at night, and she is able to stay dry during the day, take her to the pediatrician. Your doctor may refer you to the urologist, or may do tests to check for physical problems causing the bed wetting. I would recommend Goodnites/Pull-Ups to help keep bedding and pajamas dry while you work to resolve this issue. Millions of children wet the bed for various reasons, often well into their teen years. The best thing you can do is pursue the reasons behind this, and be kind, patient, and understanding. As the parent of a child who continues to have issues at the age of 10, I know this is tremendously traumatic for kids, and your support can go a long way to keep them from feeling bad about themselves. We have tried 2 types of bed alarms, limiting fluids, waking every 1-2 hours, even medication. Nothing has worked yet, but we continue to search for answers. Best of luck!

Answer 6

I have often wondered this. My 3 year old is potty trained during the day but he still has to wear pull ups a night. My pediatrician says that it is not a problem unless he is not waking through the night by 5.

Answer 7

Depending on her age, try to limit her drinks before going to bed. then during the night you will have to wake her and take her to the toilet. over a period of time she will become used to it.
its normal try rewarding her when she wakes up with a dry bed. good luck these are all joys of parenting but it works Ive had four kids

Answer 8

MY nephew had the problem. We stopped giving him liquids 2 hours before he went to sleep and always made sure he went to the bathroom before bed. It worked.

Answer 9

Well, you can always get those special 'underpants' for night time and so the child feels it before they go or the underpants will obsorb it so it doesn't cause the bed to get drenched.

Answer 10

deoends on the age if she is five or younger put her in pullups or if she is five-nine put her in goodnites(you can buy them in wal-mart where the diapers are) and stop the drinking 2 hours before bed and get up about mid night and get her up to go to the bathroom


hope that helps