2007-09-08 10:59:56 · 6 answers · asked by g93004 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Welcome to the club! You probably never thought you'd be in this club, huh? The parents of kids who still wet the bed club. Your daughter has primary nocturnal enuresis. It's a bit more common in boys, but there are lots of girls with it too. It's largely thought to be a hereditary problem, and is common in kids who sleep really deeply.
The great news is that at 12, she's probably close to stopping. Generally kids stop when they hit puberty. It's a lot more common than you might imagine.
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2007-09-08 15:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by momineedles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should be checked out for a small bladder or an overactive bladder. Some kids have a problem with low muscle tone and this creates the problem. Take her to the dr. and have her checked out. Does any family member have this problem as a child? Bed wetting can be hereditary.
The other possiblility is the bed wetting is a psychological problem.
I would first check her out for bladder control problems with the dr. They make an alarm system that wakes the child up. You can find this on the potty training websites.
2007-09-08 18:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by momwhoknows 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She needs to drink alot during the day in order to make the bladder hold more, but she has to stop drinking about 6 pm, with nothing more until she wakes up. Make her empty her bladder before she goes to bed. If she drinks pop, stop. Drink as much water as she can, at least 8 glasses a day. This will take a while to get the bladder to be able to hold more, also set your alarm and get her up in the middle of the night for a short time to empty her bladder. I don't know when she goes to bed, but she can train herself to wake up. She is probably a very sound sleeper and when she totally relaxes, that is when she wets.
2007-09-08 18:24:13 · answer #3 · answered by LIPPIE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im 12 years old to but i don't pee the bed make her go to the bathroom b4 bed, in the middle of the night make her wake up and go to the bath room, or go have her blatter checked out she probaly just has a small blatter or something
2007-09-08 18:21:23 · answer #4 · answered by abeni l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See a chiropractor. The nerves controlling her bladder may be interfered with causing this miscommunication (between her brain and her bladder), hence not waking her up at night to go to the bathroom.
2007-09-08 18:57:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
get plastic mattress covers so tht the mattress won't get wet. and tell her to go to the bathroom before she goes to bed,,,,,, every night.
2007-09-08 18:08:16 · answer #6 · answered by JonasPones(: 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋