my son is seven and an extremely hard sleeper. we have done everything except drugs which quit working six months after children quit taking them. we don't let him drink before bedtime, we wake him up before we go to bed, we have used a malem alarm, homeopathic meds, EVERYTHING. he is a very confident child, but i worry that if he doesn't stop wearing a diaper at night he won't be for long. does anyone have a similar situation or have any advice? please no haters....this is a sensitive subject for my family. we adore my son and will do anything to help him. thanks!
2007-11-09 15:23:21 · 13 answers · asked by gabeandpip 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
we have had him checked out for infections and he has none. we have also taken him to a urologist. he's completely healthy as far as they can tell....
2007-11-09 15:33:17 · update #1
Well as a bed wetter myself, I can tell you with confidence that he will have more self esteem waking up with a wet diaper than wet sheets and wet pajamas. I wore diapers up until I was 13 and now I have a 5 yr old that wets the bed and is diapered for it. Its all how you treat the situation, diapers are not just for babies, diapers are for anyone who needs them but if you treat him like his is a baby when he is diapered they yes he will loose confidence. It makes me angy when people treat other people different or make stupid comments like he is too old to be in diapers, or he is lazy, he need to be potty trained etc, no he is not! I can tell you from real life personal experience that I am so glad they have diapers out that fit older children. Since I had a problem I wanted to wear a diaper at night because it helped my issue, I hated waking up with a wet bed and wet pajamas. Many kids wet the bed and I think you are doing the right thing with letting him wear a diaper to bed, again, its how you treat the situation and you can tell him its not that big of deal, its just plastic underwear, plus you can tell him that if he was the only one then diaper manufacturers wouldnt be making all different sizes of diapers.
2007-11-12 03:19:49 · answer #1 · answered by xxxxxxxxxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take away the gameboy
2014-05-09 19:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was younger I had this same problem, as a result of how deep a sleeper i was. I know that the medicine is only effective for a limited time, but I would give it a try. I do not really have an explanantion as I am not a doctor, however I can tell you that I used medicine(I do not remember which one nor do my parent I asked) and when the effective time frame ended I never had a problem there after with waking up to use the restroom
2007-11-10 15:03:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My brother wet the bed until he was almost 12, and he was perfectly normal. The only thing that seemed to help occasionally, was to leave an empty mayonaise jar "pee jar" next to his bed, so he could get up and use it more quickly than getting to the bathroom. This only worked sometimes. I think it is just something he will have to grow out of. It is normal for some kids. Otherwise there wouldn't be such a large market for pullups and good nights. They are now making them to look like boxer shorts to be even more discreet. If he isn't self concious about it, I wouldn't make an issue of it. Hang in there. He'll outgrow it!
2007-11-10 17:57:35 · answer #4 · answered by lulu 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bed wetting is hereditary in my family. My father was married and 26 years old before he got control of his bladder during the night. My oldest brother was well into his teens and still having night accidents. I'm a girl and I was in my teens when I was still struggling to wake up and make it to the bathroom. There was times I would want to wake up and wet myself before I could force myself into an awaken state. It was very embarrassing and difficult. Sometimes i would dream that I would be needing to go to the bathroom real bad in my dreams, and this would help me trigger getting awake. My daugther is now 9 and suffers the same problem I had, where she can not wake up from a very deep sleep. I have tried waking her up regularly during the night, but even when she is on her feet during the middle of the night she is not truly concious of her body/bladder control. I have tried waking her up, have her pee, put her to bed and come back in half hour and she is already wet. Restricting fluid intake never helped. She sleeps so deeply she is even hard to awaken in the morning for school. I don't expect she will come out of this very soon. My advice is have him checked by a doctor, don't make a fuse and wait and be patient.
2007-11-10 00:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by StormyW 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Patience, and be wary of drugs. A movie was done on this subject, where the parents hung the wet sheet out the window. The kid being embarrassed would run home from school every day to keep his friends from seeing his wet sheet. This running gave him the athletic advantage that made him a track star; I believe, Olympic. Now, I'm not advocating hanging the wet sheet out of the window, but have you tried hypnosis?
2007-11-10 01:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by clintb32 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My son is 10, and still wets every night. We have also tried everything, including the meds, which didn't help him at all. We have been to urologists, done tests, been back to urologists and had more tests... we have been assured he will grow out of it. It really helps our son to know he isn't the only child this happens to, and that it is not his fault. It takes a great deal of support and love and patience and reassurance, and sometimes a touch of sneakiness to ensure your son keeps feeling good and confident about himself. It sounds like you are doing everything right, and everything you can for your son. Keep giving him lots of love and support, and let him know he isn't alone. Best of luck!
2007-11-09 23:37:42 · answer #7 · answered by tech_girl 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Did you have him checked for infections? I had a constant bladder infection from ages 4-7 and wet the bed frequently because I physically could not hold it. Talk to your DR and get a referral to a specialist to rule out any possible health problems.
2007-11-09 23:28:43 · answer #8 · answered by TLS (Caitlin is coming! 5/15/08) 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have him checked for diabetes. My sister was still wetting her bed at 9 years old and she was found to be a diabetic.
A lot of children wet their beds, tell your son there's many people out there with the same problem.
Best of luck to you both!
2007-11-09 23:33:23 · answer #9 · answered by Maria W 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get him checked it could b herettitary or jus an infectiontry goin 2 the doc.try setting an alarm every 30mins or 1 hour again! tak him 2 a pshychologist my cousin had the same problem it was herititary and he didnt feel loved!
2007-11-09 23:36:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋