almost every night, trying to cut the drinks at night but kids get thirsty, (I sure do). Especially with the heat on this time of year. Tried waking up to take him to the bathroom but im not consistant and he does it again anyway sometimes..
2007-11-14 07:30:06 · 11 answers · asked by Inquiry4u 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Thiws is what I said when someone asked about a school aged child, I think at 4 I would be too worried about it, buy pullups and don't worry about it..........
Here's what I shared about our experiences to the other asker..............
" by k h Member since:
September 26, 2007
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581 (Level 2) I am guessin gyou are using the term diapers as a general on and probably actually mean something similar to a pullup. And I will say from FIRST HAND expereience, you can go through the entire of gambit of ways to deal with it and drive your self and your child nuts, and humilate your child in the process or youcan buy the pullups and realize that one day they will outgrow it.
Here are some things that we tried and how much success we experienced with them:
The expensive alarms~didn't work and woke up the rest of the household, don't recommend
Waking them up at say midnight~worked but husband and I overtired and very grouchy when the child had accidents, that wasn't the cure here
Being hateful and shaming the child, made him change his sheets, do the laundry, etc~didn't work
Medications that a dr might prescribe~didn't work consistently and problem was back the second they weren't taken
Chiropractor~work so-so, a little pricey since we went three times a week for about four months, but the chiro got him to about 80% of the time being dry
Time~worked the best of all, after he got to where he was dry MOST of the time, I guess his body just learned what that feels like, bladder stretched, whatever, he finally grew out of it right at 9 years old and my sons is big (not fat) for his age, wears 14 pants is only 3 inches shorter than his 13 yo brother
What we finally resigned ourselves to is buy the pull ups, let him be comfortable sleep and get over it. I think there are alot of reasons kids have this issue, but some just eventually cure themselves and we need to be the adults in the situation. Best of luck and remember chances are your kiddo won't go to college with pullups! :)'
Hope that helps you!
2007-11-14 08:10:50 · answer #1 · answered by k h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some children will wet the bed until after the age of 5. My son is almost 7 and still does. But him pull ups or good nights, then you don't have to change sheets in the middle of the night, They do grow out of it! I had the same problem as a child and I work just fine now!
2007-11-14 07:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by Emily E 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a mother I know it's frustrating, but some kids are just very sound sleepers. He'll grow out of it eventually, and in the meantime just do what you've been doing: limit drinks before bed, make SURE he uses the bathroom at bedtime, and then be patient.
A helpful trick: put a rubber sheet on to protect the mattress, then a fitted sheet, and then ANOTHER rubber sheet, and another fitted sheet. If he wets the bed, remove the wet sheet and first rubber sheet, and the bed will already be ready in case it happens again.
Good luck!
2007-11-14 07:36:19 · answer #3 · answered by Karsten S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Goodnites has underpants and boxershorts for bed wetting. They are a disposable product that the child can put on himself, and they are super absorbant, but really thin that way no one even knows he is wearing them. In the mornings he can take it off himself and throw it away.
You can find these in the disposable diaper area of any store or supermarket. They have sizes for kids from 38 pounds to 125+ pounds.
You should try these at your home, makes quite a difference at mine. It takes alot of the stress and frusteration of the wet sheets out of the morining routine and everyone sleeps alot better.
HTH
2007-11-14 23:52:30 · answer #4 · answered by rich c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people just take a while. Boys especially. My brother wet the bed until he was 12. I did see this one thing that you put on the bed and it sets off an alarm when there is wetness on it and wakes the child up. It works that it starts teaching their body to wake up at the signal of a full bladder. But otherwise be patient he will eventually out grow it.
2007-11-14 09:52:34 · answer #5 · answered by emiliemai 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try some goodnites on him. I know it is hard but some kids are like that. My nieces is 7 and she still wets the bed. But she is also ADHD and that has something to do with it. Stop worrying now. When he is 5 if he is still wetting the bed take him to the doctor and they can give him something which will help. We are giving it to my niece now and it helps. But for now just put him in some goodnites a bedtime training pants. and let him enjoy being a kid.
2007-11-14 07:57:54 · answer #6 · answered by sassylyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 5 yr old is a bed wetter and he is in diapers at night. I was a bed wetter and wore diapers at night so was my father so I know bedwetting runs in our family which is why Im not too concerned. Put him in a diaper so everyone can get a restful nights sleep and the bedding is protected.
2007-11-14 09:50:05 · answer #7 · answered by xxxxxxxxxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problem with my little one. It's good cutting the drinks after dinner at the least. Also to reduce the damage to his sheets, put down a towel or water proof blanket.
2007-11-14 07:35:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wet the bed sometimes way after age 4 I just couldn't wake up.
2015-07-21 12:24:18 · answer #9 · answered by Robert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try A bedwetting alarm, bedwetting store.com.
2007-11-14 12:14:51 · answer #10 · answered by koko 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋