Any Advise on Bed Wetting

Hi there! I have a 9 year old and a 6 year old, what I try to do is to limit their intake of fluids after 6pm. Usually it works especially with the 6 year old. The older one still wet's the bed once in a while but she has gotten better about waking herself up to go in the middle of the night. My 6 year old for the most part hold's it all night long. Once in a blue moon he will have an accident. Good luck and keep us posted!

Bless you! That must be heart wrentching to see him struggle.

Here are two suggestions. There is a homeopathic remedy for bed wetting. A friend of my is having same problems and this helped. You can pick it up at most any herbal/vitamin shop. Or do a google for homeopathy- I have used both Newtons and Borion.

There is a thing called EFT. It is a little strange, but IT WORKS! I am confidant it would work with this in one or two sessions (if you don't approach it like it is stupid!). It is free and you can do it from the comfort of your own home. I think you can find the suggestions on bed wetting somewhere on the site if you decide to use it. http://www.emofree.com/splash/video_popup.asp

And last, and I am sure you are already doing this.... don't make him feel at all bad (this is more common than people think). Love him and make him know HE is not bad or stupid for having this issue. It has to be horrorifying to him... even if he does not let on to you.

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Wow I train my baby when he was 2 1/2 years old Let me see if I can remember what I did First do not give him no liquids 2 hours before going to bed Secondly put some night lights from his bedroom to the bathroom so he wont be afraid to go to the bathroom in the dark and thirdly for a few weeks you wake him up half way thru the night and take him to the bathroom

Have you tried an alarm? Someone else mentioned the possibility of him being a sound sleeper. When I was a kid I was such a sound sleeper that my body couln't wake me up to go to the bathroom. My mom bought this alarm that attaches to a special pad on the bed. When urine hits the special pad, the alarm woud sound waking me up. Within a week I was cured. Hope this helps!

Believe it or not, my husband went through this for years while he was growing up, and also my step-son at times, who is now 12 1/2. The problem was more that they were sleeping too hard, than an actual bladder problem. This may be a little difficult at first, but my mother-in-law had to wake him (he will only be in a semi-awake state if this is the case) and walk him to the restroom right before she went to bed (since it was later than when he went to bed) and once during the night, etc. If he is in fact, a heavy sleeper, he will return to sleep with no knowledge of the event. Make sure the doors are locked to the outside, for, as he gets used to his body getting up to go at night, he may walk toward the door unknowingly. His body will begin to walk himself to the bathroom at night, in time, out of muscle memory. Also, there are waterproof "sheets" that can go on the bed underneath normal sheets to save your mattress. I am sure you are stopping liquids at a certain time of night (say 2 hrs before bed to start out with), and make sure he uses the restroom or at least tries, every 30 minutes before bed, and once immediately before.

Hope it helps some.

L. Hi. try not giving him salt or any liquids after 5:30pm if he wants liquids give him fruit

for this i would wait til summer> during the day keep track of how many times he goes to the bathroom and also take down the time when he goes. with his age he could also help with this. then see how long it is between each trip. then at night set the alarm. wake him up. and let him go. maybe after a fews nights he'll get used to the sensation he feels when you wake him. and who knows he could be going everynight before he starts going back to school. no matter what don't give up. hope i help.

I have five children under age 10. Two of them wet their beds until ages 8 and 9. (One actually still does). Bed wetting has to do with the development of neural pathways in the brain. It also has a genetic component. There is nothing you can do to make the brain develop differently. He will eventually outgrow it. It is not as unusual as you might think for someone to have this issue into his/her teens. Try really hard not to make a big deal about it. There is nothing he can do about it, no matter how many times you wake him up in the night. You will only make him feel bad. Be discreet and treat it like a non-issue. This can really hurt a child's self esteem. As for the bed getting wet, if GoodNights aren't working you can try something in the adult section, and be sure there is a plastic bedliner under the bottom sheet.

I have a 9-y-o daughter who has a bedwetting problem. We have taken her to the urologist, and we found out that being a "hard sleeper" is a diagnosis. We would wake her up, limit her intake, and everything else you can think of. Our urologist recommended an alarm to train her brain about staying dry at night. We were reluctant but finally did this the summer before 2nd grade. It took about a month of training, with my husband or myself hearing the alarm and getting her up to go to the bathroom. She was dry at night for over a year and has recently regressed. So, we are actually going to put the alarm back on this week for a jump start. We got the Wet Stop 2 alarm. It is a bit of work in the beginning, but it is definitely easier than washing sheets and feeling sorry that your child will not spend the night away due to embarrassment.

Dear L.,
My oldest son had this problem for a lot longer than most kids and I found out that he was having nightmares pretty regularly and it was causing him to get scared and wet the bed while he slept. See if you can find out if this is the case and if so maybe you can talk to a doctor about giving him something for anxiety to help him sleep without nightmares. It may not be the case in your sons situatiion but it's another avenue you can look at. Best of luck.

L.:
First I want to commend you for accepting the challenge of raising your nephew. It's great to hear of families helping each other and it sounds like this young man really needed you. I am going to give you my experience, strength, and hope having been a bedwetter and having raised one. I am 50! There are many things to consider. He is having emotional stress because his life is going through many changes, even if they are for the best. He may be a hard sleeper. His bladder is still growing as is he. Limit caffeine, but not with lemonade. Both have diuretic effect. Try to cut drinking down in the evening. There are several disposable bed pads on the market, CHUX etc. NEVER making him feel bad about the problem. It really isn't uncommon. It's horrible when you're the wetter. It's not his fault. Give lots of emotional support, love, and encouragement that this will pass. Most of all, if you aren't, teach him about Jesus and His grace. Teach your nephew to pray about this and depend on Jesus to help him through this trial in life. Pray with him!

Hi L.,
My heart goes out to you because my son had the same problem up until he was 17. I know that is not encouraging, but maybe my experience will help. We exhausted all of the above recommendations except the herbal supplements. He would go from days to months without accidents, and then they would start up again, every night, sometime very heavy. We could not associate any specific change in behavior to attribute to the cease and begin pattern. We have seen at least 5 specialist and after several tests, they all recommended drugs or that he would grow out of it, but physically there was nothing wrong. At the time he was 8 one urologist, and almost everyone after that, recommended a nasal spray. Because I dont agree with excessive medication for children and all of the side effects with the spray we resisted for years. We did get the spray for overnight and camp stays and it worked perfectly. When he got ready to go to college and he still had the problem, we decided to allow him to use the spray on a regular basis. After a few months of consistently using the spray according to the doctors directions, he completely stopped. He has not had to refill the prescription and he will be completing his freshmen year of college ACCIDENT FREE!! My husband and I often wonder if we had allowed him to use the spray more at an earlier age, would he have gotten better sooner, but as usual hindsight is 20/20. Do what you feel is best for you and your child.
Good Luck