Bedwetting - Barberton,OH

My son is also 7 and wets the bed occasionally. My pediatrician recommended having him wear pull-ups over his underpants. That way, the bedding is protected, but he can still feel that he's wet.
Also, my sister was a bed wetter. My parents helped her by waking her up to go. My Dad would wake her up before he went to bed at like 11pm, and my mom would wake her up when she woke up herself in the middle of the night. It worked well, and she eventually grew out of it on her own.
Good Luck!

My daughter just stopped wetting the bed about 6 months ago and she'll be 8 in January. I was a bed wetter as a child from time to time until I was about 9. They usually say that if at least one parent was a bed wetter than their child usually will be as well, and for about the same length. What we finally did was take the night time diapers away and cut off her drinking anything past 6 or 7 and then wake her up to use the bathroom before we went to bed around 11 or 12 and it worked. For the first couple of weeks she had an occational accident, but it definately worked for us. We found that waking her up before we went to bed was the real key. Now she wakes up on her own if she needs to use the bathroom. I hope this helps you out. I know how frustrating it can be. Good luck!

K.,
I had the same situation with my son. He wet the bed all of time no matter what I tried it did not work; fewer liquids, doctor appts, etc. Then one day I was talking to my mother about my frustration and this is when I found out that she had wet the bed for quite sometime while growing up as well. The light came on! I had wet the bed until I was around 13-14 years old. The first thing that I did was change my approach to the situation and stop blaming my son for something that I may have helped to create. Wait it out it will cease. In the meantime dont be harsh it could damage his selfesteem. Good luck.

hi, K.. you and your son are not alone, as i'm sure you've read :) my 6yo dd was recently put on a medication to supress bedwetting. she just can't help it--she sleeps so hard she doesn't feel the urge or wake up. bribing her with prizes and gifts would just make her feel like a failure--because she really has no control over it.
our doctor suggested withholding anything with caffiene or citric acid, and nothing to drink after dinner. this isn't much of an issue because we eat at 6 and she goes to bed at 8. she has a mouthful of water to swallow her pill and moisten her throat. we have had some minimal success, but not completely.
good luck!

Hello K., my name is D.. I'm a 38 -yr old mother of 2. Don't sweat the bed-wetting. I also was a wetter (until 12), as well as my daughter (until 9). My mother cut out any liquids for me at 6pm. It helped, but didn't stop my problem- and kept me unbearably thirsty all evening. Also, no pop. Caffeine and carbonated stuff always made it worse. FYI: Recent studies have shown that this problem is inherited. Plus many children simply sleep so heavily that they are unable to wake up before they go. They all grow out of it. Love and support them as you would through any other issue. Don't add to his guilt and shame by putting added pressure. We would've stopped if we had control over that problem, but we didn't, and we couldn't, until our bodies were ready. Hang in there! It will end. For now, get a cheap plastic matress cover (just in case) and it'll all be over before you know it.

Hi K.,
This is so heartbreaking and I'm sure discouraging for your son. Bedwetting can be an indication of nutritional needs. I know of a lady who was still dealing with it until she was 21 and solved it in a very short time with proper nutrition. Your infertility challenges could have a similar resolution. Let me know if you want to know more. Everyone doesn't have faith unless there's a prescription involved but I know it works.

My son wet his bed (he's 9 now) up until about a year ago and occassionally still has accidents. What I did to help out was first of all, no drinks after dinner at all. Nothing. Then, I got him up before I went to bed (usually around midnight) to try and go. If he can't go, I usually either flush the toilet or run the faucet to get him started. That pretty much stopped the night time wetting. As long as it isn't behavioral, that should help. Soon he should start getting into the habit of waking himself up when he has to go. But this is something that needs to be trained and if your son is a really sound sleeper, it may take a while to learn. Good luck!

My daughter dealt with problem when she was few years younger, ( I also had this problem as a child) and I took her to the Cleveland Clinic peds uro dept for an evaluation and ultrasound...they had felt it could be something internal...she was fine and the docs said it could be due to her family history, and behavioral issuses, or just a phase, which they said was SO common.

He will most likely grow out of it..Mine did...keep up with the pull ups and stopping the water intake in the PM. Dont worry ALOT of children go through this.

Hi K., I know how discouraged you are for I still have a bedwetter, He does not wet as much as he use to and we tried all the different things mentioned before...no drinks after a certain time, waking him up before we went to bed, diapers etc.....What we learned is that it is really up to him. He needs to learn to wake up and go. He is ashamed that he still wets....and it is not every night anymore. waking him up did help, and limiting his intake at night was also helpful, but you cant stop him from dinking altogether. He needs to be hydrated. As frustrating as it is for you just have patience for him, dont scold. Try to encourage him. See a doctor might be a good idea. There just might be a physical problem. and maybe you should see what kind of ideas that one woman had about his eating habits I know that sometimes what we eat can cause us more problems. Good luck to you, and dont give up. P.

Have you tried to set up a prize or a special trip if he doesn't wet the bed? Like, if he has 1 week with no accidents then he can get a special treat or go someplace special, like the zoo or if he likes to go to McDonalds playland. I am trying to get my son potty trained and I"m using the angle that if he sits on the potty and goes to the bathroom that he gets to pick a prize of his prize bag. If he pees then he gets a small prize and if he poops then he gets a bigger prize, also if he shows that he needs to go and either starts to pull his pants/pull ups off or lifts the seat and sits down then he can have either a big prize or 2 small ones. He is starting to show us when he needs to go so its been working good for me. Maybe something like that would work for you and your son.

I can not say that I have conquered this yet but I can empathize with you. My 11 year old son is still wetting the bed EVERYNIGHT pullups work when he remembers to put it on. We tried medication, restricting fluids, getting him up throught the night on a schedule....all with no results. His father wet the bed until he was 13 and my sister did until 10 or so. It is very frustrating for the whole family. I am a nurse and it makes me feel helpless that I am helping so many other people but can't help my own son. To make things worse we not have a three year old who has already been dry through the night for months, that doesn't make my older son feel any better.
Last week we went to the sleep clinic at children's hospital to have a sleep study done for him, to rule out any sleep disorder. I forgot to mention we have had kidney and bladder tests done also. This may seem like too much for something he may grow out of, but for his self-esteem and my peace of mind we are investigating all possibilites. We will not get the results of the sleep study for several weeks but I will keep you updated my email address is ____@____.com if you want to ask any questions or just vent to someone who can feel your "pain".
Good luck on your little girl mission!!

I have 4 children, 2 of which were bed wetters. My son was the worst, being an almost constant bedwetter until he was 10, then it decreased in frequency. He "magically" stopped at about 11 1/2 and has never had an incident since (he's almost 17 now). My daughter was a bedwetter until she was almost 9, then again, "magically" stopped. I learned with my son that all the little gizmos and gagets to stop bedwetting did not work, I also refused to give him drugs (as the pediatrician suggested) to stop something that was not life threatening or altering. It was hard but, learned to smile and say thank you to those family members and friends who meant well with their advice too. Bottom line, he grew out of it, so did my daughter.
The issue was more mine than theirs and when I got upset or hung up about it, then they did. The best advice I can give is to NOT make a big deal out of it. They will outgrow it. The issue is more the parents' because we have to do the clean up. Again, it was difficult, but I learned to "mellow out" and accept the bedwetting for what it was...part of their growing up process. I had my son and daughter be responsible to make sure they went to the bathroom before bed each night, put on their 'goodnights' AND if there was a leak to the bed, they had to bring me the sheets in the morning. We made it just a way of life. We talked openly about it in our immediate family, even with my other two children. They all were very aware of how this issue would be perceived by children and adults outside of our immediate family, and knew that it was no ones business to know but ours. It wasn't some deep dark secret, we handled it like most would any other family issue or illness, privately.

I don't know how easily your son falls back to sleep but one thing that worked for us was waking my son up right before we would go to bed have him go to the bathroom and he would go right back to sleep, we also made sure he would go to the bathroom right before bed. he just turned 6 and has been accident free for a little while now.

Hi K., I know this has to be hard I wet the bed until I was 6 and my husband was older to . I recently talked to my doctor about it and she said they used to think that kids bladders were to small but they have found out that it is a hormone inbalance. The way your hormones work is they trigger the brain to wake up from a deep sleep but for those who do not wake up their hormones just have not developed yet. They make a medicine for it. I am not sure what it is but I am sure if you ask your doctor they can tell you. Remember not to punish him for it, it is not something he can help. Hope this helps! A.

My brother dealt with this issue until he was 12 or 13 and he had to eventually go on a medication to help. It turned out that it wasn't his fault at all and the medication helped. I don't know what the problem turned out to be because I wasn't very old when he was put on the medication, but I would talk to your pediatrician. I also agree w/ the other lady about waking your son up and having him go to the bathroom before you go to bed. It could just be he can't wake up enough to go to the bathroom, or he starts dreaming about water and doesn't realize he's doing it.

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thank you, I have come to the conclusion that we just have to wait it out. My grandson just gets upset, because he is too embarrassed to spend the night at any ofhis friends houses. He will be ten the month.

He has some good nights, but has never had a complete week. We are reading a book called "Dry all night". Pill, nose spray and buzzers, did not work.