bed wetting

Shawna - posted on 11/10/2008

I would nor worry or stress out about it. Kids at this age are going through a lot of growing. I hesrd that sometimrs at this age their bodies are growing and sometimes their bladders are still smaller and have not caught up with threir little growth spirt. Pull ups work just fine at night and just be calm and comforting. I have a 15 yr old son, they grow up way to fast and one day you will miss these minor and sometimes inconvenient nighttime problems:) My daughter is 8 and her issue is wetting her PANTS when she gets laughing too hard. This is a tricky one, I don't know what else to try.

Michelle - posted on 11/10/2008

Has anyone tried the nighttime alarms?

Nalani - posted on 11/10/2008

My one son did exactly this. He was really tired after a day at kindergarten and slept so hard, he would miss the signal. My boys are usually asleep by 8-8:30. They wake around 6:30. We found if we took him to potty at 10, he could sleep the rest of the night without an accident. We also don't let him have anything to drink after 7 pm and he had to go potty right before getting into bed.

This went on for probebly about a year. Then one night we just stopped taking him at 10. He slept through the night, and has not had any accidents recently. Now I must preface that with, if the boys had a particularly exhausting day, and I know that they will be sleeping the sleep of the dead... we do take them for the precautionary 10 pm potty break. But that doesn't happen often.

Andrea - posted on 11/08/2008

I have done heaps of research on this and cutting out and cutting down on liquids is now not recommended. The signal is stronger in the brain when they have a full bladder (so drinking a normal amount) than it is cutting out fluids at a certain time. There is only a small amount in the bladder so it does not send out as strong of s signal. Also by cutting out the fluids they will not have enough to last the night become dehidrated and sleep even worse as they are thirsty and restless.



If you ever get a chance go and see what he does in a day at kindergarten. It is very full on and nothing like what they did at home. It is very exhausting for the little ones and when they sleep they go into deep sleep very quickly and stay there and the signal does not wake them.



Bedwetting is common and it is quite often and also medically acceptable for kids not to grow out of it up until they are 15 yrs old. I wouldnt worry to much\ Get a protector se pull ups and enjoy your little one

Tanya - posted on 11/06/2008

For my son it was the other way around. When he ended Kindergarten and transitioned into 1st his bedwetting began. My first question is have you had him to the pediatrician to rule out a medical issue? I found through my own reserch it is more common than we think though at times we feel very alone in this issue. Kids stress the same as we do, so it may be fear or anxiety over starting kindergarten. Once you rule out that it is or isnt medically related you can try many avenues. One would be to watch his liquid intake before bedtime,have him try using the toilet before bed, and as exhausting as this may sound wake him through the night to try. If you still continue to have the issues I learned through play therapy that we need to make them responsible for the behavior. I hate punishing my son but by taking away toys or games he is made to focus on the issue and to do what is neccesary to make the change.

Tina - posted on 11/05/2008

You might want to make sure nothing emotionally bad has happened to or around him at kindergarten, cause usually bewetting can be from nightmares.

Heather - posted on 11/05/2008

I have been reading all the replies and I would have to agree with the "don't stress about it" answer. I have an 8 yr. old who has wet the bed consistently since being potty trained. He sleeps like the dead and just doesn't wake up until he's already done it. We have tried everything. The best thing to do is to make sure they don't feel dirty about themselves for doing it (so, mom act as calm an natural about it as you can), teach them how to change their own sheets so you aren't having to do it all, and let time do it's thing. The vast majority of children grow out of it naturally. I am still waiting for ours to stop completely, but I know his daddy had this problem and so did all his uncles, and they all quit quite suddenly in grade school. I'm just waiting it out and concentrating on other more positive things. I know that frame of mind helps my son more than anything.

Jennifer - posted on 11/05/2008

Kindergarden was rough..my guy had troubles on and off pending on what happened at school. We also omitted drinks after 7. But it didn't get better until we started to pry out of him what was going on at school that was bothering him, then it stopped.

Good luck

Barbara - posted on 11/05/2008

hi, i have twin daughters that are in 1st grade and when they were in Kindergarten they would have accidents through out the year. My husband and I got them to stopped with the bed wetting by not letting them have anything to drink after 4pm and then let them have a small drink with supper. That seemed to work for them....but i know every kid is different. Good Luck :)
Barbara

Mara - posted on 11/05/2008

It seems like when kids are sooo tired, they sleep harder and often miss the signal to go to the bathroom. Our Pediatrician advised limiting drinks, getting them up between 10 and 11 to go and NOT stressing about it. They don't want to wet the bed and will stop when they are ready. Good luck.

Angie - posted on 11/05/2008

I have a five year old and seven year old. I can't get my to stop wetting the bed either. My husband and I get them up around 11 or 12 and let them go to the potty again! Sometimes it helps but other times it doesn't. I have invested in plastic mattress protectors and pull-ups. I believe that the problem is getting too much to drink after 4pm. I have spoken to their pediatrician about it and she doesn't seem to be worried about. She has mentioned the nose spray that will help their brain release the chemicals to get their bladder to hold it. Hope it gets better for them and you!

Ruth - posted on 11/05/2008

Hi Christie, Kindergarten could be a hard ajustment for your son, I would use pull-ups at night only and not make a big deal about it, he'll stop soon. Why put more stress on him.