have a ten yr old who has to wear pull ups to bed, have tried every dr, every medication any suggest

Jenn - posted on 09/27/2009

Quoting Susan:

As long as their is not a phusical problem, the child will out grow it. I purchased the reusable underpads to protect the bed. I never tried the pull ups, as I figured if he felt the wet it might wake him. I work in the medical field and what ever you decide to do, please do not use the enuretic alarms....OMG they are so loud it will scare the bejeezes out of a child and I think makes it all that much worse. Good luck

That was the only thing that DID work for me and it did not scare me.  In fact, for the first few nights I still slept through the alarm as that was my problem - being such a sound sleeper that I did not wake when I felt the urge to urinate.

Susan - posted on 09/27/2009

As long as their is not a phusical problem, the child will out grow it. I purchased the reusable underpads to protect the bed. I never tried the pull ups, as I figured if he felt the wet it might wake him. I work in the medical field and what ever you decide to do, please do not use the enuretic alarms....OMG they are so loud it will scare the bejeezes out of a child and I think makes it all that much worse. Good luck

Temilyn - posted on 09/26/2009

My nephew had a similar problem only worse. He was having uncontrollable bowel movements until he was 11 years old. He finally grew out of it or atleast adjusted to it. He knows he has to go to the bathroom right after he eats. Sorry I don't know how to help, but that just knowing that you aren't the only one might be a relief.

Sharon - posted on 09/26/2009

Damn. Poor kid. Poor mom. But ultimately this must be torture for your daughter. I have no words of wisdom. I just wanted to send beste wishes, prayers and good luck vibes in finding the key to her issues.



I read all the replies.... I say, keep a log. Foods, liquids, activities & when. See if anything matches up on her wet nights.

Jenn - posted on 09/26/2009

I know her pain - I was a bedwetter as a child. It's actually a more common problem than many will admit to. What worked for me was an alarm system that my parents purchased from Sears that attached to my underwear and as soon as it gets wet it sets off a LOUD alarm. It didn't really take too long before I started waking sooner and sooner until I finally stopped wetting the bed - if only we had discovered it when I was younger!

Tammy - posted on 09/26/2009

my two oldest (boys) had this problem. I couldnt figure it out, they would not wet the bed everynight but would always wet the bed on the same night, would not matter if they had a drink before bed or not, if i got them up in the middle of the night or not - I finally realized that the nights I had given them a bath before bed were the nights they were wetting the bed (it wouldnt matter if they had a bath right before bed or hours before) once I started giving them a bath in the morning they no longer wet the bed. Not sure if that is what is going on but worth a shot :)

Jodi - posted on 09/26/2009

They say bed wetting is hereditary. So if one parent was a bed wetter your child has a 50% chance of being one. That being said, I was a bedwetter until I was about 11, same thing very embarrasing, my parents tried everything, waking me up, no liquid after a certain time, doctors. Then my dad read an article in Dear Abby about the same issue, there was this alarm that my dad bought that basically you put the mattress pad down and it had an alarm attached, the second liquid touched it the alarm would go off, it woke me up and I would get up and go to the bathroom. No kidding in one week I never wet the bed again, I dont no why it worked but it did. Unfortunatley I couldnt tell you where to find one, maybe on the internet.

Jodi - posted on 09/23/2009

Jennifer, my step son is 10 and still wets the bed. We've tried pretty much everything. Just the last time he was here he had been dry 4 nights in a row, and we tried him without pull ups, and he was dry. He just recently went on a school camp, and I am guessing that has given him more incentive to be dry. I really do believe they grow out of it. I don't know how he's gone since he was last here, but he was an extremely heavy wetter too, so we'll see. One thing we did do differently with him was make sure he drinks LOTS of water during the day to try and help train/enlarge his bladder. This may also have been what worked.



My hubby was a bedwetter too, and he stopped on his own at about 10 too. Is there anyone else in your family who wets the bed? Check with them how old they were when they stopped, and you may have your answer. It does tend to be genetic.

Lisa - posted on 09/22/2009

Okay, I know this is going to sound weird for some people, but I remember when I was young and would wet the bed I would actually have the same dream and when I've talked to other people about this dream they would say they've had the exact same one and would wet the bed as well. The dream is going down a long, dark hallway with only a faint light at the very, very end of it... well, when you get to the lighted room at the end of the hallway, you find out it's a bathroom and you have to pee... so, while you're peeing in the bathroom in your dream you end up peeing in real life in your bed... the way I stopped wetting the bed is I made a note to myself that whenever I would have this dream that I would wake up and go to the bathroom. You might just want to check with your daughter to see if she's having this dream.
Another thought, have you tried cranberry juice? I know when I've had a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) and couldn't control my bladder at all, that cranberry juice worked miracles for me.

Jennifer - posted on 09/22/2009

I used to wet the bed at an as a child and my parents took me into a specialist who found I had a valve not closing properly (I don't know what it's called) it repaired itself eventually. My daughter (5) just recently quit wetting the bed when I put a potty chair in her room with her, turns out she was too scared to go out of her room in the middle of the night.

Cadee - posted on 09/22/2009

I don't know how you feel about Eastern energy remedies, but I use EFT. It's stands for Emotional Freedom Technique. Just being afraid that she may wet the bed can be an emotional trauma. It is very easy to do and you can make a game of it. You can do it at home with her. It only takes a few minutes a day and is a helpful tool for the whole family when trying to handle any emotions that are difficult. You can probably find some books on it; or better yet, go to YouTube and look it up. They may not have anything there specific to your daughter's situation though. So if you wish some help in that direction, feel free to contact me at cadee917@yahoo.com and I'll be happy to help in any way I can. I highly recommend it!