How to stop bed wetting?
She wants to stop so she can spend the night at friends but is afraid she'll pee the bed. Anyone with any suggestions?
Answer:
Well, since bedwetting is cause by usually a small bladder, that can't hold in the urine, it causes the child to "wet the bed". Make sure that she is hydrated, but don't let her drink much two hours in advance before bed. Only let her have a few sips of water before bed. Also, have her use the bathroom right before she goes to bed, but right after she brushes her teeth. If that fails, keep using these tactics, but get her children's diapers, not toddler's diapers. Good Nites will help her accomplish her fear of wetting the bed when having sleepovers, and give her a lot more self confidence.
make her go to the bathroom before she goes to sleep pretty soon she'll wake up when she has to go to the bathroom...
I don't know if there is a cure.
make sure she goes pee before going to bed everynight.
what i used to do with my kids is they went to to loo before they went to bed and when i was going to bed i used to put them on the toilet again this worked for me
this is something that we have a work with older kids who wet. You can get an alarm that will go off when they begin to pee, yes it scares them but after sometime it will help them to recognize the sensation of having to pee before they actually do and they will get up to use the bathroom before using their mattress.
I don't have a kid, but I remember when i went through this(no i don't wet my bed still to those smart asses). My mother used to make me go to the bathroom before i went to sleep. You can also give her something to drink(enough so that she can go to the bathroom) than so she can get all her urine out or just don't drink anything before bed.
Someone else might have said this I didn't look but.
My son had a problem until we started limiting liquid intake about 3 hours before bed time...this really really helped! He wasn't going to bed with a full bladder and of course he was to go potty before going to bed as well.
Now he's 12 and we're accident free. We did the same thing with our daughter and she's rarely had an accident problem.
Hope that helps
talk to the dr because they can help.definitly and also she can sleep with goodnights...they are panties but alittle thick(not like a pamper )
Can relate to your situation, and it's good you've recognized deep sleeping is the symptom for bedwetting.
Other than limiting fluid intake -- there is the slight risk she might get dehydrated -- she might want to continue wearing night time underwear so she is not embarrassed by bedwetting.
I've listed some resources you can explore and include your daughter in working through this.
She will eventually grow out of bedwetting.
buy her some goodnites and teach her to put them on in the bathroom so her freinds wont know. some kids just wet the bed, it is not her fault. i used to use the goodnites myself becuse i wet the bed till i was 16. most kids out grow it by age 10. do not put her on meds, and do not limit drinks to much. my parents tryed that and i ended up dehydrated and got very sick.
Have you taken her to her doctor? My friend wet the bed until she was about 8, because she was having breathing issues. Noone knew about them until her mom told her doctor about the bed wetting and he checked it out. I'm not quite sure how they are linked.
If not a medical issue, no drinking a few hours before bed, pee before bed, and they make things for older children with those issues that look like real underwear so noone would know she wets the bed.
=) And make sure you give her alot of reassurance. Alot of kids have that problem.
Good Nites for now and a quick check at the doctors. My daughter had the same problem which she outgrew on her own without limited fluids around age 6. The only extra I did was wake her when I went to bed to make her try and go, that really helped a lot, I guess it emptied her bladder before it could just be released accidentally. Try to keep a non-issue cause they will stress more, etc. My doc said there is a nasal spray she can use for the occasional overnight or vacation that he gave his daughter, somehow it's tied to something hormonal, however I opted not to use it. She will outgrow it. Good Luck
well make sure that she doesn't drink any liquids at least 1 hour before bed and make sure that she goes to the bethroom right before she goes to bed also. also maybe every month that she goes with out wetting the bed she will get an icecream treat or money or something.
Good Luck!!
If u let her spend the night u should tell the parent about this problem and leyt her know what to do.!!!!!
wake her up every 3-4 hours after she goes to sleep to use the bathroom she'll start doing it on her own ( thats what my mom did when she started potty training us and I will be 15 in march and I still do that it works like a charm! )
Bed wetting unfortunately effects many children. I was a bed wetter, my son is, and many of my neices and nephews are. I know a lot of people say that their child just sleeps to hard, but the truth is the muscles are not developed enough to hold urine all night long. More exersise running and playing will help, and then you need to wake your child during the night once are twice if she is really wanting to stop. My Aunt did this to me and I was almost fifteen. Most people are fifteen to seventeen years old when they stop this is either because it was a hormone problem or because they became an active teen. Also it could be because they started sleeping less. Waking your child up once or twice a night helps a great deal, because the child is working that muscle a couple extra times a day and their brain is developing a habit to wake up every so often. Also you can take her to the doctor and they can give her something that will dry her up a bit. Try stopping all drinking one hour before bed time. This can be tough though as we all know that you get thirsty sometimes before bed time. For boys this is especially hard because they use more energy. Just remember though and remind your daughter that bed wetting is a normal thing and that many children do it. It is not anything to be ashamed of. She should not be afraid to tell the parent or you tell the parent of the child she is staying with that she is a bed wetter. This can ease the tention. For some reason, children who are good friends tolorate the bed wetting and have an unspoken covenent about this. I know my best friend was never asked to tell anyone about my bed wetting, but she never uttered a word. Neither did my brothers. Those who found out, did not say anything. There were a couple cases where the child really did not like me and they picked on me a bit, but they still did not tell anyone. My neices and nephews report that they would rather use the good night pant and just change in the bathroom away from the other children and put regular undies on top and no one really knows the difference if they do they don't say anything. They would rather risk than to pee on their friend. These are just some of the solutions that have helped the family throughout the years. My sister in law reports that the potty peal really works though.
get her "good nites" it's a brand of training pants for children with this problem they look and feel like regular undies but with extra protection and so realistic if her friends see them they look just like regular panties so she won't be embarrass
my cousin had a bed wetting problem and what you can do is either go to your doctors and they give you like a book and that erm..i remember my cousin getting like booklets and say if she goes to bed about 9ish or when ever then don't alow her to have much to drink 4 like 2 hours b4 she goes to bed and make sure she goes to the toilet before she goes to sleep
Bed-wetting is uncontrollable urination during sleep, a condition also known as nocturnal enuresis. Accidental wetting of clothes or bedding is common in children younger than 4 and is usually a normal part of developing bladder control. Children learn to control their bladders at different rates, but most can do so reliably throughout the night by age 5 or 6.
Generally, bed-wetting is defined as occurring 1 to 2 times per week over at least a 3-month period in a child 5 years of age or older. Primary nocturnal enuresis is bed-wetting in a child older than age 5 or 6 who has never been able to consistently stay dry at night. Secondary nocturnal enuresis is bed-wetting that begins after a child has had at least 6 months of nighttime dryness.
What causes bed-wetting?
Bed-wetting is not an intentional act by the child. Most likely, a
child's bed-wetting results from a combination of factors, which may include:
Delayed growth and development.
Small bladder capacity.
Too little antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
Sound sleeping.
Psychological and social factors.
Secondary nocturnal enuresis is a condition in which a child starts wetting the bed suddenly after consistently having had bladder control throughout the night. When this occurs, it may be the result of a medical condition, such as a bladder infection, or emotional stress.
How is bed-wetting treated?
Treatment usually is not needed for bed-wetting in children age 7 and younger. Most children who wet the bed develop bladder control over time without treatment.
Bed-wetting (primary nocturnal enuresis) in children older than 7 or 8 may be treated if it occurs at least twice a week for at least 3 months and is affecting the child's performance in school or relationships with peers. Treatment includes educating the parents and child about what is normal and expected and how the urinary system works. Treatment methods may involve praise and encouragement, a moisture alarm, behavior therapy, or medication. Often a combination of treatment methods is used.
Bed-wetting that occurs after a successful period of staying dry throughout the night (secondary nocturnal enuresis) may be related to a treatable medical condition.
What can I do to help my child?
Help your child understand that overcoming this problem is a natural part of growing up. Punishment or shame are never appropriate responses—remember that your child is not wetting the bed on purpose, either consciously or subconsciously.
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