7 Year Old Bed Wetter

I agree that a trip to the doctor will rule out any physical issues, such as UTI's, bladder abnormalities.

I am happy to report that my oldest (who is now 21) had bed-wetting issues until about 10. It got better and better, but the root of it was that she was (and still is) a very sound sleeper and had bad bed time habits - always staying up too late and not controlling intake before sleep.

While I don't know if I'd recommend interupting the sleep by waking them in the night to use the bathroom, I might have tried it if I could have pin-pointed the time of night the accident usually occurred.

I did find that completely restricting liquids from about 2 hours before sleep time helped, as did not allowing a late bed time or sleep in time.

Keep the faith. I was promised that my child would not go to college wetting the bed, and she didn't!

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My little sister wet the bed until she was ten. It was very hard for her and we all tried to help out, by not being hard on her, or acting like she had control over it or embarassing her. She had a condtion where she had slightly weaker bladder control and very sound sleep. Basically the urge to pee never woke her up and then she would wet the bed. I know a number of people who had similar experiences and they did out grow it around the same age, there may be more they can do today that was almost 20 years ago.

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I had a son who wet the bed till he was 14.
The first thing is, you should not make a big deal about it, She feels bad about it already.
First you can buy plastic mattress covers to protect her mattress,
no drinks about an hour before her bedtime, try to get her on a stricked bedtime schedule like 8 o'clock every night, and do not let her get to excited before bedtime.

Your doctor may be able to help there are some new drugs out there now but it does not help all children
I would take her to your doctor and have her checked in case there is some medical issue going on, but really she will just grow out of it.
Just remember she does not do it on purpose she cant help it.
Have her help her mum in the morning take her own sheets off the bed and put them in the washing machine.
Having her shower in the morning helps her start her day off fresh and clean and ready to go most girls stop around age 10 she is just one of many children who have this issue ..

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I know you have recieved several responses, but I had to chime in. My sisters and I were all 3 bed wetters until about 7-8 yrs. My daughter was also wetting the bed. Something that my mom had to cut out of our diet was red dye. It worked for us and I have been cutting it out of my daughters diet as well. It is working for her too. I have spoken to my pediatrician about it and there is something in the red color (food dye) that can cause a loss of bladder control in some people. It is not known exactly what it is but when it is cut out the wetting gets better. Once the wetting stops you can try putting it back into the diet slowly and see if it works. We have had no accidents for about a month now and I am so excited. My ped. said to start slowly introducing it back into her diet. Now that her body has learned full bladder control, day and night, she should be able to handle it again. We are hopeful. Good luck to you. I hope you figure out what works for your granddaughter soon.

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Suggest to your daughter that she bring this up this with your grandchild's pediatrician. Some children have a condition called enuresis, bedwetting during sleep. It can be treated using a bell-like device that wakes the child in the night at first hint of wetting. Read about enuresis at:
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/par...

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My nephew has gone through the same thing. He is 9 now and about 2 years ago the doctor put him on medicine. This is the second medicine that he tried. The first was a nasal spray and now he takes a pill at night. It has really built of his self confidence and will even be going away to camp this year. I am not normally one to suggest giving meds to kids (the whole ADD thing is way over diagnosed), but this has really helped his self esteem. Sometimes this is hereditary and may be caused by an underdeveloped blatter. Without medicine, my sister in law/mother in law and one of my friends growing up, had troubles in 12years and 14 years of age....

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I would suggest taking her to the doctor to see if she has an over reactive bladder or an infection. Also-- I'm sure someone has said not to give her liquids after an hour before her bedtime. Hope this helps even a little. Good luck!

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My 7 yr old son has the same problem. He wears GoodNights Diapers to bed and still sometimes wets it. We have an absorbent pad on the bed. The pediatrician says it's just a matter of physical maturity, but I think we're all tired of it. Plus my son is very tall and big for his age, which somehow makes it worse. I got a book from the American Academy of Pediatricians that has a program for trying to end this problem. It's written by a pediatrician who specializes in bedwetting. We haven't started the program yet, but it sounds like it covers all the issues mentioned in posts (i.e. ruling out a medical problem, then moving on to training). You can get the book from their website - the title is Waking Up Dry: A Guide to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting, b y Howard J. Bennett, M.D. It's written for the child to read also, with cartoons, for them to understand the problem also and participate in ending it.

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OUr daughter,who is now eighteen, had this same problem. I took her to a urologist, who gave her a nose spray.I can't remember the name. Because my daughter is adopted, from a foreign country,I don't know her medical history. The doctor said that frequently there is a family histroy, and also asked how she slept. She sleeps to this day, like thedead. He said that was also part of the problem. WE kept her on the medicine for several years, and eventually decreased it and the problem stopped. If you have any questions, you may e mail me at ____@____.com

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She may have a food allergy. I have been told it is related to milk. Check this out with her Pediatrician. There are drugs to help this as well. She should not have to suffer or be embarrased by this!

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We have gont thru this with my son. Doctors can give meds, buit the preferred is Imipramine (Tofranil) which is an antidepressant. My son took it for a bit, b ut did not like the way it made him feel, so we stopped it.

However, before even agreeing to the med, the Dr said to get an alarm, which we did. The cheap ones off eBay are great, I don't remember the sellers name. It can wake me up in my bedroom down the hall from my son, and worked great! Except when he rolls over onto it and it doesn't wake him up....I can hear it in the hall, but he can sleep through most anything!

My problem is that we had a car accident last year and he re-started and hasn't stopped since. (counseling has not helped)

Anyway, do try the $20 alarm before trying meds!

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Take her to the doctor, at that age with that little bladder control she may have a mishaped bladder or need medication to deal with muscle control. Usually this is something easily fixable. Good luck.

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I have a 3 year old daughter and she has been put throught teast and they could not find anything and she stills wets the bed.I cut all drinks of at 7pm and at 8 pm i make her got to the bathroom. You might want to get a pee monter that will help her to get up and go to the bathroom.

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WE did the nothing to dring an hour before bed time. But if it does not work you may need to take her to the DR for a check up. She may not be getting the sensation to pee before she is suppose to pee, that could be a medical problem. I have a 10 yo neice that has that problem. They have to use a timer and set it for every 30 minutes, so that she gets into the habit of going on her own. But when she is really into something she has accidents if she does not remember to go.
YOu can try the timer to train her to make a habit to go to the bathroom. But I would talk to her pediatrition about a medical problem.
Has there been any major change in her life lately? Sometimes that will cause them to bed wet, if they have not been doing it and then start up. Good luck!

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Don't give her anything to drink after a certain time, or just give her enough to wet her mouth. If she is drinking tons right before bedtime, it is probably contributing to the problem. Also know that bedwetting is normal and it's usually just that her bladder is too small and she doesn't feel the sensation to get up and go potty. Waking her and taking her potty is helpful, but if you stop/reduce liquids after say 600 or 700, depending on bedtime, that should help a lot!

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In the case of bed-wetting there are a number of factors to consider. We must turn first to the parent(s). In this fast paced world where we (parents) are often so busy in our work a day world that our children have get what we have left over at the end of the day. And so what happens is that in our interactions with our children (at the day's end), we function with them in a manner that avoids conflict, we appease them- we over compensate for our absence.
Now, what should your daughter do? First of all take off the pull ups. They are a crutch for both mom and daughter. They allow a child to wet without the consequence of wetting. No consequences? Why change? When she wets, have her get up right away and take a shower, even if its 2am. Have her help make up the bed or sleep at the end of the bed. Give the granddaughter a chance to self regulate. The first few times of this may be inconvenient to the parent(s) and disruptive to the child, but you know what... You may be pleasantly surprised at the difference that comes.
Two other supports for the granddaughter's success. Reduce the amount of liquids consumed after 6-7pm. At 5pm or so remind her to have something to drink before it gets to late (whatever time has been decided upon by grandmom or mom) so that she can keep her bed dry. Saying it this way affirms the positive and reminds the child of the goal. The other is for the mom to go into the daughter's room while she is asleep and give her a positive subliminal suggestion. Here is the one I gave my 7 year old son that helped him. "(Child's name) always keeps her/his bed dry. (Child's name) gets up and goes to the bathroom every night. (Child's name) always keeps her/his bed nice". (THIS TECHNIQUE IS VERY IMPORTANT. Say it softly and lovingly. The best way to do this is for 21 consecutive days beginning at the new moon. Whenever she wakes up dry make a reasonably big fuss over her/him.
Celebrate the victories and deal peacefully and practically with everything else.

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Make sure first to talk to her doctor and check any possible medical issues.

Sounds to me like she's a very heavy sleeper and doesn't recognize the signals her body is sending when she has to pee. Hypnosis is great for this!

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M.
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Can you respond to the grandmother of the 7 year old for me (State Farm denied access)? Tell her to take her child to the DOCTOR...she could have bladder problems. Kids who wet themselves at this age need medical attention. I can't believe they haven't done this already. Tell her your mother had this problem and had her bladder dilated three times before she could control her urine. Poor child!

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My daughter had the same problem up thru age 7. We finally tried one of the devices that has a sensor in a minipad which triggers an alarm when it becomes wet. (The child wears the minipad in her panties at night and the alarm is attached to her shoulder.) This worked in less than 2 weeks. They are available on line.

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Have they talked to a pediatrician for advice? Also, have they cut back on what she has to drink in the evening? It seems if she is urinating that much, she must be drinking a lot late in the day. I wish you all luck!

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You should get your granddaughter to the pediatrician to have this evaluated. Unless she is drinking huge amounts of liquids before bed and after her 11 p.m. uriniation, she should not be producing that much urine in one night. You can start by limiting beverages after 7:00 p.m. to a few small sips, but if that doesn't work -- I would head to the doctor for a full evaluation.

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Is this a new problem or has she always been this way? If it is a new problem, I don't want to alarm you, but it could be a sign of diabetes. I would have her get checked out. The pediatrician just tests the urine with a dip stick, it is very easy, painless and could answer a lot of questions. I know because my son had this same issue, though he was younger when it started. The body continues to make urine trying to get the excess sugar out of the body, so even if they aren't drinking a lot they would still be peeing a lot. Usually they are very thirsty too and may complain of headaches and could be tired.

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First rule out medical issues. Call her doctor.

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I have an 11 year old nephew that wet the bed till he was about 9. My advice is to take her to the Dr. and see about getting some meds for it. My brother got some for his son and it helped. I'm not sure what kind it was; I don't dare ask. My brother is still very touchy about that subject. he doesn't like to admit that any of his kids have ever had any problems.

D.,
I have a 9 year old boy who bed wets occasionally too. First I think you should take her to the Pediatrician to make sure she doesn't have something going on internally and if that turns out ok then it's probably stress. My son wets the bed when he's stressed out or things are going a hundred miles an hour. Make sure she doesn't have any liquids after 7:00 at all!! Then buy a waterproof sheet, it's about the size of a baby doll blanket that is completely water proof and lay that on top of her sheets and she can lay directly on that. Buy a mattress cover that is waterproof too. Buy extra of everything, sheets, mattress covers, pillow cases, blankets and waterproof bed linens and then it will not be such a burden on you to wash them every day. I felt your pain. Your child wakes you up in the middle of the night saying they have soiled the whole thing and you have to gather up the laundry as if you hadn't done enough laundry already and go wash it again and again. You don't want to make your child field guilty because it may not be their fault. I also had night lights in the hallways and in the bathrooms so if he woke up in the middle of the night he wasn't afraid to get up and go to the bathroom. I also PRAISED him for the nights he didn't wet the bed and gave him a reward for the weeks where he could go 5-8 days without wetting in a row, then it's on their mind and they try harder not to do it. That's basically all you can do right now. She will grow out of it. Just cut out liquids after dinner altogether except for sips and brushing teeth. Good luck!!

Make sure she doesn't get any liquids two hours before bed. Try waking her two hours after she goes to sleep and again at around 2 am and again around 5 am. My son had this problem and that's how we got him trained. It's a little work for you all, but that's all part of parenting and helping her. Also, no PULL-UPS. That sends the wrong message. Stress to her that she is a big girl and like mommy it's time to wear underwear. Get some sheet pads and put them under her sheet. During the day, 15-20 minutes after every meal, have her go to the bathroom.