My Girls Are Wetting the Beds

My 10 year old still wets the bed because he sleeps so hard. He wets through a pull up. My 8 year old has no problems at all and sleeps in normal underwear. Any suggestions? I have tried cutting out the drinks etc. We live in the country. He comes home from school and plays so hard.

My daughter was potty-trained at "2" and we never had that problem - could possibly be laziness......
You need to get more stern with them, especially with the
"5" yr. Old that is crazy !.........
That is not normal to wet the bed that long.

Hi K.! I think it is normal for the 3 yr old bc she hasn't had bladder control for very long and being asleep makes it even harder. However, the 5 yr old should be past that stage, could be wanting attention or wanting to do what little sister is doing. Good Luck!

My new 6 yr old daughter STILLS wets the bed! it drives me crazy!!!! but ya know what, I make her wear pull-ups and I also try to stop the drinking ealry too. she is always so thirsty... Oh well, It is no big deal and do not make it a big deal. they grow out of it. so you hav to buy pull-ups alot longer than you expected... My 7&1/2 yr old daughter never had a problem... but, I MAKE her wear pull-ups and even when she falls asleep without one on, I put it on her while she is sleeping! I'm so frikin tired of her waking my up at 1am saying mommy i'm wet!!!!!!!!! I understand!!!!!
thanks goodness my child can fit into the biggest size they make.. the 4T-5T (the princess kinds ofcourse) ha ha ha
Good luck and DON't WORRY. I even make her wear one on long trips! or I have to keep extra pullups in the car incase I can't pull over... I just say here pee in this!! ha ha ha

My son potty trained extremely hard. My doctor told me to limit liquids after 5 or after dinner time. I also agree with others about not being mad and punishing her. My son started pre-k this year and he had a few accidents when school first started but once he was in the swing of things it has been alot better. He doesn't get to drink anytime of the day like he did at home so it makes it easier on him to have more control. I wish you the best of luck and want you to know that I have read sooooo many requests and questions on a few different sites and you are not alone.

No offense to Stephanie, but she's wrong. My son is almost 6. He wets the bed every night. We've discussed this at length with two pediatricians and a urologist and...... it's totally normal. He's not lazy. He hates being wet, he berates himself for wetting the bed, he's embarrassed, if he could stop he would - but his body isn't ready yet.

Limit drinks after dinner and stick with milk - for some kids it digests better and they don't make as much urine from it (I say some kids because it's worked for friends but not us). If you can wake her up to go to the bathroom when you go to bed try that. Implement some type of incentive - prize or treat after so many days dry - it will help her stay accountable for not drinking after dinner and getting up to go to the bathroom.

Good luck, and don't get too frustrated she'll eventually grow out of it.

Well, I dont have a bed-wetter but, I can tell you what NOT to do. I was a bed-wetter at age 5. My mother would work with me and help. My father, on the other hand, tried the "stern" approach. To this day, I'm 37, I will never forget being made to feel as though I was a lazy kid for not getting up to pee. My mother is convinced, to this day, that I just went through a heavy sleeping stage and simply would sleep through it. Needless to say, I grew out of it by 6. Be patient and be encouraging. I doubt very much that your kiddos are doing this on purpose. And like someone else said, kids dont like it anymore than you do!!!
Good Luck!!
Margaret

K.,
there's another post on here about the same thing that a bunch of people, including me just answered. Check it out.

I have 5 children and only 1, my daugher, was a bed wetter.

I agree with the responses on don't make an issue of it with the child. My daughter was also on no drinks after a certain hour at night. She also was a very heavy sleeper - took alot to wake her up at night. I tried to reassure her in the mornings when she had wet the bed that she wasn't in trouble. It was something we would work on together. She didn't get punished for it.

I also took her to a dr. about the problem to see if it was a physical thing causing it. Nothing was wrong. Again, something she would outgrow. And she did!

She still remembers those times, but she remembers them with dignity, not fear, because of how we approached the situation. When the conversation arises about bedwetting, she will be the first to admit she was a bedwetter as a child and how she coped with it. I proud to admit she isn't ashamed to talk about it because she never felt shamed herself during those years.

Work with your child - it isn't something she can control right now. Let her know you love her and it will be okay. She can, of course, help you with washing the sheets, etc. just to help make her know that is some of the responsibility that comes along with wetting the bed. But make it a happy time!

I have a six year old and she still wets the bed. I took her to a urologist. He explained to me that just like other parts of development people outgrow this at different ages, but all do outgrow it - eventually! There is a medication you can get that mimicks the hormones people produce that limmits the production of urine at night. As an aside since you mentioned you were a heavy sleeper are your girls? I ask because my daughter also has both forms of sleep apnea and heavy sleeping was a symptom and according to the neurologist did not contribute to significant bet wetting. I would encourage you to talk to your doctor about this. Dr. Wilkerson is the local urologist that we use and we like him ok.