Bed Wetting & Night Accidents: Infant
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Bed Wetting
Asked by S.M. from Denver
on March 10, 2009
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My almost four year old daughter was completely out of training pants, sleeping through the night and dry at nap time but for the last few months she has been wanting ...
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- S., I know that this seems like your daughter is back sliding. I invite you to see this lack of continence as perhaps simply a matter of a small bladder and a mind ...
- Regina gave you some great and accurate information! You're dealing with secondary enuresis, which is different from primary enuresis because your daughter has been d...
- I want to caution you against automatically thinking this is a lazy thing. Children do not enjoy waking up in urine, it is not a joyful happy thing. There are many...
Bed Wetting Advice
Asked by M.B. from Modesto
on March 26, 2008
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My son will soon be 7 years of age and still wetting the bed. I have tried the alarm, the buzz is too loud and hurts his ears....talked with my pediatrician who seems ...
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- Hi M.! Check out www.nobedwetting.com. We have selected this treatment plan for our 10 year old son with great results. When visiting the website, read everything...
- Hi M., Maybe you shouldn't let him drink after a certain hour leading up to bedtime. Make him go before he gets in the bed and if you stay up for a couple of hours ...
- My son had the same problem. He was hard to potty train and finally he stayed dry during the day but wet at night. I tried the alarm too. (It just is a pain to use!...
Bed Wetting
Asked by L.R. from Los Angeles
on May 27, 2008
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Hi, I am wondering if anyone is having any problems with older kids, age range 5 to 6, who still wet the bed at night. I make sure that they go before bed. I wake them...
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- Hi L., Had the same problem but it did eventually go away. My son's bladder just had to get big enough. Sometimes it's a problem of them sleeping too deeply and the...
- it never hurts to inquire with your Dr. However, it's a problem with millions of kids, not just yours. In fact: About 15% of 6-year-olds wet the bed. My son is 12 ...
- I have 3 boys and one of them was a bed wetter until he was 8 or 9. We finally got him to stop by having him change the sheets, himself, etc. in the middle of the nigh...
Bed Wetting
Asked by J.K. from Philadelphia
on March 4, 2008
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I have a almost 4 year old who has been potty trained for 2 years now. She still wets the bed at night. She might go for weeks without any accidents, then it comes b...
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- Hi, My second son had the same issue. Doc said when he is physically able, he will stop. We did all the things you mentioned....especially waking him him(well somet...
- I have a question do she drink soda? if so i have found that soda is one of the contributing factors to children bed wetting so if that's the case you may want to sto...
- Dear Jill, I also have a 4 year old who, up until the past 2 weeks, wet the bed consistently every single night! My two year old has had an easier time at night tha...
Bed Wetting
Asked by T.K. from Lincoln
on February 27, 2008
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My son is almost 4 and he still wets the bed (pull-up)EVERY night. I really want to put an end to this but don't know what to do.
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- Hi, T., I'm sure this behavior is just as irritating to your little boy as it is to you. Most kids never mean to wet the bed, but their brain isn't getting the m...
- T., Its probably not what you want to hear but if he is in a pull up every night and is still waking up wet his body may just not be ready. I have a 5 year old boy w...
- Hi T.~ I know how frustrating it can be to have a son who wets the bed. However, some children (boys, inparticular) are not physically able to stay dry all night unt...
Beyond Frusterated with Bed Wetting
Asked by C.C. from Los Angeles
on January 31, 2008
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My son is 13 years old and still wets the bed. Dr's say it's normal everyone says it's normal but it is so frusterating. He has now been on the bed wetting medication...
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- It is very hard. My daughter wet the bed until she was 9. We tried everything, Took her to Three diferent doctors. They all said the same thing, "It's not a problem." ...
- I have been in your shoes, my son is 11. We now limit his drinking to one glass at dinner, nothing after 6. NO power drinks especially gatorade. no sugar.... that se...
- I know that this is frustrating for all involved. Before I was married, I was a nanny. One of "my kids" was a bedwetter only at night as well. She wore pullups unti...
Wetting the Bed at Night
Asked by G.G. from Atlanta
on March 25, 2008
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OK...My son just turned 5yrs old! He is potty trained and has been since he was
3yrs old. He wears a pull-up at night to go to bed. Problem is...he is wetting
thr...
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- G., You may need to take him to see urologist, a specialist, to make sure there are no physical causes of this.
- I have a nephew who is around 12 and still wets the bed sometimes. The doctors have said that stress in their lives can cause it or some children sleep so hard that th...
- I know you've already heard this but you usually have to wait it out. Were you or your husband a bedwetter? If so your kids are about 50% more likely to wet the bed. M...
Help with Child Wetting the Bed
Asked by A.H. from Orlando
on February 6, 2008
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HELP! My son age 7 is still wetting the bed MOST nights. We have him ware nighttime pull-ups, however they leak most nights. It is very hard on his self-esteem. He ...
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- Hi A., I have an eight yo boy that still wets the bed everynight. it is a good idea to talk to your dr, however it is NOT a sign that there is a physical or psycholog...
- Hi A., My daughter wet the bed until 2nd grade. It was hereditary, because I did until I was 6 years old and found out when my daughter wet the bed, that my mom did al...
- My son had the same problem until he was 8 or 9. He didn't wet the bed every night but at least 2 or 3 times a week. He did "out grow" the bed wetting. I talked to oth...
Seeking Advice on Bed Wetting
Asked by J.D. from Raleigh
on February 21, 2008
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I have an almost 6 year old son who is still wetting the bed. He has been fully potty trained since before he was 3 years old. We have tried the "limiting fluids" af...
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- Jodee take heart it will get better. My daughter wet her bed until she was 9 years old. Her bladder wasn't fully developed and she couldn't help it. Have you had yo...
- Hi Jodee. I have a nephew who does the same thing. The doctors said that it could be passed down from family. His father wet the bed until he was 9 yrs old. They haven...
- my son did this too. Once we had a friend spend the night after some long thinking. But he was so afraid he might wet on his friend it broke him. Not sure if that will...
2 1/2 Year Old Wetting Bed!
Asked by S.A. from Sioux Falls
on June 5, 2008
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My 2 1/2 year old has started wetting the bed. She isn't completely potty trained. She still poops her panties. But other than that she does really well until recently...
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- I definitely think she needs to go back to pull ups at night. You can lay down the law on that one - no books until you're pull up is on, etc. My daughter was about ...
- She's pretty young to expect her to be dry at night- If she throws a fit about the pull up- put it on after she falls asleep.
- Although she's young, if she was doing well before and isn't doing as well now, it may be an issue of attention. She wants your attention and has found that is one wa...
