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Help with 8 Year Old Still Wetting Bed - Significantly
Asked by H.M. from Washington DC
on February 19, 2009
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My 8 year old son has been potty trained during the day since he was about 3 1/2. He still wets the bed - through a pull-up almost every night. He sleeps very soundl...
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- Oh this is so hard on everyone. It must be so embarrassing for him. It's easy to get frustrated. There's lot of good advice, but I would add that you need to let hi...
- Yes, my step son wet the bed when he was 8 as well..I thought, "He is WAY too old for this!" But he would also have 'accidents' at school, too...so I chalked it up to...
- i second wendywooho. if you are eliminating dairy, do it for another reason, but wetting the bed late is a purely genetic thing, it's the way his body is wired right ...
10 Year Old Still Wetting His Bed
Asked by T. from Dallas
on April 16, 2008
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I am getting so frustrated! My son will be 10 in just a couple of weeks and he still wets his bed frequently. He doesn't tell me, so often it's bedtime the next nigh...
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- At this age it is a problem for the doctor. Aside from the sheets and hygeine, that is normal. All 3 of my boys have to be told to take a shower, and USE SOAP, and WAS...
- I've heard that a couple of visits to the chiropractor can fix this condition. Sometimes the nerve that controls the bladder function can be in a bind (not to the poi...
- Very common problem at that age, still, and even beyond. Go to the doctor to get him checked out and discuss a routine for clean up with your son, maybe a daily rou...
Diapered 2 Y/o Wets the Bed
Asked by K.C. from Wichita
on May 12, 2008
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I am having problems keeping my 2 y/o son dry at night. He wakes up screaming every morning with his pj's soaked on one side & a large wet spot on his bed. This mornin...
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- Hi K. - Have you tried talking to his pediatrician about this? It could be something medical contributing to the issue. I definitely think that you also need to add...
- I have talked to my doctor many times about this.Our 4 yr.o still wears diapers to bed.My doctor says it is because she is a sound sleeper and does not wake her up.Wha...
- Try limiting how much he is getting to drink right before bed. I know my oldest would go all day and hardly drink anything. Then right around dinner she would make up...
Need Help with 6 Year Old
Asked by K.M. from El Paso
on May 10, 2009
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I have a 6 year old son that just started wetting his bed last summer it's been an on and off thing i have been reading on this online but everyone that as said there ...
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- Not sure if this applies, but I read in a book that it can be hereditary. Might check with the school counselor. He/she is trained to pinpoint issues that are bother...
- With children it is one day at the time. If you are under a lot of stress, perhaps your 6 year old is feeling it. Also the new baby could be a factor in the bed wett...
- Is your son on any medication? My friend's son had the same problem and it was from the allergy medication he was taking during the day. Just a thought...good luck!!
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...
8 Year Old Bed Wetting
Asked by D.H. from New York
on August 18, 2008
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My soon to be 8 year old son is still wetting his bed. We're at our wits end with changing sheets and re-making beds. This also has effected his sleeping b/c he wake...
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- Hi D., My son is about to turn seven and he is still in Goodnights. He is a very deep sleeper and his pediatrician says he may still grow out of it, too (by 10 year...
- This is what I wrote to another mom. Hope this helps. I have responded to this many times. Is your son a deep sleeper. I was and was a bed wetter. Taking the pul...
- Wow. Your letter was like looking at my life. I have a son who will turn 8 in November and is also a bed wetter (my daughter just turned 5 in June). I just took Nic...
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 M.H. from Denver
on June 2, 2008
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I have a 10 year old boy that still has accidents at night. We have made sure he doesn't drink anything late at night, but he still has problems. Sometimes we go a c...
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- It would probably be a good idea to get him into the doctor...I had some issues as a child with this because my bladder was just really small (still is) so I just had ...
- I have a son that is almost 15 and still occasionally wets the bed. I asked his Doctor about it and he said to get him up before I went to bed at night and have him u...
- my daughter wet her bed until she was about seven and i think it is just because she grew into her bladder. i know that i have had brothers that have wet their bed unt...
