Bed Wetting - Springfield,OR

A., my husband is a chiropractor and has seen great results with adjusting children with bedwetting problems. He has adjusted all ages and has seen great things. The spinal cord relays messages to the body and in some kids the nerve that communicates with the bladder is blocked and causes bedwetting. If you have a chiropractor ask him/her about it and if not, it is something to look into before anything drastic is tried. Seeing a chiropractor is medicine free, non-evasive, and is most cases less expensive.
K. W.

Try having her back adjusted by a chiropracter experienced with children.

My nine year old twins are going through this. After numerous visits to the Dr and being advised on sleep alarms, no liquids, x raying their bladder and still a problem I took them to a naturapath. They suggested removing all dairy from their diet, as dairy causes deep sleep. Upon trying it we have had sucess about 75 percent of the time. Problem not completely solved but better! Good luck to you!

I actually worked with a chiropractor who treated older kids for bedwetting problem & had really good success. I would definately go see him, if you have no insurance, I think he has a sliding scale fee too. Dr. Fearn is in Washinton, about a 20 minute drive, but well worth the time...###-###-####. Good luck!

I have a 10 YO son that still has night time wetting. We have stopped it by taking him to the bathroom 2-3 hours after he's gone to sleep. We just 'guide' him from bed to potty since he's not really awake. No money wasted on 'pull ups' plus he wouldn't wear them if we tried. We have seen a pediatric urologist and he said this problem can persist until puberty.

My cousin wet the bed until he was 12. We tried everything, even sheets with alarms on them. Finally, his body caught up and he was able to wake up when he had to go. There are some medications that may help if you ask her doctor. The biggest thing is to not make a big deal of it, I am sure she is embarrassed enough! Maybe even teach her to wash her own bedding so she does not have to ask someone for help, so she can keep it more private. 11 is such a confusing age for young girls, and this problem must make it even more so for her.

yes, take her to a PEDIATRIC urologist. My 10 year old has bladder problems and we see one. It's worth it to see if it will help.

Have you taken her to see her pediatrician so that you know that there is not a physical difficulty? First she needs a thorough check up. I don't know about small bladders and nite time wetting. If that is the problem then I think that they may be able to enlarge it. Does she have to pee often during the day time?

My brothers were heavy sleepers and our family was in a turmoil. My parents got them up around midnight and took them to the bathroom. They didn't seem to really wake up. The minute they were back in bed they were sound asleep and their beds stayed dry. I don't remember how long this lasted; probably several months.

The stores have nite time pull up diaper style underwear that kids her age can wear at night. That might help, not only with the laundry, but with her sense of having some control. She doesn't have to tell anyone when she's wet during the night. It may also take the pressure off her if that is complicating the situation.

Take her to a urologist and see what possible factors could be contributing to her bedtime wetting. My nephew was a very sound sleeper and bed wetter. His pediatrician had my brother install this alarm system in his bed, so when moisture hit the sensors an alarm went off that sounded like a fire truck coming through his bedroom that woke him up to get him up. It had to be that loud because he slept that sound. You might want to have her sleeping patterns analyzed, it may not be her bladder, maybe she's not getting enough oxygen when she sleeps so she's totally out of it. At eleven she's got to be self-conscience about her bed wetting. Take your cues from her as well. A nap when she comes home from school. No liquids after 7 pm. Have her practice kegel exercises. A trip to her pediatrician and then to the appropriate specialist, it might not be a urinary tract issue. A complete physical first.

My 12 yo son recently became dry at night. 30 days in a row is considered dry.

We dealt with night time wetting as no big deal. He simply wore Goodnights or pullups to bed and had/has a plastic cover on his matress (they make ones that are fabric covered, so they aren't so noisy). He learned early to make sure his bed was stripped in the morning if needed. I also showed him how to run a load of laundry so he could do it himself when he wanted to. I tried to give him as much control of the situation as possible, so he didn't feel so out of control.

Here are a couple links that have some good info: http://www.hargitthousefoundation.com/causes.htm
www.goodnights.com

Factors for us: allergies, over-tired, naturally deep sleeper, stress, excess evening water consumption, heredity (dad was a bed-wetter).

I never took him to a doctor for it since I know his dad wet the bed a long time also. I would have taken him if there were day time issues as well.

That being said, my cousin wet the bed and did need medical care/surgery.

I hope some of this helps.

Keep up the good work!

You might also get her checked for food allergies. My niece was a bed-wetter, even though my sister stopped giving her liquids a few hours before bed, etc. She finally found out that my niece was allergic to milk although she didn't really have many other symptoms. The day after she stopped having milk, she quit wetting the bed. The only time after that that she had an accident was when she had cheated and eaten cheese or ice cream or something like that. It sounds strange, but it's true.

I agree with the posters about taking her to an urologist. There can be a underlying cause for the bed wetting.