My Nephew Pees in the Bed Every Night. What to Do?

Withholding water is the worst thing that can be done for the kidneys and obviously it's not working anyway.

If I understand correctly this is a new thing? Only for a few months and before he was dry? Has he had a vaccination or dental work done? Mercury can cause bedwetting and there's mercury in most vaccines and also in amalgam dental fillings which are still legal and dentists are not allowed to tell you they're not safe.

If that's the case I can send you some info on how to get rid of it. My daughter was a bedwetter until we got rid of the mercury overload in her body.

Hello M.:

Is there any new change/stress in the home? It may help to explore this in depth as it could give insight to the bed wetting. Feel free to pass my information on to your sister; my office is available to assist her via a consultation. See contact below.

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my friends son had a small bladder...they didnt find this out til he was 9.....it was very frustrating for her til he got diagnosed properly.....get him into the pediatrican & he will refer you for the proper testing

Hi M.,
Many kids' bladders aren't mature enough to go through the night without being emptied. Most doctors don't consider it to be "bedwetting" til age 6. "Training" at night is ideally about going all night without having to empty the bladder rather than waking up to pee. If he's peeing the bed in a pullup, I'd say the parents should just diaper him, they are cheaper than pullups, especially if he's waking up a parent for the bathroom. I feel that at 5, he should take himself to the bathroom at night like he would during the day, if he wakes up to pee, he should not need to have a parent take him.
Likely, he just needs more time for his bladder to grow and mature.

I think going to the pediatrician is a good idea. They can rule out if there is any physical problem and probably have good advice/strategies. However remember different kids grow/develop at different times. He might just have a small bladder. I have 2 kids 2 1/2 yrs apart. The younger child stopped using nighttime diapers before the older child. With very little training she was able to wake herself and make it to the bathroom on time. She had very few accidents. My older child just wasn't able to do this. I think it just took her longer physically/developmentally. However, once she saw the younger child able to hold it in she really tried hard and then trainer herself. Really besides the cost what's the big deal about being 5 and in night time pull-ups?? 5 is still very young and boys take a lot longer with all this stuff. Don't make it a big issue so he feels really bad about himself. If he is nervous it will be worse.
Last summer my daughter had a sleepover at our home. Her friend who was age 8 was still (discreetly) wearing a pull-up. I guess for the time being try to see if anyone has any extra pullups left over they can give you-and shop the sales/coupons etc. Also, store brands like CVS are a lot less expensive and work just as well.

Just keep checking with your pediatrician. Don't be afraid to get 2nd, 3rd opinions. My son had many serious problems related to eye allergies which my pediatrician was not that familiar with. Had to go to several specialists to deal with it on an ongoing basis.

I give lots of suggestions on my website.

http://www.natural-health-remedies-and-more.com/bed-wetti...

Hope something helps!

Enuresis is often caused by overlooked dairy/gluten/soy or other intolerances. The most common culprits are dairy and wheat, but my daughter is a total pee fountain when she gets any soy in her diet. Suggest removing one or more suspect foods (one red flag is food your nephew absolutely LOVES) from the diet and see if that helps. Once the offending food is pinpointed, then start trials of different forms of the food (eg yoghurt, cheese, whole milk, etc for dairy) and also consider that the foods may only cause problems when consumed after noon or in the evening.

Another often overlooked cause of bedwetting is constipation, so that is something else your sister may want to check out.