7 Year Old Wetting the Bed

First, pad the bed to cut down on laundry. Cut an old sheet in thirds across the short way, and layer them with something waterproof (puppy pee pads or trash liners work great). Continue with the chiropractor if it helped. The visits will get farther and farther apart. Most things they do need repeated manipulations to make the adjustments hold. Good luck.

My son was a little older than that when he began wetting the bed, and he did so for a couple years. The pediatrician had no answers, so we worked with it, never made it seem like an incnvenience around our son, and let him get past it in his own time.

Practically speaking, we stopped drinks one hour before bedtime, and my son made sure he went to the bathroom a couple times before bed starting aboru twenty minutes prior to bedtime. This helped a lot, and eventually he did it no longer. We also learned that his father experienced this too around the same age. As long as everythig is medically okay, it's another moment to develop patience for us and understnading for others.

It's possible that the back injury is still hurting her more than she is letting on. I hurt my back in 2006, and I can attest that getting up at times hurts more than others. Maybe have her take a hot shower or bath right before bed to relax the muscles to see if that helps a little. I have found that for my own injury the hot shower seems to ease the pain in the overnight hours when I am more likely to roll or lay funny.

She could have injured a nerve when she injured her back. It is possible that while sleeping, the "message" that her bladder is full is not being relayed to her brain to wake her up. A transmission problem so to speak. Pinching off and inflammation of the surrounding tissues could be the culprit. I'm a nurse; if it were my child, I'd have her see a pediatrician. Also important, was there any head injury with the accident in gymnastics? I'm a firm believer in alternative medicines, but try an MD first to make sure no structural damage happened.

Sounds strange, but take her to your chiropractor. She could have subluxated her vertebra by the nerve that controls bladder control. It is a very quick and painless fix. We see it alot! I would try a pediatric one if your regular one did not work. Different chiropractors have different methods. Ask around!

I would take her to the doctor about this. A 7 year-old wetting the bed usually isn't an issue, but she didn't and now is, and so regularly, is a concern. There may be some injury that hasn't been discovered yet. I strongly recommend a doctor visit.

My son was a bed wetter, while talking to my older sister i mentioned it. She said she wet the bed until she was 12. It is a hormonal problem..the pituitary gland (I believe this is located at the base of your brain) secretes a hormone that wakes you up to go to the bathroom.
She told me about a nasal spray available from the doctor they squirt it once in each nostril before bed. Man did this work!! He had to use it for about a year until the gland starting functioning on it's own. He didn't have an injury, but I'm wondering if the injury or illness your daughter had may have put this in reverse?? Good Luck!

Well, it could be the back injury, it could be a subconscious fear of getting injured again, or it could be some type of uti. A second opinion from your pediatrician is worth the copay. Also, pick up some goodnights until it passes. Poor kid!

I have been a Chiropractor for over 20 years. The fact that you have cause (the gymnastics injury) and then you said that after the chiropractor she got better, tells me that a vertebrae in her lower back (those nerves got the bladder) is out of alignment. You need to get her on a schedule of three times a week for a few weeks and then slowly cut down. People think that a bone goes out of place and you are just putting it back and bang you should be done. That is not what happens. The vertebrae twists and it needs untwisting. I have had extreme success with bedwetting in children and even teenagers. If you want to discuss it further, let me now.

Definately keep going to the chiropractor. Get some bigger kid overnight diapers but don't call them diapers, call them pull ups or something else. Wake her up before you go to bed and have her go to the bathroom. Just keep encouraging her and letting her know that you will get it figured out.

I'm sorry this is happening, but it doesn't sound that unusual. She'll stop wetting soon, I'm sure.

In the meantime, to make things easier, you might want to try making her bed with a waterproof mattress pad, then a waterproof crib pad, and then her sheets. I did that for my son, and the crib pad that we'd had since he was a baby fit perfectly on his twin mattress -- I placed it right where he'd need it. If he wet the bed, then I only had to wash the sheets and pad, and didn't have to wrestle with the mattress pad, which was just there for backup.

Good luck!

Many times back injuries can cause bladder weakness. For now put her in those big kids overnites. Tell her that the bed wetting is not her fault and is a medical issue. Then take her in to see what is pressing on her bladder. Believe it or not, back injuries can cause adults to have lost of bladder control. I guess I would also have them run a UA/UC (urine analysis/urine culture) to make sure she does not have an infection. Many times after having an outbreak of something like H/F/M disease, after the course other infections can set in. Not all bladder infections are symtomatic. So, first help her psychological health and let her know it is not her fault and you are going to work on the problem. Buy her the big kid pull ups which will also help her emotionally (do not call them diapers whatever you do. Call them guarder panties or something). Then take her in to see about her back and bladder/UTI. Good Luck!

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Many times back injuries can cause bladder weakness. For now put her in those big kids overnites. Tell her that the bed wetting is not her fault and is a medical issue. Then take her in to see what is pressing on her bladder. Believe it or not, back injuries can cause adults to have lost of bladder control. I guess I would also have them run a UA/UC (urine analysis/urine culture) to make sure she does not have an infection. Many times after having an outbreak of something like H/F/M disease, after the course other infections can set in. Not all bladder infections are symtomatic. So, first help her psychological health and let her know it is not her fault and you are going to work on the problem. Buy her the big kid pull ups which will also help her emotionally (do not call them diapers whatever you do. Call them guarder panties or something). Then take her in to see about her back and bladder/UTI. Good Luck!

There are bigger children's size overnighters this should help for the time being. You do not say what medication she took/is taking for the hand-foot & mouth? some medications make the child so very asleep they cannot wake up enough to go---if she is not taking any medicine then maybe you need to take her to a pediatrician to make sure it has not moved something inside when she had her incident at the gym. She might have bruised her kidneys.. or something else. This could have been a trauma that just set her back too-so ask the doctor when you see "him" and see what you can do to amke her more comfortable. Also work on building her confidence she may not feel as strong as she did before her accident in the gym-don't push her though-she knows how she feels! Let her relax while getting better.

She may need continual chiropractic care. We started taking our son to the chiro for allergies and overall wellness and was thrilled that it helped his bedwetting (he is 9). However, we still take him every three weeks. Good luck!