Bed Wetting - Detroit, MI

See a doctor as this could be a physical condition. It could also be a manifestation of many things such as being afraid, stress, etc. in which talking to a Pastor or Minister or Priest at church who deals with children. Some children simply outgrow this so not to overworry just put some protective undergarments and pastic covers over the mattress. Perhaps waking the child up at night and helping them to the bathroom also helps.
Many of my friends children had this problem and all outgrew it.

I have a 5 year old and 6 year old that wet the bed. Its because everyone in my family sleeps so deep and the kids cant wake themselves up. Alarms and things dont wake them up either. I have tried waking my kids at 11 to use the bathroom but I cant fully wake them and they never know what is going on. The doctor said there is medication but I just decided to deal with it and try to let them grow out of it. But I very much understand your frustration. Its not only hard for the kids but the mom also...

Our 9 year old has finally kicked that habit - we purchased a bed alarm called 'Sleepdry' and it worked like a dream! Good luck!

you can see a urologist they do treat bedwetting -- but most likely your son will have to grow out of it..

I had to respond to this one. Not because I have a bed wetter. I am thankful my children did not have that problem. I was a bedwetter, as were my siblings. You should definately speak with your ped to make sure there is no underlying problem. But chances are you child is a heavy sleeper. Sometimes those alarms work, but not always. My mom got so frusterated w/bedwetting by her 4th child that she decided to try the alarm. I shared a room w/my sister and I would wake up but she usually wouldn't. And when she did she was so terrified by the alarm we would have to calm her back down after changing the sheets. It was awful. I wish I could tell you there's a magic solution. But I'm afraid you child will just have to "grow out of it" so to speak. I stopped at around 9, I believe one of my siblings was about 8, the other two were in their teens. It thankfully was a rare occurance for them by that age, but it still happened sometimes. My best advise is, no matter how tired or stressed you are, if your child wakes up wait do not show annoyance or the other extreme, babying. We know what we did. Just change the sheets, tuck him back in and go back to bed. No big deal. That's how a bedwetter wants it to be. Good luck.

My daughter had trouble with not waking up. I started waking her before I went to sleep to go pee. Have you tried that?

My son stoped at the age of ten. There was nothing to do about it. But if you make a big deal out of it then they get nervous before bed and start wetting the bed more often. The child is already very embarrased and the more emotional they get about it the worse it gets. Just let the child know they will stop when their body matures more. In the meanwhile, waterproof matress pads are a must.