Bed Wetting - Chipley, FL

From what I understand, extreme fatigue (most common),
stress, any change in a child's life (good or bad -- excitement or depression) -- Christmas, Easter, Spring Break, anticipating summer vacation, birthdays, Halloween, all of these days/times are HUGE in a child's life & could cause a lapse in their bladder control -- out of the blue -- age 7 and younger.
Don't make a big deal out of it. Anticipate it by showing your child what to do when he/she wakes up & finds
herself wet in the middle of the night -- leave a sheet or towel for the mattress & a fresh blanket & pillow and explain where you want them to put the soiled blanket/sheet (for example, on the floor until morning).

Hi M.. I'm a mother of two. A 10yr old girl and 2 yr old boy. My daughter had the worst time of bed wetting at night at this age. She also had the tendency to sleep walk. I would find her at the age of 5 and 6 in the kitchen with the fridge wide open and her just standing there. Or she would go around and turn on all the lights or just go find another floor to sleep on. I was very worried and scared for her for the fear of something happening to her while she was sleep walking. She would normally wet herself during these episodes. She was a very very hard sleeper, and still is now. I had to cut off liquids around 6:30-7:00 and make her go before bed, and then I would have to wake up around midnight-1:00 to go take her again. This lasted for about 6 months, and then just stopped. Because she slept so hard, the senses of waking up just didn't get noticed by her. I wouldn't try and worry too much. I believe she just might be sleeping really hard and it will soon pass. Try not to get upset with her. I know it can be frustrating. Good luck.
M.

Is she stressed about something? You may also want to have her check out for a urinary tract infection.

Easy solution. I had the same problem. Monitor what she's taking in in the way of liquids after say 6 p.m. Because what goes in must come out. I found that at dinner, my child was drinking a cup of water and having soup. That was way toooo much liquid and he was wetting in his sleep. As you know, children sleep more solid than a rock, so they don't wake up during the night when they pee, unless the wetness wakes them. First, don't say anything to your child about limiting liquids, because that will make the child want more to drink. Just be aware of what she's drinking. Sometimes they drink the bath water also or faucet water during the bath. Let me know.
You can put pullups back on which will help.

Does this child attend school? If so, maybe something happened there that upset her.
Five-year-olds may go through a period when they want to be at home with a parent instead of being the big independent person they wanted to be earlier. (This is normal behavior.)
Maybe she is in the early stage of a bladder infection. Does she have any pain when urinating?
Avoid comparing her to the other three children--in front of her and to her. She may want to be different-and this is one way, although not a positive way. Don't make a big deal of it with her. Clean up and get back to sleep.
Do praise her when she does something else well. If she stays dry all night, a a little praise may be good.
Limit liquids an hour before bedtime.

What do you mean by "really good at not wetting the bed"? Has she NEVER wet it? Or does that mean "not usually, but occasionally, once in a while"? My daughter, now almost 7, has wet the bed a grand total (I swear) of about 3 times. EVER. She was completely out of diapers way before her 3rd b.day... even at night. If SHE suddenly wet the bed I would be EXTREMELY concerned. My son, on the other hand, (almost 10) has had sporadic issues at night from the beginning (he is a VERY hard sleeper, talks in his sleep, and even has gotten up and walked in his sleep before). He wore pull-ups to bed until he was close to 4... and then, I had to wake him up just before I went to bed for the night (around 11:00 pm) to take him one last time... These days, he will go MONTHS without any incident, and then, BOOM. 3x in one week, he'll wet the bed. Maybe he is way overtired... drank ALOT last few hours before bed.... whatever. Just last week he wet. He said he dreamed he was using the bathroom (toilet)... I can remember having dreams like that as a child and waking while "using the bathroom"...
If your daughter is like my daughter, I would call the doc and ask for an appt for a UTI check, unless you know of something that she might be stressed out about that could have caused it (a move, an argument with a friend, a friend moving away, some big upcoming event or trip, something going on at school -check with her teacher if she's in kindergarten, feeling like she disappointed you in some way, etc).
If she is like my son, then I wouldn't worry too much about it, nor make a big deal out of it. It happens. Ask her to be sure to let you know first thing so that you can help her get cleaned up, and show her where to put her wet clothes (the bathtub is where I have my son put his). His accidents always seem to come in spurts... maybe it is a growth spurt thing, too? I haven't figured that part out myself...

I would check to see if she has a UTI. This happened with my daughter and that was the problem
K.

I had the same problem with my son. I took him to a urologist and he told me that their bodies grow faster than their little bladders and that it is normal. You just have to wait it out. I used Goodnites to save his mattress. Patience she'll grow out of it too. My son grew out of it well BEFORE he turned 6. Good luck!

Hi M.,

I know of 2 reasons it could just begin but before I say them I want you to know there could be several other reasons. The first is if your daughter is very depressed. It could be caused by a grandparent dying or anything else that she is very upset about. Often when kids become very depressed bed wetting happens. The second I wonder, does diabetes run through your family? Is your daughter going to the bathroom all the time? Is she drinking a lot of water or drinks? Is she tired all of the time? Has she lost weight recently with no reason why? If these sound familar ask your pediatrician about diabetes. I have experienced both of these causes to bed wetting, with my brother and myself years ago. I have a 13 year old daughter with ADD - a whole different issue I'm sure you also know about.

well she may have a bladder infection or yeasr infection may want to go to the pediatician or her family doctor. also do you let her drink after 6 pm. it will help not to let her drink after that time of night right before she goes to be give her a tad bit of water that is the only water after 6 pm she will have try that and like you said before she goes to bed make her go pee. but check with the doctor for a infection fo some kind too. has she watched a scarey movie lately if so maybe she is afraid to get out of bed.