Bedwetting - Millis, MA

I am 22 yrs old, and i wet the bed until i was 13!! it was quite embarrassing, and a lot of laundry!! My brother was almost 16! I dont know what to tell you, other than she cant help it, shes just a reeaallllyy deep sleeper.

Contact your local urology department. Talk to one of the physical therapists in that department. They will provide you with a list of fluids/food that can be bladder irritants causing the bedwetting. Try it.

Get up in the middle of the night and bring her to the bathroom. It seams inconvenient but, it would take you less time to do this then to change the sheets on the bed.

Have her go one last "final pee" just as you turn the lights out at night, limit liquids after dinner, and take her to the bathroom before you go to sleep (we still carry our 6.5 year old everynight at about 10pm to pee). After a few months of this, she will stay dry. (both of my girls didn't stay dry til we did this and they were both 6 when they were finally dry). I also recommend the underpads they make for incontinence to put under their top sheet, with another sheet and the mattress pad underneath it. This way, you can do a quick change in the middle of the night if you have to.
I also told my daughter I would much rather give her allowance than spend the money on pullups. We required a week of dry pullups before we stopped using them. So she got allowance once she was dry and we could stop buying them. It wasn't a pushy thing, but one that developed over time of her wanting money for things she wanted to buy. It really worked.
Good luck.

This is not abnormal at all - many kids have this problem until 11 or 12. It is developmental and there is nothing you can do to "train" them otherwise. DO NOT wake her up to "go" - she needs her sleep!

I used a waterproof crib pad - the size of a crib but not with overhang - and put it on top of the sheet, with a second sheet on top. If she wets, just take off the wet sheet and waterproof pad, and there will be a clean and dry sheet underneath. I would use pull-ups or the new underwear for bigger kids. I forget what it's called.

There is a condition called noctural enuresis - basically "peeing at night" - there is a medication that most kids can take without side effects. My son took it until about age 11. He got to sleep through the night that way. That became important because the wetting and sheet changing woke him up a lot.

We consulted our pediatrician, who referred us to a pediatric urologist. All our research showed that kids can take the meds up to age 18 if necessary - there is no magic age. My son went off it around age 8 or 9, but started peeing again. He went back on, then took himself off again around age 11. The meds allow kids to have/attend sleepovers, go to camp, etc. No one notices the meds - I just sent it to the camp or gave it to the sleepover parent - everyone thought it was an allergy pill and thought nothing of it!

Sure, its not a huge deal. You can do a few things. A few hours before bedtime limit her intake of liquids, dont let her go thirsty just limit them. Make sure she goes potty before bed. They also have night time pull ups that are wonderful. My son wet his bed off and on until he was 7 or 8. We had the rubber sheets, pull ups, and he eventually grew out of it. I also didnt make a big deal of it with him, this can really make a child feel bad about themselves. Good luck!

Honey, dont fret yourself so much, you may simply have a "bedwetter" there.
It happens.
Consult your doctor to make sure everything is ok. Docs do not seem to know why this happens but they sure are full of theories. I think they pick their favorite LOL...immature bladder, late night drinks ( yes it helps to restrict fluids after six or seven in the evening but do give her a swallow or two if she is thirsty) sleeps too soundly to wake, nerve trigger doesnt function properly as yet...da da da da
Buy a box of "hardware" ( we have a 13 year old grandson who still wets several times a week and we keep a box of the night pullup pants for him . He is nearly outgrown it)
Out of seven children I had two bedwetters.
All children develope at different ages..try to relax and accept it.
We never chided our children/grandchildren for this situation, it just adds to their misery.
I am sure your little girl feels dreadfully that this happens to her.
Just matter of factly tell her you have purchased some special panties so she does not have to lay in pee all night or have her bed changed in the middle of the night.
And relax and dont worry. This , too, shall pass.

Best wishes and God bless
Grandmother Lowell

I would like to add that I support the "do not wake her up to pee" people. She does need her sleep. If you take her to the ladies before she goes to bed that is probably the best way.
Nor do I agree with the money versus pullups camp. She cannot help herself or she would not be peeing at night.
To bargin with her implies she has control over it. She does not.

some children are very sound sleepers and do not wake up on their own when they need to go to the bathroom. It would lessen the accidents if you brought her to the bathroom before she goes to sleep and then again before you go to bed (or around 11 or 12). Also, as someone else mentioned it is wise to limit liquids for two hours before bed.

My almost 7 yr old has finally stopped wetting at night. I used a cloth matress pad over the sheet so I didn't have to change the entire bed. I started limiting drinks nothing but sips after dinner and only if he was thirsty. Waking them up to go doesn't train their little bodies to hold it so I wouldn't go that route. If she is a very sound sleeper like my guy is their bodies either need to learn to wake up when it gets the I'm full message or needs to learn to hold it. Try not to worry about it. Many kids this age still wet the bed its very common and usually found to run in families. They have some books for children you can read with her and pick up some for yourself too most recommend a bed alarm but not until the age of 8 because most children younger than that won't wake up to it. Good luck.