Wetting the Bed - Mounds,OK

WHen kids are growing, not everything grows at exactly the same rate. Her kidneys may be functioning at a higher rate now while her bladder has not caught up in holding capacity yet.

Combine that with the stress and fatigue of a new routine and it isn't suprising your daughter is having some bed wetting. Don't stress about it. IT likely bothers her far more than it bothers you. Here are some things you can do:

Have her go to bed earlier for a week.

Do as much of the morning routine the night before, such as packing her backpack and homework and putting out clothes for the following morning.

Have a towel or something she can put over an accident in the middle of the night if she isn't coming in to you when it happens.

Put a waterproof pad on under the sheets to save yourself some clean up time.

Don't make a big deal of it. Maintain an environment of trust and let her know that she can talk to you about anything any time without judgement (and then live up to it :) ).

While bed wetting can be a symptom of trauma, it isn't always. Sometimes it really is a growth thing combined with deep sleep. This is pretty common in this age group. Let her get rested, eat healthy and be supportive and it should clear up.

Get a Urine Specimen anyway, she could have a UTI and not really be aware of it yet. It could just also be a stage where she is sleeping deeper, in preparation for a growth spurt or something. Sleep patterns change all the time.

I agree with Christina, don't make a big fuss about it, as long as signs of problems somewhere else are not present, just do things to help you and her during this time (the plastic under her sheets to protect her mattress), keep an extra set of sheets for quick and easy clean up, etc

Sounds as though this is just a bladder control issue and she's sleeping really hard because of her busy schedule. Just put a plastic liner under her sheet so it doesn't get to the mattress and try using the larger sizes of something like a pull-up for this time. I bet it will pass soon when she gets used to her new routine. Try hard to keep the stress of the situation at a minimum.

My daughter also wet the bed when she started 1st grade. She had attended 1/2 day kindergarten and of course 1st grade is all day so I wasn't surprised that she was tired at the end of the day. The way I dealt with her peeing in the bed was to get two cotton incontenance pads from a medical supply store and had her sleep on top of them. (Actually, they did not stay under her so I wound up putting them between the fitted sheet and the mattress.) As the year went on, and she adjusted to being at school for so many hours, her bed wetting quit. She started 2nd grade last week and has not wet the bed once.
I would trust my daughter if she's telling you she's not being bullied or having problems. Most likely, she is simply too tired to get up. This will take care of itself

K.

She's getting way too wore out now that she's in school.

What time does she go to bed? What time does she get up for school? What kind of activities do you do at home after school?