My 5 year old daughter wets the bed

Well, most little kids have bed wetting issues until they are around 7 or so. It has to do with under developed bladders. Some kids just sleep so deeply that they do not wake up when their bodies give them the signal that they need to go to the bathroom. For our 5 year old son we bought a latex lined mattress cover. This was to protect the matress. It is covered in cotton so the child does not even know that there is a waterproof layer on the bed. To get the smell out, use one of those pet urine odor removers. That is what we used. Then we would sprinkle the matress with baby powder and put the new mattress cover on the bed. We also have a towel on the bed under the sheet where my son sleeps. He uses those GoodNights by Huggies sleep pants. One thing that I found that helped was that we have dinner at 630pm. He goes to bed at 730. I do not allow him to have anything to drink after 7pm. Before bed he goes to the bathroom to take care of business. Then he goes to bed. I get him up at 11pm to use the bathroom. Most nights he doesn't need to go at 11 and he wakes up dry. There are some bed wetting supply sites on the internet that sell special products for chronic bed wetters. They sell alarms that will alert the child to the fact they have started to wet the bed. They sell special underwear that does not leak but gets very cold when the child wets the bed, this will wake the child up and you only have to change the underwear. Most bed wetting issues can be solved just by limiting fluids before bedtime. You may also want to have her doctor take a look at her, sometimes bed wetting can be a symptom of a medical condition. I hope I helped a little bit.

Does she drink soft drinks? Try cutting them completely out of her diet and you might be pleasantly surprised. Bedwetting is the last big taboo, no one talks about it so you have no idea just how common it is. Good luck with it.

I would get those wet liner diaperrs....I know that sounds bad, but it seems as though she is not feeling when she has to go or perhaps she is not caring that she is wet, or not feeling the wetness on the bed. Does she just lay in it? I also would limit how much she drinks at night. She should just stop drinking at a certain time, she goes to the bathroom before bed, and see how that goes too. I would put the plastic on the bed, it would not be enabling the problem.....

Get the plastic mattress protector, she is not doing it deliberately. Take her to a doctor, it maybe a medical problem or it could be she is sleeping too soundly and is losing control in her sleep. You could try restricting liquid after dinner. there is medication for this desmopressin I think it is called, but I am not sure on what the indications are for this or if it is for children

Have you tried cutting down on her liquid intake in the late afternoon and evening? Also try letting her stay up until the time you usually wake her up for a pee. Do not scold her for wetting the bed, rather praise her and give her a special gift each time she gets through the night dry. I'd put a plastic pad on her bed. The urine will ruin the mattress, (to say nothing of the smell) Shes only 5 so don't worry! I think she will grow out of this quite soon.

Hi Belm, I have four children, only one, my oldest son wet the bed. At least once a night often more. Nothing really helped. I tried waking him and making him go to the toilet, someone told me to give him something salty a few hours before bedtime (of course it made him thirsty and he wet even more..lol) I even took him to the doctors when he was about seven, and got medication, the side effects were not worth the risk. My father-in-law talked to me about it when my son was about eight.. He said, don't ever say anything to him about it, ( I NEVER said anything negative to him about his bedwetting) my father in law also told me that he worried he was going to have a problem with it even when he went into the navy in 1941....he didn't of course. Anyway, my son (and a couple of his cousins) wet the bed until he was about twelve. I believe there is a genetic component. My son is now thirty and believe me, he does not wet the bed any longer..lol. My point? It will pass. Be patient and loving with him. In the meantime use those big garbage bags between his sheet and mattress...when he has an incident just toss in the trash and replace with another. Hang in there.. they really do grow up, and very quickly. :)

I had this problem for years of bed wetting & daytime wetting. I did have a protective sheet on the mattress. You really do need one as otherwise you will ruin your mattress. Your daughter most likely won't even notice if you don't say anything. As for getting rid of the urine, I would say to make up a good solution of nappysan, & give it a thorough scrub. Then a very good rinse. If yo0u can't drag the mattress outside to dry, just put the heater on in her bedroom & close the door. Your daughter is at the age where she may need medical help for bed wetting. Have you considered the possibility that she may have something wrong with her bladder? My daughter did & it wasn't diagnosed until she was nearly six.

I don't have a solution. It is unlikely that she is doing it because she is too lazy to get up. The plastic sheet on her bed is the only solution until you find a cure. I had a friend who had a son wetting his bed every night from the age of 5 until the age of 15. Never did figure out what to do about it. The only thing which might help is to control the amount of drink she is having before going to bed.

Many children suffers from this problem, this is not due to laziness, this may be chronic or due to some other disorders, no a big problem because I have seen many kids suffering from this and also recover after a period of time, do not worry at all, just do your normal things

the easiest solution for your problem is to get rid of her habbit..and i am providing you the solution give her the diet enriched in sesame seeds ,which reduces her problem more effectively..and then you need not to worry about the bed and smell..