Children with Bed wetting issues

my steo daughter had the same problem until last year.there is a medication for this problem ill have to ask her what it was called. or just ask a doctor.she is now 17 years old. she just recentely stopped wetting the bed.it not as uncommon as you may think.

My son is still in nappies at night at the moment, but i can give abit of advice from what my little brother went through. He started wetting the bed at a young age and my parents put a waterproof sheet on his bed. They encouraged him to go toilet before he went to bed and not have a drink at all for a few hours before his bedtime. They also encouraged him to go to toilet everytime he woke in the middle of the night. He grew out of it within 6 months - 1 year of them doing that. ~Joeys wife

My son has this problem (he's 14) and so did his father...there is medication for this..He (my son) started off with pills but I forget what they were called..they worked but not very well..now he takes a nasal spray every other day called Desmopressin which seems to work wonders...I'd ask her doctor about it..there are plenty of reasons this happens and tests to find out whats what and of course there are solutions too so I'd talk to the doc for sure Of course things like watching liquid intake and making sure she goes to the bathroom frequently during the day and of course before bed should help a little (maybe a lot depending)..Buy a mattress protector (Walmart has them) and NEVER EVER ridicule her for it and keep it in the family and even then only to members who NEED to know (like if she has sleepovers at a cousins or grandparents etc)...This isnt about a kid being lazy, this is an actual medical condition which many ppl don't seem to understand and its a very devastating one for the child going through it..I knwo my son had MAJOR self esteem issues because of it for the longest time...still does at times too...

there are many causes for bedwetting,and it can take years to correct and while there are very few,it can last well into adulthood. there is the problem with the bladder not growing with the child and being to small for the amount of urine made,just cannot handle it,and as a heavy sleeper,you do not feel the pressure. it can be hereditory,if one or two members had wetting problems it could continue with the next generation. I have found this to be hardest on girls,your daughter age,as this is when sleeping over is either not done,or if her freinds know she may need protection. my sister had a bladder infection that the doctor could not cure at that time as she was not strong enough for the operationg,so she wore plastic pants over thicker cotton panties during the day and double pairs of the panties at night,as well as having a plastic cover over the mattress to protect it. with a note from the doctor,excusing her from gym at school for medical reasons,most never found out,but she did have a couple of very special freinds that she told,and she did have sleepovers with them at times. I don't know if any of this will help,but I hope it will help you know,she is not alone.

My daughter wore pull-ups to bed until she was six years old. I think part of the reason was laziness on her part. When she went to school in kindergarden she would come home with wet pants because she was too shy to go to the bathroom at school. She would play outside and wait until the very last minute to come in to go and would miss the toilet. When I put her in the pull-ups at night, if she wasn't going to bed right away she would pee in the pull-ups instead of using the washroom. She was just so darn lazy. She was probably a pretty deep sleeper too. I don't know. She eventually grew out of it, just like my other daughter decided at 11 years old to take it upon herself to quit sucking her thumb. I never bugged her about it. She took it upon herself to do it and she did. If your daughter is thirsty a lot, you may want to have her tested for Diabetes.

Well, I am not a parent of a child with this issue, but my younger sister had this problem. I think she wet the bed until 5th grade, or somewhere near it. I personally believe this problem stems from some sort of stress in a child's life. At least this was true for my sister. I remember she would get in trouble for wetting the bed, so she would try to hide her sheets in the closet. My parents would ridicule her and repremand her, so she was deeply ashamed. She went to the doctor many times, but no doctor could figure out the cause. But I knew the cause, it was the emotional abuse she had to deal with. I don't really know how to help you but just try to see if your child is under any stress. If she is, perhaps take her to a therapist. I hope you have a great day.

my steo daughter had the same problem until last year.there is a medication for this problem ill have to ask her what it was called. or just ask a doctor.she is now 17 years old. she just recentely stopped wetting the bed.it not as uncommon as you may think.

Wow 11 is really old to still be wetting the bed. Have you taken her to a doctor? I'm not a parent but I was a bed wetter as a child I think it only lasted for a short time and I stopped when I was around six. I've heard some people say that it may be because of some changes going on in the child's life. In my case my parents separated at that time but I don't know if that was the only cause. I'm a pretty heavy sleeper even now but I get up a few times a night to go to the bathroom. Does she drink lots of liquids before bed? If she I would not have her drink anything a few hours before bed? Does she clean up her own sheets? If not then have her clean them herself maybe this can be a deterrent for her to keep up the behavior. Number one if you haven't taken her to a doctor that's the first thing I would do. It's possible she may have a bad bladder or other physical problems that would cause this.