Bed wetting help

Paparika

tiamai_d wrote: »

I didn't say restrict.

Make sure he is not getting too much to drink during the day

Ok you never said the word restrict but this comment is indicating a restriction is needed,

making them drink less will cause more harm than good, as said before they need to stretch their bladders to learn to go through the night...

Not every child will have a bed wetting problem, just some need more time perfecting the art of staying dry

gregg1

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

Utter rubbish.

Anything later than 5 and there's a problem - it certainly isn't 'normal' for boys to wet the bed at 7, or later!

utter rubbish. I am a few decades older than that and I constantly pee my pants laughing at the **** you come out with on your posts!

snowmaid

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

Utter rubbish.

Anything later than 5 and there's a problem - it certainly isn't 'normal' for boys to wet the bed at 7, or later!

Utter rubbish! It is very common for boys to wet their beds later than 5 and there be no 'problem' per se. My boys both wet their beds albeit it the very rare occassion aged 7/8. They are well functioning, normal boys. I guess if I told them it isn't 'normal' then they would have ended up with a 'problem'. My daughter on the other hand was dry from age 3. Same house, same circumstances, same rules.

I would say to the OP try discourage drinks before bed, only giving little sips if really thirsty. Make sure he goes to the loo before bed. Don't make a fuss or scold when they do wet and keep clean sheets handy! But certainly don't give him a complex or humliate him, because this WILL lead to problems. He will be over it soon.

Take him for a routine check for sugar, bladder problems etc and make sure there is nothing medically wrong.

allIcouldwishfor

gregg1 wrote: »

utter rubbish. I am a few decades older than that and I constantly pee my pants laughing at the **** you come out with on your posts!

I nearly wet myself reading this! Best laugh I've had all day! :beer:

TugaGirl

PolishBigSpender, 6yrs old boys and girls get worried about their favourite programme not being on, their best friend being now someone else’s best friend, about really really wanting a brand new toy and not having it.

I think these are the sort of worries that others meant.

prettypoppyknickers

hello all

thank you for the response minus one person who i shall not mention i have found this very helpful and think that as i have got into a pattern of taking him to toilet at 10pm i will cut it down by half hour a month at a time until it is the time he goes to bed.

please continue it i will show my partner who is the one more concerned than me.



and i will try those bedtime pants he use to think the pull ups were pant and just wet them like he was wearing a nappy

tiamai_d

Paparika wrote: »

Make sure he is not getting too much to drink during the day

Ok you never said the word restrict but this comment is indicating a restriction is needed,

making them drink less will cause more harm than good, as said before they need to stretch their bladders to learn to go through the night...

Not every child will have a bed wetting problem, just some need more time perfecting the art of staying dry

And by drinking too much (excessive amounts) they will be producing too little ADH, making them need to urinate more often rather than letting the bladder fill up.

Have you ever drank loads of juice and found you are still running to the loo hours later? It's osmoregulation playing catch up.

People had allready mentioned that he should not drink too little, so I didn't feel the need to comment on that as it had allready been covered.

Sorry you misunderstood.

kjmtidea

My 5 year old still wets the bed quite a bit and the advice that we have been given is to give him his last big drink at 4pm and then after that just little sips of water if he wants it. When it is time for bed we tell him to go to the toilet and then after the bedtime story I tell him to go again just to make sure.

He still wets the bed, he seems to go through stages. It is hereditary though and more common in boys, my partner had to go on medication for it so I was expecting it with at least one of mine!

vervin

I wet the bed untill 13/14 [stress they said ,Mom ill ] .Could he be worried about something ie: the dark etc

Boppy_2

My LO is 4 and has started wetting the bed almost nightly, turns out the poor little poppet is worried about the new baby arriving. It's perfectly normal and they do grow out of it, my poor washing machine doesn't know whats hit it though!