Bed wetting help

leiela

I wouldn't worry about it, i know it's a hassle but the more of a fuss you make of it the longer it's likely to go on as he'll sence the tension.

I was lucky both my boy's where easy to train to be dry at night and it's not a problem i had to deal with, however i had a friend who's son still wets occasionally now and he's 9, which makes it difficult as it embarasis him.

I also recall from growing up a younger cousin wetting the bed till quite a late age, i remeber it distinctly because he wet the bed while sharing with my little sister and she was NOT amused.

So i don't think it's that unusual in boy's right up untill they are about 7-8 years old at least, so i certainly wouldn't be fretting about it at 3.. he's still very young give him chance he'll get the hang of it.

leiela

vervin wrote: »

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

Yeah i started wetting the bed at about 13, after years of bieng dry due to stress ... not fun and not something you want to tell your mum about at that age.

TeresaO

Hi,

My DD is 6 and a half and has only recently become dry at night - fine in the day. She wore PJ pants at night. It was a huge contrast to her brother who was dry at night from 18mths, so DD taking so long was a worry. The health professionals weren't too worried about it - it was just my worry that she wasn't progressing. We tried a few times to leave the pants off but after a week of changing the bed, twice some nights, including the layering thing someone else suggested (wonderful idea btw) we went back to pullups/pj pants until she was mainly dry on her own. Since going pant-less we have only had 3 accidents (I can cope with that amount!). However when we are not in our home we do go back to pants at night, for the time being anyway. So don't worry too much, they will get there on their own. We perhaps have lost the art of patience.

all the best,

T

squashy

http://shop.babyworld.co.uk/DisplayDetail.aspx?prodid=1015

This sort of thing is better than the plastic sheeting as it goes OVER the bottom sheet so can just be stripped away with minimum fuss if the child wets in the night.

However, I am with the others and think maybe just hang in there with nappies/pull ups for a little longer. My son was four and a half when he stopped weeing at night.

jackieb

squashy wrote: »

http://shop.babyworld.co.uk/DisplayDetail.aspx?prodid=1015

This sort of thing is better than the plastic sheeting as it goes OVER the bottom sheet so can just be stripped away with minimum fuss if the child wets in the night.

However, I am with the others and think maybe just hang in there with nappies/pull ups for a little longer. My son was four and a half when he stopped weeing at night.

That's similar to the Kylie sheet I metioned. If it gets wet it should stay dry to the touch. You can get ones that absorb 1, 2 or 3 litres of fluid. I'd still put a protective mattress cover on it though, as my daughter can miss the Kylie sheet!

allIcouldwishfor

I used to have a waterproof sheet, then fitted sheet, then bedmats, then another fitted sheet so that if DS wet, I could just whip off the top layer without having to remake the whole bed in the middle of the night. Makes life a lot easier!

jamgirl

my middle child was 11 before he was dry at night.
it is not considered a problem till after the age of 7 and then only if you and the child think it is a problem.

we were advised for him to drink more, he has always been and still is a poor drinker. no caffene after 4pm, only clear fluids, water or very diluted juice.

he wore bedtime pullups, had a towel under his sheet and a waterproof mattress cover and duvet cover. we also found that if it was warm enough to sleep without pyjamas it was less to clean. he used to get in the shower or wash himself down while i changed the sheets. he would frequently wee so much the pullups were drenched!!

we eventually got an alarm from the local enuresis clinic but not sure it really helped. like your son, once he was asleep that was it! the alarm would wake up the rest of the house but not him :rotfl:

i think at this age your son is doing just fine

aliasojo

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!

Actually, it's not rubbish.

If a child has not achieved dry nights by the age of around 3 or 4, then the next 'natural' cut off points seem to be age 7 and then age 11. Boys are more affected than girls. In the vast majority of cases, there is no problem, it's just the body following it's own timetable.

As told by a senior Consultant in this field.

thriftmonster

DS2 was nearly 9 before he was dry - with the help of a buzzer. The clinic wont take them before 7. We had to do a bladder capacity test and ds2 was about a third of normal. He had to stretch this by drinking more during the day.

The clinic also told us not to make him hang on to go, but to let him go when he needed in the day. We have also found that fizzy drinks can have a bad effect.

As a Cub leader, if we have a camp of 15 8-10yos, there is always at least one bedwetter - these things can be managed very discreetly - so dont worry.

helen81_2

My ds is 6 next week and still wets the bed,some weeks its every night, others it can be just 3 or 4 times in the week. Think I'll look into the kylie sheets mentioned. I'll try anything to help make it abit easier to deal with.