Bedwetting?

I have a 10 year old son who has a bedwetting problem. Is there anything I can do to help stop this?

herees a few ideas

you could call the national center for bedwetting at 516-294-5000, their website is http://www.bedwettingcontrol.com/
The National Center for Bedwetting is devoted to the elimination of the most common types of bedwetting problems that affect children, adolescents, and young adults.

Bedwetting, also known as enuresis, is a surprisingly common problem that affects up to ten percent of all children. Sometimes the problem "clears up by itself," but in many cases in continues for years.

Parents and pediatricians have attempted to control bedwetting in various ways. However, approaches such as waking the child during the night, restricting liquids before bedtime, rewards and punishments, medications, and the use of poorly designed urine buzzer alarms, generally do not produce lasting results.

Parents are frequently advised that their child will "outgrow" the bedwetting problem. This advice, however, is often painfully misleading. Unfortunately, the fact is that a typical eight-year-old bedwetting child has only a fifty percent chance of "outgrowing" bedwetting by the age of twelve. It is therefore not surprising that a significant number of those we help are teenagers and young adults.


Most kids just need time and patience until they outgrow bedwetting. Treatments can range from simple measures you can start at home to physician recommended conditioning and medications. Here鈥檚 an explanation of bedwetting treatments:

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Motivational Therapy. A progress calendar that tracks dry nights is another way to encourage a child through bedwetting. Be sure to wait until your child has started to experience dry nights and put the calendar away for a while if progress slows down.

Limiting Fluids At Night. One of the simplest bedwetting treatments is to limit fluids before bedtime鈥揺specially caffeinated or carbonated drinks. Limiting fluids 2 hours before bed and one last trip to the bathroom are simple steps you can take each night.
Physicians may recommend a bedwetting treatment for short-term relief. Many people have success with these treatments. However, even physicians are quick to point out that there are side-effects with some medications and no guarantees. Consult your physician before starting any of the treatments highlighted below:

Sleep Conditioning. Nighttime alarms attach to the inside of a child鈥檚 underwear or GoodNites庐 Underpants. The alarm is triggered by wetness and wakes the child so she can go to the bathroom before there鈥檚 an accident.

Medication. The doctor may prescribe a drug meant to help stop bedwetting. Some available medications for bedwetting include Imipramine or Desmopressin Acetate.

Bladder Conditioning. Exercises to help strengthen the bladder might be recommended by your child鈥檚 physician. Stopping urine mid-stream can help strengthen a weak bladder muscle (sphincter). Holding urine for as long as possible during the day may be recommended to stretch the bladder.
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prescription of DDAVP Report It

put towels on the bed..go see a doctor for it. make your son go to the bathroom every night before he gets in bed. make sure he doesnt drink anything 30 minutes or less before bed!

there is a prescription that works pretty well-DDAVP its inhaled through the nose-

Mine is turning 9 next Tuesday and still wets? When you find out...let me know.

Go to you local chemist they will suggest ways that can help but in my opinion let it take its course my daughter stopped wetting the bed at 13 and so did my brother. I didnt find that much of wat they suggested helped.

Give him time..these things tend to fix themselves up....maybe talk to him and see how he's coping at school etc he might have a bit of stress going on and support him.Try not to get angry at him it's always accidental Best thing is to protect that mattress.

there is a prescription medicine that your dr. can prescibe,it's pretty exspensive and most insurances won't cover it, but you still may want to consider talking to your dr.i can't remember what the medicine is called,but what i understand it works pretty good.even if dr.doesn't feel the medicine would be necessary,he may be able to offer other options

No, but you may reduce the stress by covering his bed with a waterproof mattress pad, make sure he has no fluids an hour before bed time and make him try to go to the restroom before bed. He may have an underdeveloped bladder which can happen from potty training to early or other medical reasons but it is still growing so it has time. If it still continues then you may want to visit your Dr.

Maybe he is nervous because you are like way too strict with him. My mom would put a plastic bottom sheet under the contour sheet. She was abusive when I was little. When I got bigger than her (she's in a wheelchair) she got scared and quit abusing me and we got really close. If you are strict, you need to consider how important your rules really are, because they probably have no meaning at all in the grand scheme of things. I would consider examining whether or not you just discipline your son and if you always get mad at him for ****, because discipline and anger are the two most useless forms of correction known to man. You need to use dialogue, make him think quickly about what he does by using intelligent reasoning, and not by making him suffer. Bad nerves will make you piss all over the place. Assuming that's what you do. He could have a weak bladder or some condition, but I'll bet it's some sort of stress and unhappiness combination.

Yes, relax for starters. Bedwetting among children is much more common that people admit- because for the most part they don't admit it. Night dryness results from brain maturation that allows for the person to rouse from deep sleep when the bladder triggers that it is full. It can happen anywhere from toddlerhood on up, and some people just never do acquire the ability. There are pills that decrease kidney function, to reduce the amount of urine produced at night. I wouldn't think this would be a first choice because it means the waste products are allowed to build up in your son's body. There are also wetness detectors that will sound off to wake the sleeper if they wet the bed- a nasty way to wake up in the night, and only working once they start going anyway. The problem can also be made worse if the child stresses over it. The problem also has a certain genetic influence, and chances are if you ask in the family and they are honest, you will find that other members of the family also suffered the problem. If you ask what age they were when it went away, you will get some idea of when your son can expect to "out grow" it. Usually it disappears during puberty, as the brain gets a maturation growth spurt. In the meantime, I'd suggest you simply take a relaxed approach. Put a mattress protector on the bed. Set out spare sheets and pj's before bedtime. You can use the Goodnight pants if you like, or not. Teach your son to pull off wet sheets, put them in the tub or laundry room, clean and dry himself, remake the bed, and go back to sleep. Then in the morning, have him put the sheets on to wash. Treat it like an ordinary thing he can handle without making a fuss about it. Do what you can do to limit liquids about an hour before bedtime, and going to the bathroom before sleep, and let the rest go. If you can destress the situation, and assure him that he will in all likelyhood outgrow it at some point, things will go much easier for all of you. Sometimes just destressing the situation will help hasten the dry nights. Just don't make a big deal of it, and it won't be a big deal. There isn't anything you or he can really do, except wait for that part of the brain to grow up. If you need professional reassurance, go ask the pediatrician. They can explain it in detail.

Take the bed off him and make him sleep on the a bare floor, and make him wash the floor every morning. He will soon get the Idea.