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FAQs on Bedwetting

Bed wetting is a behavioural disorder which affects many children. Children are unable to realize the need to empty the bladder, as a result of which they wet the bed. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions on bed wetting.

I'm 'big' now. Why do I still wet the bed? 

We know that everyone has to urinate. Your urine is stored in a little bag in your body, which is called the bladder. When this bladder gets full, it has to be emptied so more urine can be stored. So, the bladder stretches and stretches till it is full, and then it sends a signal telling you to go to the bathroom. Sometimes, if you are fast asleep and having a nice dream, you might not hear your bladder calling you, and the bladder empties on its own. The result? You've wet the bed. 
 

Am I the only child my age who still wets the bed? 

No, you're certainly not alone. There are some children who still wet the bed, even at your age. In your classroom itself there must be at least 2 to 3 other children who wet their bed. But of course, they wont tell you. Just like you wouldn't like to tell anyone. 
 

What can I do about it? 

One of the easiest ways to stop bedwetting is to avoid drinking water at night, before going to sleep. Also, make sure you go to the bathroom and urinate before turning in. 

Don't feel embarrassed about speaking to your doctor about this. After all, he is there to help.  Don't try and hide the fact that you wet your bed from your parents. 
 

What can you, as a parent, do?

Keep a record of the number of times he wets his bed. 

Try and get your hands on a bedwetting alarm. This wakes up your child the minute he starts wetting his bed. Slowly, the child will get used to waking up every time he has to urinate. However, this method takes some time. 

Make sure he visits the bathroom before going to sleep.
 

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Name: gillian
Country: England

my son is 3 years old and wets the bed he was dry for 1 yearand now he not
 
Name: Aiza
Country: USA

my daughter is 13 1/2 yrs old but she still bedwetting, as she can not get up to go to the bathroom, especially when it rains.
 
Name: aa
Country: India

try to make them understand where to go for toilet and potty
 
Name: lata
Country: India

good article, particularly, no mistakes in spelling! except almost at the end, it should be their, not there. thanks.
 
Name: Mom Of Three
Country: USA

my oldest which is 8 has never had a promblem 'but my 6year old wets about 1 time a week. i hope my 3 yeart old dont. i think it is a phase some children go through . mare if they are a middle child.i believe they will grow out of it; it is part of being a kid.
 
Name: Rekha
Country: India

can anyone suggest how i can prevent my 8 year old son from wetting the bed without scolding him or making him feel ashamed and harming him psychologically?
 
Name: mom 0f 5
Country: USA

my son is 9 and is wet every night unless i get him up. my 21 yr old daughter wet until into college. i don't want to see this happen to my son. we have tried the buzzard that attaches to the underware, but it is more of a hassel than anything else. any other suggestions?
 
Name: Lalita Chugh
Country: India

this article is very good. my son is also 3 and half years. he also wets his bed. i have tried to wake him up in the midnight. when i want to take him to the toilet, he says, no. please suggest any solution.
 
Name: Tara
Country: USA

i have a 6 year old son who had a few dry nights when he was wearing pull-ups. i took him off about 2 months ago per my husbands orders, but now he's wet every night. i make him urinate before bedtime, but he still wakes up wet. please help!!!!
 
Name: Ambica
Country: India

this article is superb.but there is one drawback.there are no suggestions as to how to deal with this problem.i would really appreciate if there is some guidelines as to how the parents should deal with this situation.
 
Name: Arti Tandan
Country: India

my daughter is 2 years old she is still bed wetting at night can you tell how long will it continue, she also has a habbit of thumb sucking i do not how to get rid of that problem also. please help
 
Name: deepti
Country: India

it is sad that the child is teased and screamed at when she herself is feeling miserable..i did that till iwas 14yrs but as soon as i got my periods i got rid of my peeing in bed. same goes with my nephew he used to wet his bed till he was 15 but then it stopped. i used to feel so miserable that it was a shame ful thing i used to hide it from everyone. i specialised in picking up my beddings and dry them in sun i was lucky i was in rajasthan,we need to tell our kids that it is ok that they wet the beds but very soon it will be over.i think i used to wet the be djust because i was tense not to wet the bed every night.be a patient mom my 4 1/2 yrs old daughter wets the bed but i try and be as cool as possible with her. i don't want her to feel bad at all.i remember it very clearly what it was to wet the beds.i never lived happily
 
Name: eena
Country: India

you haven,t discussed about kids living in joint families i have that problem.where no amt. of reassurance helps.sibling rivalry is a precipitatory factor but one cannot avoid it.my son is 12 we never put him to shame,onlytime will help.
 
Name: mala
Country: India

my sister is overweight and she has the bed wetting problem she says that she first dreams that she wants to urinate she does not find a place and finally she finds a place and thinks that she is urinating in the toilet but for on the bed and she also says that during the sleep she thinks wheather it is on the bed or in the toilet, she realises that it is on the bed only after she feels wet. please give me a solution for this
 
Name: vishakha
Country: India

my son is 6 years old. due to my health problems ( disturbed sleep spoils my day) he was on diappers till last 6 months. now i have to wake him up and take to toilet, otherwise he wets the bed and feels bad though we console him please advise
 
Name: Nan
Country: USA

my niece is seven years old and stil wets the bed every night. her mom puts large diapers on her every night and does not seem to care about the problem. will she out grow this?
 
Name: THK
Country: Australia

i am a 29 years old who have been refused to join the defence force because i wet my bed up until the age of 15. i have not wetted my bed for 14 years but i can not change the pass. i did ask my mum when i was less than 10 years old about my bed wetting but she said i am just a lazy boy nothing wrong my phychology so, the problem never been look at. any parents out there please take the phychology affect of your child seriously because the circumstances will stay around for the rest of your child life.
 
Name: PDM
Country: Other

my 7 year old son is still wetting bed if i do not wake him every night to go to the toilet. doctors have said he will grow it out, but it does not seem to be happening. our home is a two-parent home, happy at that. he has a 5 year old brother and there is sibling rivalry a bit, but as a mother i show equal love to ensure one does not feel more loved.
 
Name: HOUSEWIFE
Country: Other

my son is already 4years old &still wets his bed, both during afternoon & night time.please suggest how to stop him.
 
Name: swati
Country: India

my daughter is 3yrs old and when ever she wants to go for potty she hides behind the curtain or table and it seems she's shy.how can i overcome this shyness of her's.
 
Name: Bernadine
Country: USA

my younger sister had a problem with bed wetting at age 5 that was for her easy to fix. the doctor told my parents nothing to drink after 6 pm and wake her up around 11 or 12 and physically take her to the toilet. it was not until she was 10 years old that the reason for the bedwetting came out. she was being sexually abused by the our care givers boyfriend. fortunantely it was only outside toucing and her virginity is still intact.
 
Name: Lucy ann
Country: India

my child is a nine year old boy and he wets his bed every night and i have used the buzzered that attaches to underware and is taking medication to stop it and the buzzered only help for about four months and then he starting bed wetting again. he is a very hard person to wake up to go to the bathroom. he will not wake up at all. he is fustrated and so am i. please help!!!!!
 
Name: cut-chemist@online.ie
Country: Other

well i live in ireland, i am a 21 years old male, that is working full time in a retail shop like alot of other people and i have wet my bed all my life. now i have tried everything to get rid of this cause really when you reach 13 and are still wettin the bed you have no life with your friends cause you cant stay in anyones house or anything. it is a horrible thing to have but there are so so many people out there that have it and no one ever talks about it cause really, my parents helped me as much as they could but nothing helped, i am doing a relaxsation thing for the past 6 months, it is workin the odd time which is better than never working. but please to all the parents that have kids under the age of 12 please!!!! stop saying help my son/daughter is 2 years old and still wets the bed, more than likly your child will stop by 15 the latest! but do go to the doctor and ask as many questions as you can with your son or daughter. and please if anyone would like to ask me any questions about this i will be more than happy to help cause i know what it is like to wake up in the morning with this problem. thank you for reading. gerry.
 
Name: Emilia
Country: USA

i have a daughter who is 13 years old. she began wetting her bed at age 5 and was on and off ok. however, for the last 2 years or so she is wetting her bed often and medicine will not help. i am searching for ways to help her as she is not sleeping well and i feel that it is to think of wetting her bed again. she wears pull-ups at night and i do not put her down for this problem. i need to find a way to help her and that is why i am writing and studying much more about bed wetting desorders. any input will be greatly appreciated.
 
Name: Ashok
Country: India

bedwetting control is like learning driving.it takes time to be the 'master of the bladder. for any art to be learned one needs support.bedwetting alarm helps.can anybody tell about the avaiability of the alarm in india.


 

 
 
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