I told my dr. about my 6 year old still wetting the bed, but she did nothing.?

Question

What can I do? It's hard to keep bathing and washing sheets and clothes all the time- when is she going to outgrow this? The dr. isn't concerned, but my washer and DRYER ARE!

Answer 1

its normal for young kids to wet the bed.i would try goodnights, they look like real underwear and will help her build confadince.you washer will be happy with goodnights and she will be happy to wake up without a wet bed. and maybe leave the bathroom light on and a night light in room and in hall way

Answer 2

I'm going through this with my 9 year old son.  It is very normal, although it is annoying.

You can try alarm training, we got ours through the bedwetting store.   We use the wireless alarm.  It helps in cutting down washing the sheets every night.  The Good Nights don't really help, it just masks the problem.

Make sure you don't yell at her for doing this, it's not her fault, she is doing it and doesn't realize it.  She will outgrow it though, but it may take some time.  Be patient with the bedwetting and with her.  She needs the self-confidence, because right now I am sure it is not high due to the fact that she is wetting herself.

Answer 3

some kids take longer to get over this...the have underpants that are for this....my daughter is having the same issue..

Answer 4

Sounds like you are angry......

Get some pull-ups and don't make such a big deal of this. She's not the first to wet the bed and she won't be the last. Also....did you know that most bed wetters have parents who also wet the bed?

Answer 5

The reason why your doctor probably isn't concerned is because it's normal for a six year old to wet the bed. My younger sister did it when she was that age. But if you're really concerned about it, you could get pull-ups training pants, so all you have to change is the pull-ups, not the sheets!!! Hope this helps!!! :) :D

Answer 6

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Bed-wetting alarms are among the safest and most effective of all therapies. The alarms have a simple moisture-sensor that snaps into your son's pajamas. A small speaker attaches up on the shoulder with Velcro. At the first drop of urine, a piercing alarm goes off, that sounds similar to a smoke alarm. Instantly, the child reflexly stops urinating. Next, the household awakes, EXCEPT for the deep sleeper who wets the bed. Precisely those children who sleep through the alarm are most likely to be helped by it.

For the alarm to be effective, someone else must wake your son up (the most trying part -- I'm sure he's difficult to awaken), walk him to the bathroom, and get him to finish urinating in the toilet -- all before resetting that annoying alarm. If this ritual is continued, the alarm will likely begin to wake him up directly within 4 to 6 weeks. Within twelve weeks, your son will very likely master nighttime bladder control, and no longer need the alarm. Relapses after alarm therapy are uncommon.

I participated in a conference on enuresis where one of the speakers described the use in Africa of frogs strapped to the child as a 'natural' alarm. Today's electronic alarms are more effective, and I dare say, more comfortable (for the frog as well as the child). Many good alarms are available. I like SleepDry, produced by StarChild/Labs (in which I have no financial interest whatsoever). It may be obtained for approximately $59.00 by calling 1.800.346.7283.

Star charts prove very beneficial to some children, used either alone or with a bed-wetting alarm. As you know from experience, you wake up more easily when the day holds promise and excitement. On holiday mornings it is easier to get out of bed; on dreary mornings it is easier to hit the snooze-alarm. Star charts use this to advantage. A child is offered a star on the calendar for each dry night. When the child collects a predetermined number of stars (usually 3-7), he is given a small reward. When he collects 21 in a row, he gets a larger, looked-forward-to, prize. This puts the reticular activating system of the brain in a more heightened state of readiness to wake up when the bladder signals that it is full. For some children, this is enough to make them responsive to nighttime bladder fullness. If no improvement occurs within 2 weeks, however, it should not continue to be used without an alarm or some other therapy.

Hypnotherapy and guided imagery are other techniques available to help deep sleepers gain nighttime bladder control. Hypnotherapy requires a trained therapist, but guided imagery can be employed by anyone. Have your son relax, close his eyes, and listen to what you say. Tell him that his kidneys are a pee factory, making urine day and night. His bladder is a storage tank where the pee is kept until he is ready to put it in the toilet. There is a gate or muscle that holds the pee in the bladder until he is ready. During the day, he is in control of the gate, but at night some of the pee has been sneaking out. When he sleeps, he is going to begin taking control. When the bladder starts to fill up, he will control the gate when he is asleep, just like when he is awake. He will pee in the toilet when he is ready. Messages like this help put his brain in a state of readiness to receive the bladder's signals. As with star charts, this should not be continued as the only therapy for longer than 2 weeks with no noticeable improvement.

Many advantages result from being a deep sleeper. Sound sleep restores and refreshes the body and the mind. (Children who wet the bed do not sleep as soundly after they wet each night as they did before.) The frustration you've had of your son's sleeping through the alarm is not a reason to give up, but a sign that with perseverance he will stay dry and enjoy sound sleep all night long.

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In primary nocturnal enuresis, children have never achieved complete nighttime control - always wetting at least two times a month. Secondary nocturnal enuretics are completely dry at night for a period of at least six months and then begin wetting again.

In secondary enuresis, the key is finding out exactly what has changed. There might be a new psychological stress such as a divorce, a move, or a death in the family. It might be something physical: the onset of a urinary tract infection or diabetes, for example. It might be a situational change - perhaps altered eating, drinking, or sleeping habits. Clearly, something has changed. The first step in solving the problem is identifying that something.

Answer 7

My sister wet the bed until she was like 12 or 13, same with her husband. Now one of their older children does it too. It's not a big deal just buy those goodnite underwear it will be a lot easier than changing the sheets all the time. Good luck.

Answer 8

It's totally normal. Best thing to do is to just treat it as normal and routine and nothing for your child to be ashamed about, because you don't want to give the child a complex. It's something the child cannot control, and will undoubtedly grow out of.

Answer 9

It's normal for a 6 year old to do that! My oldest is about to be 7 and she still wets the bed sometimes. Just put a pull-up on her at night and don't give her anything to drink two hours before her bed time! That helped my daughter.

Answer 10

Go buy the overnights pullups today!  Let her wear them until she can stay dry at night.  How do you think it feels for her to be in a wet bed every  night and have her mom irritated with her for something she can't control?  Bedwetting in a six year old is INCREDIBLY COMMON.  Plus it's largely genetic so you or your husband passed on this trait!  It's really easy for kids to feel shame for bedwetting and it can stick with them throughout their lives.  Pullups can make the problem go away.  It's the best money you'll ever spend.

Answer 11

it is normal for a child to wet the bed at that age, and many people continue much later, if you are really concerned then try getting a disposible or non-disposible sheet to cover the area which gets wet or you could get training pants.