My daughter still wets the bed - and she's 10

[Avalon]

Does anyone have a similar problem. When do they grow out of it?

Avalon have you ever had her checked for bladder or kidney problems. my sister used to wet the bed alot cause of this.

a good friend of mine was telling me only yesterday her 10 yr old girl does this occasionally too. is there a family history ? you can get alarms which wake her up when she wets if it's v frequent and they have a tremendous success rate. have you heard of an organisation called eric? eneuresis something or other. v good advice etc. they do have a website

It's a lot more common than people think, I think. Friends's 10 year old daughter used to do it a lot but she had quite a few stressful issues at the time. Not sure if she's still doing it. Has it just started again or has it never stopped?

I would have been back on sooner - having trouble with the mouse batteries!

No, it's not every night, but it can be 2 or 3 nights in a row. Thankfully not during the day.

She was dry, after going to the enuresis clinic, but then we were burgled and she slipped back.

Mine does too and she's 12.

My son who is just 8 can be dry at night for weeks, and then sometimes 2 nights in a row wets the bed.
I have tried to pinpoint when it happens, but it still happens if I limit drinks/don't limit drinks, make sure he goes to loo just before.
I think it is stress with him

Thanks everyone. I think you might be right about stress. It did seem to get worse when she had a few problems at school with other girls.

I don't have a problem with it, but my dh did at that age and yes they do grow out of it. Don't worry!!!! larsxx

Thanks lars. Now you mention it, I think I did too!

I stopped when I was 11.
No idea what the reason was.Suppose it may of been stress.I do remember staying at friends houses and not drinking anything a couple of hours before bedtime and i didnt wet it then.Im sure she will grow out of it.

I stopped when I was 11.
No idea what the reason was.Suppose it may of been stress.I do remember staying at friends houses and not drinking anything a couple of hours before bedtime and i didnt wet it then.Im sure she will grow out of it.

Just seen this thread. My DDs 12 and still wets the bed. She now takes desmopan tablets and is a lot better. she is being monitered by the local enuresis clinic. They advised us not to restrict her drinks except for fizzy and tea. She was told to have at least 6 drinks a day and the more she drinks the better she is. She has only had 4 wet beds in the last month it was at least 4 times a week before.

probably shouldn't admit this but i still wet the bed occasionally when i was 11-12ish. I put it down to moving house/country a lot, once we got settled in one place it stopped. Don't think any particular drinks made it worse.

I have a dilemma about this whole bedwetting thing. At the last visit to the enuresis clinic it came out that she's too frightened about burglars to get out of bed to go to the toilet. So I suppose she just falls asleep again, with the inevitable result. The nurse at the clinic thought she ought to see the psychologist (I think) to deal with this burglar issue. The more I think about it, the more reluctant I am. How do you sort out a 'realistic' fear? Can it be done - what do you think?

Can recommend a couple of things here. Hypnotherapy works really well for bedwetting. I've 10 years experience working with children and am now hypnotherapist and TFT practitioner specialising in children. Visit websites: www.aliciaeaton.co.uk and www.thoughtfieldtherapy for anxiety/phobia related problems. I'll be happy to help - I'm based in London.

My daughter is 11 and she wets the bed most nights but its only seems to happen alot more at home than when she visits never taken her to the doctors but her urine really has a strong ordour shall I take her to the doctors as she has started her periods and this is worring me very much to how we are going to cope with the bed wetting and the periods Im a very concerned parent dont know what to do can anyone advise???

I worry about my dd who is still only four and wetting regularly, but she hates the dry-nites pants. Seeing this makes me feel better about it and it is a lot more common than people think, so if she's still wetting at ten, hopefully, I won't be in too much of a flap about it!!

easylc - would definitely say take her to the doctors. re:periods - if she started using tampax straight away???

Thanks mummytosteven, I will book a appoinment for her, re: periods, no I get her pads I feel she is a bit too young and they are not every month yet

avalon,we were burgled during the night when my dd ws six and it ruined her sleeping for ages afterwards.She didn't have bedweting problems but I thought I'd post re the fear issue.she still needs the hall light on seven years later but is fine although will always be nervous at night especially if the rest of the house is asleep.

We coped withthe fear thing by various ways ie.lights on all night,she had ababy monitor in her room so she could call us if needed,and we reassured her about locks etc.

It was really annoying and the worst thing about the whole burglery thing,stuff the possessions,my dd's sleep and wellbeing were deeply affected.

Still riles me now!!

polly28 - how awful to be burgled during the night. I got home with the kids after school and heard noises in the house and then the burglar left. I think it was partly my panicky reaction at the time that has made her as bad as she is. We have always left the landing and bathroom lights on. Getting her a baby monitor could be another step forward.

Papillon - going back to your earlier post. She hasn't been specifically checked for bladder or kidney problems but she's never suffered from a urine infection. Dd2, having had 2 urine infections in succession, has been checked at the hospital but they found nothing.

Easylc - I'd be interested to hear what your doctor says about the strong smell of your dd's urine - my dd2's urine has a strong smell too. Although she drinks a lot, which you'd think would dilute it, she does tend to hold onto it until she's absolutely bursting. Her armpits get smelly too and she's only 8.

Avalon - I will keep you posted going to theGp tomorrow, my daughter also keeps it in

easylc - what did the GP say?