Help! my 7 year old still wets bed

[Sallymum85]

Hi

Any help appreciated. My 7 year old still wets the bed every night and is still in night nappies. She's getting very upset about it now.

I've tried chiropractor but that didn't help at all.

S

Hello, my DD was also seven and facing the prospect of sleep-overs when we decided to get help. Contacted the School Nurse via the Doctor and she was brilliant. I never thought we would crack it but it took about 4 months and she's been dry ever since. She started by geting DD to increase fluid intake through the day which seems counter-intuitive but apparently strengthens the bladder and dilutes the urine so it doesn't irritate the bladder. She then ordered us a night-time alarm which clips onto pants and has a really sensitive sensor which goes off at the first sign of dampness. This worked really well to wake her from profound sleep and eventually she started to anticipate the need to go and get up before the alarm went off. I know there is also medication you can take which suppresses/reduces urine production at night, so there are all sorts of options to try. I do recommend you seek help soon as it really helped for us. Good luck.

Hi sally - loads of threads on this so you aren't alone - but check out eric

Hi, sorry if ignorant but why a chiroporactor?? (always willing to try new suggestions)

I have the joy of 2 children wetting the bed. DS is 9 and DD 5. My DS has been seeing a eurologist but my DD can not until she is 7. I would suggest seeing your doctor to be referred.

The suggestions we have had are:

1. Ensure they are drinking lots during the day but limit from tea time. This is the really important one.
2. Avoid caffine drinks, blackcurrent, fizzy drinks and milk (only avoid milk later in the day).
3. Get them to help change the beds (we do not put ours in nappies so change nearly every day!!). Helpong change the beds helps them 'own' the problem (their speak not mine, I am not American!)
4. Do not critise them as they can not help it.
5. If there is a family history then it could explain the wetting.
6. Make sure there is no infection.

There are 2 main types of tablets:

1. Desmopressin which suppresses the urine prodection at night
2. Oxybutynin this helps with a wobbily unstable bladder.

sorry about spelling!!

I am told that most grow out of it and you would probably find that there are many in the class who are still having the problem. Unfortunately noone talks about it so it can feel very lonely.