I am at my whit's end---6yo still wetting bed

[Elite Silkies]

My DS finally outgrew it, but unfortunately my Uncle whom is now 45 years old, still wets the bed. His is a medical issue that can be controlled with medication, but he can't afford the medicine. It is quite expensive.

Most of them outgrow it, unless there is an underlying condition.

 

[La_TomboyGirl]

I didn't read every post on here, because i don't have time right now, but thought that I might mention that I have a nephew for whom this was (& ocassionally still is) an issue, & his doctor says to not give ANY LIQUIDS after dinner. He also had to use Depends. It may sound hard, but it really made a difference & the only time it still occurs is if he drinks after that point sometimes. He's 11 now. If it were me, I might mention it to the doctor or nurse confidentially, & then see what they say about what tests, etc. may need to be run in order to rule out a medical reason, & you don't necessarily have to tell him that you are there for that reason, if you think it would save him some embarrassment. The tests could just be part of a "checkup" to see that everything's ok, which in fact, it IS a checkup, anyway. If it's handled carefully by you & the doctor, it might even help to hear from the doctor that it's ok that he's got tis problem sometimes, & may make him less insecure about it. So, either way, whether you do it openly or not, should be a good thing. He's only 6, so it's not uncommon @ that age. Also, they do make rubber pants like the kind that go over cloth diapers in adult sizes & they even make a bed wetting alarm system to awaken deep sleepers! So, you aren't the only one, girl. I know it must be frustrating, but hopefully it will work itself out soon. Try the dinnertime drink cut-off though. I'll bet it helps a bit. Good luck!

 

[adoptedbyachicken]

You may have a clue there in that he never wets the goodnights. Have you asked him why he argues about wearing them? Are they uncomfortable, maybe they keep him a bit more awake? When wearing them does he wake up and go to the bathroom? Does he ever wake up and go to the bathroom? If so what kind of conditions? Did something else disturb him?

I know for one child in our family an alarm set to help them be more awake in the night did wonders. Also since Dad came home late certain work nights he got the boy up and took him to the potty before he went to bed. Sounds cruel in a way, but then in another way they got some time together too, they made the best of it anyway.

Good luck with your frustrations. It's trying for sure.

 

[key west chick]

You can add mt DS to the list of bedwetters. He finally stopped at almost 13. No medical reasons, just a sound sleeper. He also wore pullups, every night. And most mornings, they would be wet. They started getting snug and I didnt know what I would do. We ran out and I told him he would just have to wet the bed. Guess what, it was dry in the morning. He has never wet it since.

 

[Godsgrl]

My sister had that problem, and her son was prescribed medicine for it. But she found popcorn before bed worked as well as the medicine. Good luck

 

[redhen]

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Yeah.. i agree with you.
Something does seem "off" about that...
I would just stick with the pull ups every single night...
until he gets older...then try again..

 

[1mommahen]

Funny story about wetting the bed! I did it until I was 6, my older brother teased me terribly about it forever. Fast forward, he has a son, he wet the bed until he was 12, my daughter, potty trained day and night at 21 months! Sweet revenge!

Good luck!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Give him some responsibility--if he chooses to not wear a pullup, he must do his own sheet changing (teach him how) and laundry (also teach him this). Be willing to help, but he needs to do most of the work. One thing I have not yet seen suggested is to get him up late at night (such as just before you go to bed) and have him use the bathroom then.

I am virtually certain that pullups and diapers are available for larger sized children, but you probably have to special order them (just like diapers for premies).

I am pretty sure that the two common reasons for bed wetting are a small capacity bladder and/or heavy sleeping so that the feeling of their bladder being full does not wake them up.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Why would that be cruel? Sounds pretty reasonable to me.

 

[arabianequine]

I have 2 kids still wetting the bed some nights just plain laziness I think....they are 17 boy and 18 girl. It is getting real old and gross.