6 And Will Not Wake Up

You have gotten a lot of good advise so I will just tell you that my son also had this problem about 5% of the time. He is a sound sleeper and couldn't wake up until it was too late. He is 8 now and has been dry almost a year. We never gave him a hard time and he has no issues from it. All kids develop differently and no kid would do this out of laziness. Good Luck

Hi M., Your son is fine, he is not lazy . My son is six also and he wets the bed when he is sick still, or when he sneeks too much to drink before bed. Everyone is diffrent there little bladders just have not caught up with them yet, some kids wet the bed until they are 11 or 12.,it is ok , I have never made a big deal about it with my boys, we just clean it up, everyone has accidents.He will be fine,you are not the only one. Everything will work out. God Bless Take Care T.

It is understandable being a little embarrased at that age. Goodnights now has some for boys and girls that look just like briefs. They are a lil pricey but may be an option just for overnights at friends house. As far as your husband yelling at him, that could be part of the reason why he doesn't get up if he realizes that he had an accident. Your son may feel that he is going to get in trouble for it rather than consoled. Perhaps your husband can do a little positive reinforcement and say something like, son accidents happen, don't worry bout it just let us know when it happens so we can clean it up"

no you are not the only one with this kinda problem, my son did the same thing and is almost 11 now but it has stopped. my husband was also hard on my son, and it would make me so mad. some people just have weak bladders. i have seen this commercial once but i can't remember the name they were kinda like the good nights but they looked just like underware. it is so the kids don't get so embarassed about them. and your child could put them on before he went over there and no one would even know but him. don't feel alone in this there are alot of people out there with this same kinda problem =)

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I am 30 years old now, but I had the same problem when I was your sons age. I used to actually dream that I got up and used the bathroom...but was in bed the whole time. It was never that I was lazy, but that I was also a very deep sleeper. I still am, but have learned since I was very young, to not drink anything after dinner, because that made it worse. I did not have anything to drink after 7pm. That made a huge difference and I never really had issues after that. The Doctor did alot of tests on me as well and I literally have no bladder control. If I say I have to use the bathroom, it means I have to go now!!! It might be worth looking into with your pediatrician as well so maybe you will learn of some other options. Good Luck! Just thought I would share my own story.

This is ok, it is not because he is lazy or anything it is because he is such a hard sleeper that he doesn't feel his bladder needing to be emptied. There is a medicine for this though that will stop him from bed wetting. You might make him an appointment with his pediatrian and discuss this matter with him. The harder you are on him with the discipline the harder it will be to break him of this. I went though this with my son and now everything is fine, a doctor will tell you not to be hard on him or try to embarras him cause it only makes it worst. Good Luck to you and your son.

I had 5 kids in my family and everyone of us wet the bed until we were 9 or 10. I would take him to the dr because he could have a smaller bladder. Also I think there is something they can hook to them that will wake them up before they have to pee. Tell your husband to give him a break every kid is different. Good luck.

I know there is an alarm you can try to wake him up...even the slightest hint of wetness will make it go off.

My son is a very sound sleeper.....we tried the alarm with no luck and even had me and my husband waking him up so we did resort to DDVAP (a medication). The only reason why we did try the RX is because he has been so bummed and so ashamed with wetting the bed when his friend's spend the night or if he was spending the night at someone elses house. BUT he is the opposite of your son and will wet the bed 95% of the time and dry the 5% lol

Try to limit his liquids and give him room temperature water if he is really thirsty. Cold water makes them want to drink more than nessasary.

I am a nurse and you need to take you child to the MD to be sure that there is not a medical problem such as a Urinary tract infection causing the problem. Your husband DOES NOT NEED TO YELL AT HIM. It can only make the problem worse. No child wants to have this problem at his age. There are some other things you should try. No caffine after 1 pm, Nothing to drink about 2 hours prior to bed time. Make sure he goes to the bathroom before he goes to bed. Many times these measures work. If not HAVE him checked.

i have 2 grand daughter one is 8yrs old and the other is will soon be 7yrs old and they both still wet the bed, its doesnt help that your husband is hard on him that only makes it worse, my daughter wet the bed also but with surgery that fixed the problem, maybe u should take him to a kidney dr he may have aproblem wwith his kidneys or bladder thats what i done with my daughter,theres a tube in the bladder that acts like a float and if its not working right he will continue to wet the bed, always look at medical facts before anything else. good luck sis