8 Yr Still Wearing Pull Ups at Night Gets Rash

My daughter has the same issue. The pediatric urologist told us not to allow her to have dairy or bananas after 6:00 pm (it has triptaphane - the turkey thing that makes us all want to nap after Thanksgiving.) The more I find out about this the more I realize that there are a lot of children who bed wet.

My son is 6 and he would be so embarrased if he had to still wear a pull up, eight is to old. Not to make fun of the situation. Maybe if at 8 if pullups are still needed than there could be another issue, I had a friend whos kid was wetting the bed still at 10 and they couldn't figure out what was going on and it ended up being a kidney infection. For now for the rash I use butt paste its in the infants area but it works immediately. I really hope things work out for you, It couln't hurt to have her mom or you take her to the doctors and see if they have other pieces of advise or see if its something worse than her just wetting the bed, if it is a yeast infection at least the doctors can tell you and proscibe something to help her. Good luck. Please let me know if you need anything.

She def needs to go to the Dr about the itchy problems...but in the meantime I would try A&D ointment...I use that on my daughter and it seems to help. I would def continue to limiting her drinks after 7...if she starts whining give her a few sips...but never like a half a glass or anything. Good luck, I hope her rash goes away soon :)

L.,

Having had 3 of my kids who were bed wetters, I thought I should respond. I took my oldest to the Dr. after she started wetting the bed and he wanted to put her on medication. So I took her to another doctor. The urologist said that it is not unusual for kids to grow and not their bladders. Also, as they grow, the brain may not make the HCG hormone. The hormone stimulates the brain to slow down urine production at night. I tried not giving them any water after a certain time, waking them up throughout the night, etc. We finally just let nature take its course and 2 of them have outgrown it. My 9 year old still wears pullups. He knows it is nothing he does, just genetics. I would still take her and find out if she does have any other issues, but just realize there are a lot of kids out there that don't outgrow bed wetting until their early teens. It's not about you, it is about helping them realize that it is a very "normal" condition, and you are there to love and support them no matter what.
As far as the rash is concerned, I would get it checked out. Good luck.

My doctor recommended the WetStop3 alarm for my 6 year old to help her with this issue. We haven't tried it yet but our friend used it and said her daughter quit in 2 weeks and hasn't had an accident in months. You can buy it at quite a few online stores. As for the rash, it could be either a rash or yeast infection but that would have to be determined by a doctor. Good luck I understand the frustration completely!

Hey L.,

I know this isn't your child, and I hope this isn't too presumptuous, but I feel compelled to write as I had the same problem when I was young. As your niece is well past the age when one would expect for her to be experiencing this kind of problem, I would ask if anyone has taken that little girl to a really good urologist. She may have a physical condition that causes these night time accidents. I did when I was young, and if my parents hadn't had it checked, I might be on a dialysis machine today. My bladder had grown faster than the rest of my body (not uncommon for some body parts to get a little ahead of the others,) and it was affecting my kidneys to the point where I was required to take antibiotics daily for 8 years. Perhaps your sister or brother has already talked to a doctor, but if they haven't received a referral to an urologist, I strongly suggest they do. In any event, she should be checked for the rash, definitely. You have no way of knowing what you are dealing with, and it would be a shame to give her the wrong thing based on guesswork. If her problem isn't physical, then maybe there's a possibility that something is going on psychologically. This child's parents may be oblivious to these possibilities because it is there daughter and they have accepted this as the norm. But it is BEYOND NOT NORMAL, and if you feel close enough to them you might consider having a discussion about it with them. You'd be doing your niece a huge favor.

Good Luck,

A.

I would consult with a pediatrician as soon as possible and maybe select a female doctor.

It's just a thought but could she have yeast in her bladder? That could cause incontinence. I'd give her a cranberry capsule with every meal and see if it doesn't magically clear up, since cranberry is effective against yeast as well as bacteria.

I think you are doing the right thing by limiting the drinks by 7:00. Just make sure she gets enough during the day, so she doesn't have a reason to be thirsty. Maybe just get a pad to put under her, so she doesn't have to wear a pull up and if she wets then, you just have to wash the pad. My son was wetting the bed sometimes at 7 years old and we discovered it was emotional. During the research that I did, it said that if they are wetting the bed at a late age, then it is either emotional or a physical problem. Her mom should take her to the doctor and rule out those possibilities. If she has a yeast infection, give her baths with baking soda in the water. Have her eat yoghurt that says, "Active Live Cultures" and that will help the yeast as well.