Bedwetting - Oklahoma City,OK

We have a friend whose daughter has the same problem. For some people it is because they sleep so deeply. She could try setting an alarm to wake her at intervals throughout the night so she can get up and go then instead of relying on her body to wake her up.

I know from experience (wetting the bed until I was 14...now 33) that my bedwetting episodes were caused by stress at home. I had a rough childhood and was so stressed about everything around me that I would occasionally wet the bed. You might start with the stress factor. Also think about having her checked for bladder issues. She could be incontinent and not know it. I think the best thing is to not shame her and let her know that everyone, even adults I know have accidents sometimes and go from there.

hi D.. my husband experienced this until he was 14. his parents went through everything that was available, but to no avail. it is rewarding to him now to have chosen a career in chiropractic where he can see children get well from this dis-ease all the time. here is a link to the scientific research with chiropractic and bedwetting
www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/mar2004/awsi/death/01.html
if you'd like a referral, please email me with your area and i'll find you a good chiropractor that is trained with children.
there is no reason for this poor little girl to suffer.

secondly, there is alot of research on bedwetting being linked to a food sensitivity to dairy. she can try removing all dairy from the diet and seeing what happens. but even this is a difficult task. i recommend chiropractic.

I know that the alarm system works wonders in a very short time! It is a system that they sleep on and when it gets wet, the alarm sounds. There is then a procedure that the parent and child go thru, and it works very well. My only concern would be her age. Typically bedwetting is caused by a small/immature bladder, but they usually outgrow it by this age from my understanding. If I were her parent I would definetly have her checked by a doctor first to rule anything else out. Poor girl! I hope she has success overcoming this soon! A.

Hi I knew somebody who did that too and the only thing that would help her was acupancture.

The alarm system is wonderful. I was a bed wetter until I was 8. I slept so deep that at the beginning of using the alarm system my parents would have to wake me. It only took a short amount of time before I begin to wake myself with only small acidents and then prior to. One thing that my mom had me do was to clean my own mess in the night. That way I fully woke up and remembered. Best of luck. I know that 12 is a hard age without this issue.

My son had a problem with this until he 11 almost 12. We did end up going to the doctor to make sure there wasn't something medically wrong and they found nothing. The pediatrician recommended the alarm that would sound if he became wet to help get him up. He ended up just stopping one night and never had anymore trouble with it, I guess he grew out of it. I just made sure that there was a nightlight for him in his room and the bathroom. I made sure he had fresh sheets and blankets within reach that he could change himself in the night if he had too. This way he didn't' have to "tell" anyone and he would change the bed and take his wet bedding to the laundry room. We kept a plastic covering on his mattress that he could wipe down before putting clean bedding on. These things made it less of an issue for him thus lowering his embarrassment about it.

D.,
I would suggest going to her family Dr. and letting them know about it. They can perscribe medicine or send her to a specialist to help with the problem. A counselar or a neurologist. K.

once you've ruled out infection or underlying medical problems, you could look into this http://primarymovement.org/
it's a queen's university belfast lecturer who is linked to the organisation, and his results show improvements. it's physical exercises, and they train teachers to do this with kids in schools. best luck.

Hi,
I have a 12 yr old daughter and 8 yr old son who still wet the bed. We have started using the vitamin supplement VEMMA to help and we have marked difference. I am a skeptic so I quit giving it to them for 5 days and we were right back to soaked nights. You should know my children are adopted and they are not biologicially related. I am sold on VEMMA and I only give them a half dose. I decided it worked so well I signed up to sell the product and have a wonderful at home business. VEMMA has really helped me as a mom . I do not feel so tired all of the time and my afternoon slumps are gone. It has also helped curb my desire for sweets. One of the other strengths of VEMMA is the way people who are on it for high cholesterol are have great success in the levels coming down to normal. It is just a wonderful healthy supplement. You can try it for a month and if you do not like it you get your money back...that convinced me to try it. To learn more go to www.myvemma.com/heritage. I hope this helps...I know my kids are thrilled and we did try everything.
Tammy

D.,

I actually wet the bed till I was 9. What helped me after a doctor visit was doing Kegles. Yes the very same that you do while pregnant. What is does is strengthen the mussles to be able to hold longer. My problem was my mussles were week and any pressure I would "leak" My mussles are still a bit week and if I don't pay attention I still have a little leakage. I have to do Kegles on a daily basis to help. The way they taought me to do them at 9 was when you are going to the potty stop mid stream and hold it for a second or two. I was told to try and do that 2-5 times while going to the bathroom. Then to try it when I didn't have to potty to make the mussle stronger. I has worked wonders for me. I would take her to the doctor just to make sure it is not more serious and then try kegels since it is not medicine. (I try to avoid any unnessary medication for my child as I so I try to find natural rememdies like exersice and such)

The Goodnites site has some really great articles on bedwetting. Take a look in the "sharing and support" area.

I love reading all of the holistic suggestions!

Another common cause of bedwetting past the "normal" learning years is sleep apnea, sometimes caused by enlarged adnoids. I would suggest asking her parents if she snores, and if so, recommend seeing an ENT for a diagnosis. I'm not fond of cutting out parts at all, but a diagnosis would help a chiropractor or other health practitioner know what they are dealing with. The dairy suggestion is linked to the same problem. Dairy can be a cause of ear infections and tonsil/adnoid issues.

It's so nice she has you to confide in. I hope you are able to help her som that in the coming teen years she knows you as a reliable source of support!

D.~
bedwetting is a very common issue that many of us deal with, my 7 year old son still wets the bed as well but just recently has been doing better, our pediatrician says it is normal for many children esp. deep sleepers , also it is hereditary, i as a child wet my bed until i was about 12 as well, no infections found, just had alot of stress and ightmares was my problem and one night i just stopped. remember its not entirely her fault, if you have had her checked for bladder/kidney infections it could be hereditary, shes stressed about something, or a deep sleeper. what helps my son is no drinks after 6pm except a sip of water and i get him up to go naround midnight. good luck and try not to worry about it and most of all dont punish her for this.