Nightime Bed Wetting

Well about the bedwetting...my 6 year old weighs only 53 lbs and wets the bed just about every night. so i don't think it has anything to do with her weight and the doc says he'll grow out of it on his own. but his dad and i also had bed wetting issues as children.

Bedwetting at her age is very common. I wouldn't stress too much. But, if you are concerned bring it up. I doubt her weight has anything to do with it. However, has she ever been checked for diabetes. That causes excess urination and makes dieting difficult. It is harder for them to lose weight. Does she eat alot or just overweight, possibly have thyroid checked also, can cause weightgain. Just a thought. Also, you can ask doc for med called DDAVP, its a nasal spray, she would take before bedtime and she wouldn't wet the bed. Good luck!

Not sure about the weight issue, but a friend of mine was seeing a chiropractor for some back issues and during a session they were discussing her son (who is 6) and his bedwetting. The doctor suggested that she bring him in so that he could examine his spine and if needed schedule a couple of sessions for her son so that he could manipulate areas of his spine to combat bedwetting and the sessions worked.

My daughter turned four in August. She has been daytime potty trained since she was 2 years, 10 months. However, she still wets her pull-up almost every night. I've spoken to her doctor about this, and she says this can still be very normal for her age and would not start worrying about it until she is at least five. Some kids just need more time for their bodies to wake them up at night to use the bathroom. I'm not making it an issue right now. I'm just glad she is doing so well in the daytime and figure nighttime training will come in time. Good luck!

I personally don't think the bed wetting and weight control go hand in hand. My son is 5, weighs in at 40lbs in soaking wet clothes, and wets, literally soaks through pull ups, sheets, and bed protectors with a puddle on the plastic, nightly. He isn't an excessive drinker and pees right before he goes to bed.
As for weight, my sister watched a child that was overweight this summer. She too was a 4-5 year old at 65 lbs. She maintained weight this summer by only allowing one unhealthy snack a day and only 1 hour of television. The rest of the time the child was to be up and moving and playing. They walked a mile to the park at least 3 times a week and would stay there and play for 3-4 hours. Just encouraged her to be extremely active. The child resisted in the beginning but ended up really enjoying being busy.
Best of luck!

My son, at age 8, was having bed wetting problems. It was about once a week. It runs in my family. He was so embarassed. We tried a lot of different things. And then I found it! I noticed that it seemed that he wet the bed every night he had milk for dinner or ice cream for dessert. It is the weirdest thing, but now he only has milk with breakfast or lunch and no dairy after 1pm. He hasn't wet since then. I have read on a few sites, that the bed wetting could be a slight allergy to dairy. Imagine that......our bodies can be sooooo weird.

Good luck, and try not to be too hard on her for the bed wetting.

For the weight, I would just make sure that she is getting exercise - WII, take a walk, go to the park, cleaning. Implement a no junk food policy in your house. That helped us all shape up!

My almost four year old does not stay dry at night either, our pediatrician said that this is ok, because it can take awhile for their bladders to mature... so don't sweat it.

as far as her weight, I would just make sure that you are giving her appropriate portions for her age and that she is active & healthy. Everyone grows different

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When my daughter was 10 we still had bed wetting. We had no idea what to do the pediatrician said it was because she was sleeping to hard and that before we went to bed we should get her up to go to the bathroom. She also told us all the normal things like stop fluids after dinner ect. ect.
I was at my chiropractor one day and just was talking to him and mentioned this problem with our daughter and how I was really tired of changing sheets and laundry. He asked me a few questions and the suggested her pelvis could be a little tilted forward and pushing on her bladder. I went home talked to my very sceptic husband about it. Together we agreed to at least let him do the x rays and sure enough we could see on the x ray what he was talking about. She started with full spinal adjustments and he saw her 3 times a week for 2 weeks. The result was no more wet beds. This daughter is almost 30 now and sees her chiropractor every 3 months just to feel good.

In response to the bed wetting...dont worry about it...she cant help it. My daughter is also 4 and is in a pull up everynight. My doctor told me not to worry about it until she is much older.

my grandaughter wet the bed until she was five and a half. Her pediatrican told us when her bladder develops she will stop. Lo and behold 5 days before kindergarten started she stopped wetting the bed. She only had one accident the week after she stopped wetting. She also was overweight. She has now started slimming down, so hopefully yours will too. She has bad genetics on both sides of the family, so is likely to be a bigger girl.
Our pediatrican said not to take water away at night and to make sure she goes to bed at the same time everynight. Once we did this is when she stopped wetting. He said water actually helps the kidneys function properly.

Bed wetting is hereditary according to my son's doctor. He has had bed wetting issues since he was potty trained at 3. He is now nine years old and it is getting better. His doctor tested him for UTI and other possible phyical problems to rule out health issues and when they all came back normal she said he will grow out of it. There are bed wetting alarms you can buy as well.

As for the weight issues. Does she drink a ton of milk? If so is is 2% or D? (It should be 2% if it's not already). Also cut back on her milk if she drinks a lot. My oldest son had weight issues from age 6-12 but he has outgrown them at this point. It is normal for a child to hold onto some weight just before a growth spurt as well. As long as she is getting a variety of healthy foods and not too many sweets/ junk then she will be fine. Also if she is at home some fun physical activities help such as Fisher Price's smart cycle, a mini trampoline, some "dance" videos etc.

My daughter was quite chubby as a baby (rolls and rolls)and toddler. I enrolled her in dance class at age 3 and she stayed in it until she was 18. She thinned out at around age 5-6 a little. And was pretty much average throughout her school days. Now she is the mom of 2 and quite thin.

I remember when she was young, she wanted to drink milk after every bite she took. We started taking the milk away at mealtime, gave water instead. It is hard to restrict eating, so make sure you do not have sweets around or things that have no food value, like potato chips, etc. Give her smaller portions on her plate and let her decide if she needs more. When she is done, let her have a glass of milk.

You could also start taking her on walks after dinner, even if it is just around the yard. Or play games that require getting up and moving, like tag.

As for the bedwetting, I wet the bed until I was about 5. I can remember being very baffled by it. I tried very hard not to. I tried to stay awake so I wouldn't wet the bed, next thing I knew I was waking up and wetting the bed. But, eventually I did quit. It may just take time.

Consult a doctor for both of these problems if you can't get them under control.

try no drinking after 8 pm period

I research a lot about food allergies, and sometimes bedwetting is a sign that she is intolerant to some foods. It probably won't show up on a regular food allergy test. LMK if you want further details.

Taking her to a chiro is a good idea.

Has the ped suggested a urologist? I know someone who had bedwetting problems, and it was because there's a chemical your body produces at night to suppress making urine, and her child was lacking that chemical.

There have been many members of my family that have had bed wetting issues until they were 13. It's usually the males in the family that last that long but it is mainly because they are in such a deep sleep that they don't even know they've gone. In most cases it is hereditary. In some rare cases, it can be a kidney problem. Have her kidneys checked if you think it could be an issue. Otherwise, she will just outgrow it in her own time.