DS still bedwetting at nearly 11
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Anonymous
| He wears a pull up every night, we have tried all methods to "Train" and nothing works. I also don't want to give him anxiety over this (he already has it). Advice? |
Anonymous
| Have you taken him to the doctor? |
Anonymous
| There was an article in I think Slate about this not long ago - maybe 6-12 months ago. Apparently a major cause of bedwetting is, believe it or not, undiagnosed constipation. The bowels can put pressure on the bladder. Let me go see if I can find the article. Anyway, just a thought. Definitely time to see a good pediatrician and probably a urologist either way, though. It could probably be a lot of things, and your poor son must be horrified this is still happening to him. |
Anonymous
| Have you tried the alarm? That has worked for people I've known. |
Anonymous
| Does he snore? |
Anonymous
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Here's the article from Slate. Best wishes.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/family/2012/03/bed_wetting_the_simple_cause_your_doctor_probably_missed_.html |
Anonymous
This was what the cause was for DS among some anxiety issues. He'd have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night but was a heavy sleeper and said he'd often dream about how badly he needed to go the bathroom, could feel the pain, and would dream how there was no bathroom nearby and he just had to go wherever. He'd either wake up after already wetting, or wake up and not be able to make it to the bathroom in time. Part ended up being constipation which we fixed with diet change. Part was also caused by anxiety. Kind of like how some people can't go to the bathroom if someone is in same bathroom, DS was so anxious about wetting the bed that he had difficulty going before bed. So he just assumed his bladder was empty when it really wasn't. We worked with a therapist who helped him with some general anxiety (he'd always been a slightly anxious kid) and also how to read his body's signs better. We temporarily moved him into our room and DH and I took the guest bedroom so that DS had a bathroom right there. It wasn't a quick process but he eventually got over the bed wetting. |
Anonymous
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My Ds was still bedwetting at 11 and like the previous PP it was a combination of being a very deep sleeper and anxiety. He would stress out a lot about wetting the bed.
We got the alarm and it worked wonders. Not so much as an alarm but for his anxiety. It took the pressure off of him as he knew the alarm would wake him up if he started to wet. He ended up never really even using the alarm, but just knowing it was there fixed the issue. It changed his thinking and stress about it and that worked. He wore the alarm for about 5 days and has never wet the bed since. |
Anonymous
| The alarm worked for both my boys. Give it a try if you haven't already. |
Anonymous
| Constipation. Check it out. |
Anonymous
| Another fan of the alarm method. It worked for us. However, for some kids the only cure is puberty. |
Anonymous
| Talk to your pediatrician! My bed wetting stopped overnight after I had a medical procedure (I want to say a cystoscopy?) to check for potential urinary tract issues. |
Anonymous
| Chiropractor. |
Anonymous
| There are many reasons for this so a thorough medical evaluation is in order. It is not unusual, but I know how stressful it can be. My own DD intermittently had this problem until puberty. I don't know where you are but Dr. Howard Bennett in DC is an excellent resource on this subject. |
Anonymous
| My DD wet the bed frequently until her period started, she is 17 and I still line her mattress, just in case. Never could find the reason. |