Advice needed re. 8-yr old still in nighttime pull-ups
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Anonymous
| So my 8-year old son is still wearing pull-ups at night. Wakes up with them pretty soaked. Totally day trained for years now. He seems mildly embarrassed by it but not enough to do anything about it. I thought he'd decide to work on it when his sister finally gave them up about 6 months ago (at about 6.5). I know that it's probably due to unrecognized constipation. We did have an X-ray done about 16 months ago that showed no abdominal mass, but the pediatrician wants us to do the miralax treatment anyway. We just moved and I was waiting for the summer when we didn't have to go out of the house for a few days. I can't find the doctor's notes now about how much, how long, etc. Anyone have bee there, done that advice? Do I do one spoonful of miralax in a cup of milk (or whatever) 2x? 3x a day? For how many days? I'm thinking not right before bed so he's not up all night in the bathroom (or worse, an accident in bed that's a lot messier and more embarrassing). He's not too excited about this so I want to do it "right" the first time so we don't have to drag it out or repeat it (plus I want to do it in the next two weeks before school starts). Help! Thanks! |
Anonymous
| Why does it not surprise me that someone who has a preteen in pullups would also be flighty enough to wait 16 months to begin treatment and to also lose the doctor's notes about said treatment? |
Anonymous
| OP, just go ask the pharmacist. They are an untapped resource. You don't even need an appointment. They love being asked for advice on how to use medication. |
Anonymous
Np: 8 yo is now considered preteen? I thought that was ages 10 - 12 |
Anonymous
| What if you just stop buying pull ups? |
Anonymous
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It depends on his height and weight. When we did it, it was 7 capfuls into 32 ounces of liquid drunk over 24 hrs but this was for a five yr old.
You should buy the book, It's no accident..., on Amazon. There is a kindle version too and it has the formula for clean outs. GL! |
Anonymous
| Not in milk! Water or Pedialyte. |
Anonymous
| Do you wake him up at night to use the bathroom? I potty trained at 12 months and had to wake the child up around midnight at 5 am . Now at 2 I just wake him up around 4 am. He goes right back to sleep |
Anonymous
| How about calling your sons doctor? |
Anonymous
| wow, your kids are wearing pull ups until a very late age. that is not normal. i would speak to a doctor again this week. and i second PP. don't buy pull ups anymore, have your son help change the sheets and do the laundry inthe middle of the night and set an alarm every 3 hours for him to go. |
Anonymous
| What does the urologist say? |
Anonymous
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I would start with 1/2 capful in 4 oz of water or apple juice. You can give it at bedtime if you would like. If that dose is not effective, increase to 1 capful in 8 oz of water or fruit juice.
Good luck |
Anonymous
| You must go out and buy a pee alarm right now. Seriously. It works. |
Anonymous
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Even the daughter wearing them at 6.5 is a red flag. Unless there is something physically or mentally wrong, this simply shouldn't be happening.
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Anonymous
The American Academy of Pediatrics says that 20% of 5-year-olds, 10% of 7-year-olds, and 5% of 10-year-olds may still wet the bed. What do you know that they don't? http://patiented.aap.org/content2.aspx?aid=5444 |