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[quote=Anonymous]PP.  Also, I've found that waking the child up during the night for them to go to the bathroom can be counter-productive.  First, they are not "holding" the urine like they should be able to, and 2nd - they are not recognizing the sensation on their own.  Somewhere is a "disconnect" between the bladder-brain thing.  I remember waking up to take my DD to the bathroom at about 130am, and all it did was make me tired and angry in the mornings.  If you do wake them, you have to be sure they are "completely" awake so they know what they are doing and can empty bladder completely.  It also doesn't allow the bladder to expand to its capacity if you are emptying it during the evening.
Once you take them to the doctor, they will do various test - 24hour urine collection to determine the volume and to test for proteins and such along with blood tests to rule out diabetes or kidney diseases or anything else they may contribute to the problem.
Unfortunately, I let my DDs problem go on too long because I kept believing the doctors that she would outgrow it.[/quote]

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