How do I get my 5 year old son to stop wetting the bed?

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Limiting the amount of water after supper and making use the bathroom immediately before bedtime will help. The main thing is to not make him feel bad about it. His bladder is small and he has to urinate frequently. Using pull ups will help protect the bed and keep him more comfortable. If the bedwetting doesn't cease though, you can purchase a device that sets off an alarm as soon as the first drops of moisture hit it. The idea is to train the child to wake when his bladder is full and in time they learn to get up on there own. I'm not sure exactly how it works and I've never used it with my son but your pharmacist or physician should be able to give you information about it. Hope this helps.

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you don't. he'll stop when he stops. I was still wetting the bed up till I was 12. nasty step-dad giving me grief made it worse

stop all liquids 2 hours before bed, then get up in the middle of the night and make him go, until it becomes routine for him Make him sleep in a trash bag.from the neck down.

Find whatever is stressing him out and make it stop.

Nothing to drink after about 5 or 6 pm. Make him go to the bathroom immediately before bed. If that doesn't work you may want to wake him up at a certain time to take him to the bathroom as well. Usually, they can't help it. It's harder with boys because they don't feel the urgency as much as girls, so it's important to be patient with him. Hope this helps

Just put pull-ups on him. My grand daughter is 8 yrs. old and the doc said its fine that she will eventually grow out of it. Have you tried not giving him anything to drink after 6:00 at night? Other than that just stopmaking a big deal of it. I know its a pain in the *** but theres nothing you can really do. there's really nothing that you can do. children that still wet the bed at that age have small bladders, or sleep so soundly that they can not wake up when they feel the urge, don't belittle or humiliate him that can only increase his anxiety. just be patient and understanding, he will grow out of it

You know there used to be a Doctor on TV who used to do all the talk shows, and he said it had something to do with a Manganese deficiency that had an effect on the elasticity of the bladder. Try a kids vitamin that has manganese in it, or buy a multi mineral and give him a small piece if it is for an adult. Maybe grind up a quarter of a tablet in his juice or something.

dont give him any thind to drink after 8pm and make him go to the bathroom EVERY night before going to sleep

i had put a plastic mattress protector on my son's bed, he hated it. i told him when he stopped wetting the bed, i would take it off. that helped. i did seek help from the doctors, with everything we went through, it was just he was such a sound sleeper that he never woke up with the urge. they wanted to place him on a nasal steroid that would help wake him with the urge, but i refused. he did eventually wake up with the urge. but that was after many nights of me setting the alarm and waking him up in the middle of the night to take him to the bathroom. i wish you the best of luck, i know how hard it is to deal with the bed wetting. I have had experience with my own son as well: What I did is that I let him pee before going to bed and during the middle of the night I am bring him to bathroom to pee again even while he is sleeping. Finally, make sure to cover him warmly when going to bed.

My brother did until he was 14, the doctor said his little bladder hadnt caught up with the rest of him yet. But my mom wouldnt let him have liquids after a certain time and it would work sometimes, also the doctor suggested counseling, but when we where little, we couldnt afford it, maybe that was the problem

Take your son to your Family Pediatric office. Discuss with them your concern, and they can help you make a more knowledgable decision. There are also pills that can be given to you through your doctor that may help

As was previously answered, stop all liquids well before bed time and get him up in the and take him to the bathroom, also there are some products available that may help, like a night time alarm to wake him up. and as previously mentioned find out if there is any thing bothering him. and you may want to see his peditrician to find out if there is a medical problem. you cannot, they found out it is a medical problem, he cannot help it, his bladder is underdeveloped, it will catch up with the rest of him in time. At night he can wear a special undergarment, you should still see a professional to make sure it is nothing else.

You could stop putting his hand in warm water. Sorry. For real, don't let him drink anything about 3 hours before bed. The biggest thing is not to embarrass him about it and make a big deal because it will only stress him out more. You don't want him to feel like an inferior human being later in life. Patience will win in the end.

take him to the dr. get him checked see if he is having any problems maybe he will talk get him some night time diapers this will pass do not be angry with him
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Nothing to drink 3 hours before bed. And boost his confidence, better yet, enable him to boost his own. Not wet bed related, but rather focus on other aspects of his Life. It may be emotional distress. I wet the bed into my teen years. If it isnt just a full bladder issue, then be aware.

I grew up watching my brother being beat because he wet the bed. When my boy wet the bed I never even spanked him or spoke harshly towards him. They can't help it. Spankings or beatings never help my brother stopped, and the memories are still screwing with his head. Your child will grow out of it. I know that it may not seem so, but it will be fine. Just give them love, they are already embarrassed about it. Good luck.

Yah know my was 12 when he stopped wetting the bed . But the one thing that really worked for him was a nasel spray that his doc prescribed for him and my nephew also using the same thing . And as long as they use it they don't wet the bed . I think it works wonders. You should ask his Doc about a nasel spray for that . I hope this helps you .

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