embarassing question

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Registered: 07-19-2003
embarassing question
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Thu, 01-17-2008 - 2:22am
My son is 12 1/2 and he still has occassional bedwetting episodes. When he was much younger it was far more frequent. Now in the past year its happened maybe 2 or 3 times but its really embarassing for him. I thought by now iy should be gone altogether. He is otherwise very healthy. Any one BTDT?

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Registered: 09-29-2004
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 6:27am


Don't be. It is actually a very common problem. He just has not developed enough to "hold" it in till morning..a combination of hormone levels and size of bladder..

You can take him to your GP for a checkup.
I would
1- limit his consummation of liquids after supper;especially liquids that go "right through you"
2- make sure he goes to bed and gets up at the same time each day
3- make sure he goes to the bathroom before going to bed
4- cover his bed in one of those plastic sheets
5- have a change of pjs and linen nearby so he can change during the night

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be very low key about it. No one likes wetting their bed. The danger is that he will develop a complex about it.

Don't worry, He will grow out of it

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Registered: 02-25-2002
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 6:43am
Good advice, especially the point about being low-key about it. For anyone following my stepmom tales...when I was 7 or 8, I had a spell of bedwetting along with weird dreams. She thought she could stop it by embarrassing me, and told my friends. I was so mortified, thankfully, my friends blew it off. (oddly enough, her oldest DD wet her bed all thru high school and nothing was ever *said*)

 

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Registered: 02-14-2007
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 6:57am

DS went through this at the same age, even though he never had before!! It was very upsetting to everyone, but we also tried to stay low-key about it and it eventually resolved itself. We did take him to see his doctor and even a urologist, but never got a reason for it. I'm convinced it's tied to hormones somehow since it suddenly cropped up during puberty.


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Registered: 08-26-2007
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 7:57am

Hey there ;)


Gracie is 6 1/2 and has never had a dry night.

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Registered: 03-06-2006
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 8:21am

I was a very experienced bed-wetter as a kid and for me, it was because

 

 

 

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 8:40am

Well, my son isn't as old..he's 9, but he also still has these incidents. As a matter of fact, he was in pullups EVERY night until probably two months ago. He just could NOT go a night without peeing. I'm not sure WHAT changed. it just did. Now we have occasional accidents but nothing like he did. We were led to believe with him that most likely he was just a VERY sound sleeper and unable to wake himself. But I honestly, don't know for sure.


 

 

 

      

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Registered: 07-19-2003
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 8:42am

Thank you all; it helps to know its not so unusual.

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Registered: 02-14-2007
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 9:21am

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Just want to reiterate that this was our experience as well--even without any younger bed-wetting. Even though our doctors never confirmed it, no one will ever convince me that it was not related to puberty! As I said, in our case, it did resolve itself eventually (fingers crossed!), so I hope that if you just treat it matter-of-factly, the same will happen for your DS.


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Registered: 03-06-2006
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 9:54am

You know, now that I think of it, W did wet the bed a few times right before puberty hit

 

 

 

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Registered: 02-14-2007
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 10:00am

OK, I just had another thought! I did a quick google on enuresis and puberty and it reminded me of an important point. Bedwetting can occur at puberty as a reaction to stress. And my DS was indeed stressed about some things (beyond the usual puberty stresses) at that time. Is it possible that your DS is upset or worried about something, perhaps even subconsciously? It's something to think about.


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