bed wetting

[reebecca]

My 8 yr old daughter still wets the bed. We  make her wear a pull-up to bed and sometimes she will not wet that pull-up at all. But when we let her try to wear panties to bed she wets. We don't let her drink anything after 7pm for the simple reason she will wet. We make her go to the bathroom before she goes to bed and she will still wet. What can we do to help her?

[Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D.]

Approximately 5-7% or so of children her age are enuretic at night. You really needn't do anything about it if you wish. The situation will eventually improve. There are interventions (prescription medication, wet/stop alarms) that can be employed, and you might want to talk this over with your daughter's pediatrician. Rememebr: the interventions are entirely optional; there is no compelling reason to intervene.

[sand19]

A related discussion, 7 yr old still not night trained was started.

[KAMO]

My son is 10 years old and has the same problem.  We tried everything and nothing really worked until we went on medication.  It seemes to be a hormone difficency that he will grow out of but in the meantime he was embarrassed at sleep overs and we had back up plans incase he had an accident.  I don't know how long we will be on the meds, but in the meantime, it has helped him.