Bed wetting

[cec12345]

My 8 1/2 year old step son is still wetting the bed. Sometimes more than once a night. It happens every night. he has tried the medication and alarms nothing seems to work. He also can drink very little and still wet the bed. could there be an underlying problem? Or will he grow out of it?

[12anna12]

I have a few tips that he can use:
- No drinking after dinner
- Go to the bathroom before bedtime
- Put up a schedule for when he will go to the bathroom

It can also be a "wet dream" but I don't think
so since he wets them every night.

[tinkerbell1124]

Well I had the issue till I was like 12 years old. The dr said there wasn't much they could do about it. That that part of my brain just hadn't developed yet or something. ( if I remember correctly) BUT I did grow out of it. There could be another problem though. Problems at school or at home can make kids sometimes do that.

[run4you]

I'd talk to the pediatrician... Bed wetting is one of those things that can be so completely harmless, or it can be an early sign of a bigger problem.

I'm sure you've tried everything... but kids new to potty training - sometimes the parents will cut off fluids an hour or two prior to bedtime... and get up and take their kids to the bathroom at certain times in the night (even if the kid is asleep, walking them to the bathroom, etc).

Good luck, I know it must be not only frustrating for you, but for him as well :(