bed wetting

[colly499]

i have a 9 year old son and he wets the bed every night and also has accidents during the day ive told him im  going to take him to the doctor as there must be something wrong with him but he freaks out he not only has wetting problems but also messes himself and can sometimes have hygiene problems which other kids at school pick up on i am at my wits end as im sick of washing wet smelly underwear and trousers and also having to buy new undies cause his accidents are so bad i have to chuck the undies away please help

[colly499]

hi Kay,
Ive had a bit of progress on the wetting front during the day dan is getting better as me and his dad have nade him more aware of the hygiene issues he is going to the toilet more, dan has a little brother who im starting to toilet train and i told him that his brother looks up to him and needs him to show him how its done ! he has taken great pride in showing ethan how to have a wee which is good, the bed wetting is continuing i went to the doctor for myself and mentioned it he said that maybe dan is a deep sleeper and cant feel when to have a wee so when i go to bed now i get him up to have a wee and have now had a few dry nights which is good the doc also recommended a reward system if he goes 24 hours without a accident or wetting he gets a star if he has a full week of stars he gets a reward so ive started that yesterday and he has 1 star already !! thank you for your response x

[kay2486]

reasons for this are: hes stressed, being bullied, or is anyone arguing in the home? this is actually very common, ive been the school nurse and she told me its normal and very common in boys, he maybe scared to say he needs the toilet in the night too. ave a word with him, he will grow out of it