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But to be safe,,have a word with your doctor or health visitor to rule out any niggerly problems there could be causing it,,,,,,but its quite nornal for bed wetting long after 5years old,,,,

When I was training my daughter I found the best thing was to keep her out of pants and PJs. When she wore them it was like her brain telling her she was wearing a nappy and it was ok to let go. If she wore just a nightie or t.shirt to bed, she stayed dry.

Assuming your son has no physical problems, dont forget that emotional problems can lead to bedwetting. I used to wet the bed till I was 11-12 - mainly because I felt unloved and insecure.

Janet

Think my daughter was about 6 before she stopped, now she wakes up and goes......what we did was take her to the toilet before we went to bed, but i also got some of them Pampers mats and put them over the sheet as they were easier to change

Julie

my daughter go an alarm from the health visitor for her daughter which seems to work and now she wakes up herself when she needs to

good luck

chris x

hi dizzy chick i agree with forget me not my son is 8 and still wets the bed quite alot and they do need fluids my son has drinks through the night i have tried everything that has been suggested and none worked the doctor told me just to leave him and when he is ready it will all stop take carexxxx

Everyone says the same as me .Reduce drinks and lift for wee about 10 or so.
I think I heard about an alarm that rings if a child starts to wet the bed.It is supposed to wake them so they can go to the loo.It might be worth looking into.
I'm sure he will stop eventually.Just hope he dosen't have the mickey taken .Kids can be horrible when they know something!

Lift him out at your bedtime,,,it will work maybe take a week or so,,but wet beds will get less and less,dont give juice before bedtime,,,,,give milk,,,,,,or half the normal amount of usual juice,,,,,,

Try ..........giving him LOTS to drink in the morning ...get the school involved in this and the school nurse if you have one ....drinking lots in the morning stretches the bladder then helps it learn to hold on over night ........

Like you are doing no drinks after 6 .....

This is what our school nurse said ....

I had both my sons wetting the bed until they were both 9 years old, my daughter on the other hand never wet the bed after 2 years of age.

I tried the lifting thing, only on a rare occasion did I have a dry bed.

I never stopped the drinking after 6pm as I think it's cruel especially if they are genuinely thirsty, the more fuss made over why you can't have a drink the more likely it is they will wet.

Don't despair, many children mainly boys wet the bed up until at least 10 years of age, never tell him off for wetting, I used to praise a dry bed but didn't reward them because that just made them feel so bad about wetting which they couldn't help doing, the reason they wet is because there triggers in the brain for the bladder control isn't always mature enough to let them know when they need to go even though they were dry during the day.

eventually your son will become dry, it is a nuisance to keep having to wash the sheets but imagine how it is for them to wake wet every day, it must be horrible for them.

Sorry this is a bit long, I did get some tablets from my GP for them, I cannot remember what they were, but they were to stop bed wetting on the nights they wanted to go away, like to friends or with the school, they did work but can only be used for short periods, like a week at a time, my younger son stopped wetting after he took the tablets for his week away with the school, coincidence or just his time to stop I don't know, but as I said they both stopped at 9 years old.

Be patient, he won't wet the bed forever.

Gillie XX

You really have to stop giving him a drink early.
Also, don't let him think because you have the mattress covered, that it's ok for him to wet the bed.

I understand he needs fluids when he has a cold, but after he his better, make sure he stops drinking after 6pm. There will be tears and tantrums to begin with, but it will be worth it in the end.

Good Luck DC

Janet have you tried lifting your son out of bed when your going to bed & sitting him on the toilet & telling him to go?

That is what I did with both mine when they were little. Cutting out drinks at night is also good advice as long as your little one is getting plenty through the day.

I used to wake mine up late at night as I was going to bed myself and take them to the tiolet, they just go back to sleep on there own and wake up to a dry bed in the morning.

I did cut out drinks an hour before bedtime as well

My 5 yr old son is wetting the bed at nightime. Usually happens once a night. He used to wear nappies until a few months ago when I decided it was time for him to try and stay dry at night. However most nights he is wetting the bed.
I use waterproofs on the mattress but the bed sheets are getting wet. I don't know what to do. A friend of mine told me a Health Visitor said to cut out drinks after 6pm. But I feel cruel to do this, especially at the moment with him having a cold as he needs fluids.
what did you do? I could do with some ideas/ suggestions.
Thanks
Janet