Potty training?

[BrianaRene]

This may be personal but my dad wet the bed until he told his teacher at the age of 13 he needed help with something his parents didn't want to help him with, I had to be on medication until I was 10 to correct my bed wetting problem it is a chemical induced action along with the full feeling ... the way my Dr explained it to me was my mind didn't ever tell me bladder I was asleep and they put me on medicine I took right before bed and it helped ... I seen improvements in about a week but it took a few year for my brain to reset basically ... I'm now 21 and about to start potty training my daughter and I'm fearing she may have inherited this trait from me and my dad and I know from experience that it's not fun to deal with as the kid but I do feel good knowing there are thing I can do to help her ... good luck

 

[MessianicMommy]

believe it or not, food allergies and intolerances can cause bedwetting as can some medications. Food allergies and intolerances can also cause incontinence.

 

[look4hope]

The Gregorian,
I too have a munchkin around that age. The night potty training really hasn't work for us. But then again, there are weeks when no accidents occur, and there are weeks where it happens. We take it as it goes. Though, I am the one who gets woken up to get stuff clean, changed. Hubby sleeps like a rock.

There is really not a technique or rule or stuff like that, in our case. I wish there was something concrete i can share with you as far as the steps to follow for a successful night time potty training.

At the end of the day, I am sure that once they hit that big kid mark, their bodies will know it and potty training will be in the past.
And having her check by a doctor is a good idea, just incase.
Prayers for your daughter to be healthy and nothing to worry about.

Let us know how is going so far!

Blessings

 

[The Gregorian]

Do you know what kind of medicine it was that worked for you? Because it's been almost a year since the original post, she's 5 1/2 now and still... every single night... 0 improvement. I still think it's more a problem with how hard she sleeps than knowing that her bladder's full because even when I cut her off of liquids an hour before bed and make sure she's gone to the bathroom right before bed... she still very often has already wet herself when I go into her room an hour after she's gone to sleep to ask her to go again. And, when I wake her up, I ask if she notices anything and she doesn't seem to be aware of the fact that she's wet until I specifically ask her if she's dry.

... it's not a "there are some dry nights and some wet ones" she's almost 6 now and every single night has multiple accidents.

 

[MessianicMommy]

Were it me, I'd be hauling rear to the pediatrician asking for allergy testing of every kind.

Have you tried removing food dyes? Citrus? the top 8 allergens? done an elimination diet?

Has she seen a urologist? This is certainly not normal for almost 6.

 

[The Gregorian]

allergy testing is a pretty good idea... but the thing is she doesn't have any other symptoms... and she chooses to eat pretty healthy. Even when we take her to the china buffet... she almost exclusively goes after fruits and veggies.

 

[MessianicMommy]

I understand, but generally you'll find food allergies give subtle symptoms before they give any major symptoms that will ruin your life.

So for kids, it'll be frequently peeing/bladder not completely emptying or wetting the bed at night. Dark Circles under the eyes, pallor, eczema, ring around the anus (bright red anus).. and so on and so forth. It escalates from those tiny little pieces of the puzzle to behavioral issues (adhd, outbursts, rages...)

This book might be helpful: Is This Your Child?

And these sites:
http://fedup.com.au/factsheets/symptom-factsheets/bedwetting
A Worthy Journey: Food Allergies and Bed Wetting
Naturopath's view: Bed-wetting - body+soul


Has she been checked for diabetes, small bladder or other similar conditions? Has there been a sleep study to ensure her sleep is how it should be?

Those would be areas that would be my go-to if it were my boys. I'm sure this is really frustrating for you and the wife.

 

[akmom]

Gregorian, I had this same issue with one of my children. Once in a blue moon she was dry at night, but usually she wet the bed within an hour of falling asleep. She wet it again throughout the night. We had no success with limiting fluids before bed, having her use the bathroom before bed, or even getting her up periodically in the night. Our pediatrician said some kids do not outgrow bedwetting until age 9, and a rare few never outgrow it.

The easiest approach is to put her in a diaper at night until she outgrows it. Personally, I was not satisfied with that option, so I went with a bedwetting alarm. It is a device that clips onto the child's underwear and senses moisture. As soon as she wets the bed, it will sound the alarm and wake her up. Over time, it trains the sleeping brain to recognize the urge to urinate. Simply place a waterproof mat on top of her sheets for her to lay on, so the bed stays dry. Teach her to get up and change her clothes when the alarm sounds, then use the bathroom, put a new mat over the bed, and go back to sleep. We always kept a few waterproofs mats on hand, since she wet the bed several times a night. We also kept spare clothes in the bathroom for her to change into, so she wouldn't have to dig through drawers in the middle of the night. In the morning, have the child take all their wet bedding and clothes to the washer.

My daughter was a deep sleeper, so she didn't respond to the alarm at first. When we heard the alarm, we had to get up and wake her. But we made sure she went through the whole routine herself, of changing her clothes and bedding and resetting the alarm. Eventually she got the hang of it and could wake up to the alarm without our assistance. Then she started sleeping longer before wetting. Then she started wetting fewer times per night. And eventually she started having a few dry nights. Then she'd have dry nights several times in a row. After three months, she was done bedwetting. That is apparently the average for how long it takes to see success from using a bedwetting alarm. So if you are up for it, I think it is the most effective option for eliminating bedwetting, if you don't want to wait for the child to outgrow it naturally. Not an easy option, but definitely worth it, in my opinion.

If you succeed, keep the alarm. If they relapse, it is important to get them to start wearing the alarm again as soon as possible, to keep them from falling into the bedwetting cycle again. We went through that too! But it's been 2 years since we started using that alarm, and she is always dry now.