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One of the most prevalent problems during the potty training process is bed wetting at night.

While it happens to almost every child in the beginning of the potty training process, it should not keep happening after the two week mark. If your child is still wetting the bed at night it may be due to a more serious underlying problem. It should be an immediate cause of concern for you, because it could lead to other serious health problems later on.

There are many reasons why your child may still be wetting his bed at night. Let’s discuss the two most common reasons for bed wetting, their causes and how to stop it from happening again.

Reason 1 – Constipation

When children control their bladder for too long, this can lead to constipation. The stool hardens which makes it difficult for your child to pass. Although most constipation problems are temporary, it can be quite a painful experience for your child to go through.

Listed below are some of the causes and solutions for constipation:

1. One reason is fever.

Your child might be suffering dehydration and as a result, constipation occurs. Consult your physician immediately if you know this may be the problem. They will know how to treat it most effectively.

2. Another factor you should consider is diet.

His diet should consist of high fiber food, because fiber is essential to keep the colon healthy and helps bowel movements. Make sure to include foods that are high in fiber in your child’s daily meals. Foods that are high in fiber are most vegetables, fruits and whole grain foods.

3. Your child is controlling his bladder movement due to forced potty training.

When your child becomes resistant to potty training it’s because he feels he’s being pushed into doing something he does not want to do.

The solution to this problem is obvious – do not enforce potty training on your child when you can see that he’s not ready to be potty trained. Explain to him its importance and add new techniques and strategies, or simply postpone the training for later – when you can see that he is more ready.

Reason 2 – Deep Sleeping

A part of the human brain which has a huge part in our physical activity, is functionally disconnected when one is in deep sleep. As a result, your child involuntarily empties his bladder, and this leads to nighttime bed wetting.

If your child is a heavy sleeper, one solution to this is to limit water intake hours before his nap time. Accompany him to the potty right before he goes to sleep, so his bladder would not be full while he’s sleeping.

Another innovative solution that was recently introduced is a bed wetting alarm. This alarm has a clip-on sensor which is triggered to wake your child up as it starts wetting his bed. Consequently he can get up and go to the toilet to empty his bladder. A bed wetting alarm may be a very effective solution – just make sure to explain the process and reason for using it to your child.

Reason 3 – Bladder Disorders

Food problems are usually the main reason for bladder disorders. However, other serious bladder problems must be considered. One specific bladder disorder is urinary tract infection. A more severe bladder disorder is a kidney problem.

Diagnosing these yourself may be tricky, so the best thing to do is to discount all other reasons first, then contact your physician to do further tests and check for bladder disorders.

Reason 4 – Hormone Levels

Antidiuretic hormone is secreted at night to control the flow of urine. If your child produces low levels of antidiuretic hormone he may naturally wet his bed.

Again this maybe hard to diagnose, so make sure to discount all of the above mentioned causes first – then if bed wetting persists, consult your physician asking to test your child for this specific hormone. Depending on the results your physician should be able to easily treat your child by topping up his hormones.

NOTE: If you discover that you need to go down this route – make sure to consider all your options. Don’t opt for synthetic hormones unless you have no other option. Instead ask your doctor to prescribe Bioidentical Hormones to your child – these are identical to what the human body produces and will not harm him.

Knowing the problem is only half the battle. Then you need to treat it effectively and most importantly with compassion and love.

Bed wetting can gravely affect your child’s self-esteem. He might feel insecure and withdrawn if he’s consistently wetting his bed – especially if the problem persists into later years. The most important thing is to show your child love and support to allow him to easily deal with this stage in his life.

Zoe Beerstow is the blog editor of GetPottyTrained.com – a comprehensive resource guide for the different how-tos on potty training Learn more about the different tips on how to stop bed wetting

Bed Wetting Treatment Options

Bed wetting is one of the most common problems among families and children.  About 20 % of five year olds still wet their beds at night.  The number decreases by half every year.  There are different treatments or approach that parents could do to help their children get over with these nighttime accidents.  

It all depends on the cause of the bed wetting.  There are instances when bed wetting is caused by medical conditions like diabetes or bladder abnormality.  There would be times when bed wetting is an effect of a traumatic experience.  Parents would normally turn to treatment for bed wetting, when it is interfering with the child’s social life, affects the child’s self-esteem and associated with a disease or disorder.

• Bed Wetting Alarms

Bed wetting alarms sounds when they sense moisture.  This could help the child to wake at the sensation of a full bladder.  There are different alarms with different sounds, so the child would not get used to the sound of the alarm.  Using bed wetting alarm is said to show results three months after starting the use of the alarms, with success rates as high as 70%.

• Desmopressin or DDVAP

This kind of medication is a replacement for the anti-diuretic hormone (ADH).  The ADH is responsible for the reducing the production of urine at night or when asleep.  Relapses or reverting back to bed wetting could happen once your child has stopped using them. just like any drugs, there are possible side-effects. One of which is having a seizure, especially if taken with a lot of fluids.

• Tricyclic anti-depressants

These prescription drugs can be used to treat bed wetting since the could change the child’s sleeping habits.  At the same time, anti-depressants could also increase the amount of the time your child could hold the urine.  It could also have an effect on how much urine is produced. However, they have side effects and should be taken carefully.  An overdose could happen and eventually lead to death.

• Star charts

Even though there is not enough research that showed that children could stay dry with this kind of reward program, some doctors would still recommend this to help the child with his self-esteem.

• Dry bed training

This training has a strict schedule when the child will be brought to the bathroom every night.  This is an attempt for the child to get conditioned on waking up on his own to relieve himself.  However there are some studies showing that this kind of training is not effective.

Using different drugs or medication to treat bed wetting has proven to be effective.  However, as mentioned, they would only work if your child will continue taking them.  some parents would prefer using medication for overnight stays like sleepover, camps, slumber parties, etc.  

But all experts agree that punishment and shaming is not an effective way of treating or dealing with your child’s bed wetting.  There are studies showing that children who are punished and shamed for wetting the sheets would end up making the situation worse. This could also affect your child’s confidence.

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what can i do to stop my bed wetting of a night i 16 years old and i been a life long bed wetter all my life

ive been to see the doctor over the years had test done all came back fine they dont know why i bed wet of a night plz help i trired going to the loo befor bed cutting down on drinks bed wetting alarm anyone got any tips

haha oh man thats embarrasing

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