Bed wetting

Charlotte:

I can remember this so well. My middle son was also a bed wetter as was his
dad. Took our son to the pediatrician and he said other than limiting
drinks before bedtime we could buy an alarm that we would attach to him
everynight and as soon as the alarm felt the first sign of wetness it would
go off waking him up + everyone else in the house.

We just decided to let nature run it's course and he eventually outgrew it.
He got to a point where he would change his own bed and throw the sheets,
etc in the wash himself.

Sorry I don't have a better answer for you cause I know how frustrating it
can be.

--
Cindy from MO

Thanks for the reply Cindy. It is very frustrating when you just don't know
what to do, or there isn't anything you can do but wait. Glad to here I'm
not the only one!

--
Charlotte
http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108


"Cindy Schmidt" wrote in message
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Charlotte:

I can remember this so well. My middle son was also a bed wetter as was
his
dad. Took our son to the pediatrician and he said other than limiting
drinks before bedtime we could buy an alarm that we would attach to him
everynight and as soon as the alarm felt the first sign of wetness it
would
go off waking him up + everyone else in the house.

We just decided to let nature run it's course and he eventually outgrew
it.
He got to a point where he would change his own bed and throw the sheets,
etc in the wash himself.

Sorry I don't have a better answer for you cause I know how frustrating it
can be.

--
Cindy from MO

One of DH's nephews had this problem until he was about 6 years old. He was
such a heavy sleeper that he just did not wake up. The doctor said to get
him up before they went to bed, then set an alarm for 2-3 hours later, get
him up, then set it again for another 2-3 hours, and repeat this for several
weeks. It did help, but everyone was exhausted from getting up so much. He
finally just outgrew it. His pediatrician also suggested that since he was
such a heavy sleeper that it would be best if he did quiet things like
reading or playing game for at least an hour prior to bedtime. No
television in that time. That worked better than anything else.

Sherry Starr

"Cindy Schmidt" wrote in message
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Charlotte:

I can remember this so well. My middle son was also a bed wetter as was
his
dad. Took our son to the pediatrician and he said other than limiting
drinks before bedtime we could buy an alarm that we would attach to him
everynight and as soon as the alarm felt the first sign of wetness it
would
go off waking him up + everyone else in the house.

We just decided to let nature run it's course and he eventually outgrew
it.
He got to a point where he would change his own bed and throw the sheets,
etc in the wash himself.

Sorry I don't have a better answer for you cause I know how frustrating it
can be.

--
Cindy from MO

We will have to try the quiet activity thing. I think part of the problem
is that he just isn't waking up until it is too late. We try to get him to
do some wind down before bed anyways because he has a hard time going to bed
otherwise, but maybe we need to increase the time. Thanks for the idea!

--
Charlotte
http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108


"Sherry Starr" wrote in message
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One of DH's nephews had this problem until he was about 6 years old. He
was such a heavy sleeper that he just did not wake up. The doctor said to
get him up before they went to bed, then set an alarm for 2-3 hours later,
get him up, then set it again for another 2-3 hours, and repeat this for
several weeks. It did help, but everyone was exhausted from getting up so
much. He finally just outgrew it. His pediatrician also suggested that
since he was such a heavy sleeper that it would be best if he did quiet
things like reading or playing game for at least an hour prior to bedtime.
No television in that time. That worked better than anything else.

Sherry Starr

Many children wet the bed until puberty. There is a product called
Good-nights made especially for older kids that wet the bed here is a link
to a web-site as well as coupons for the product. My sister used these for
her son that was a bed-wetter until he was about 7 then he outgrew it )
She said these were a godsend. Here is the link:

http://www.goodnites.com/na/index.asp

"Cindy Schmidt" wrote in message
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Charlotte:

I can remember this so well. My middle son was also a bed wetter as was
his
dad. Took our son to the pediatrician and he said other than limiting
drinks before bedtime we could buy an alarm that we would attach to him
everynight and as soon as the alarm felt the first sign of wetness it
would
go off waking him up + everyone else in the house.

We just decided to let nature run it's course and he eventually outgrew
it.
He got to a point where he would change his own bed and throw the sheets,
etc in the wash himself.

Sorry I don't have a better answer for you cause I know how frustrating it
can be.

--
Cindy from MO

We were wondering about trying them but had some reservations. Knowing
someone else had good luck with them helps. Thanks.

--
Charlotte
http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108


"RAB/SAB" wrote in message
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Many children wet the bed until puberty. There is a product called
Good-nights made especially for older kids that wet the bed here is a link
to a web-site as well as coupons for the product. My sister used these for
her son that was a bed-wetter until he was about 7 then he outgrew it )
She said these were a godsend. Here is the link:

http://www.goodnites.com/na/index.asp

"Cindy Schmidt" wrote in message
...
Charlotte:

I can remember this so well. My middle son was also a bed wetter as was
his
dad. Took our son to the pediatrician and he said other than limiting
drinks before bedtime we could buy an alarm that we would attach to him
everynight and as soon as the alarm felt the first sign of wetness it
would
go off waking him up + everyone else in the house.

We just decided to let nature run it's course and he eventually outgrew
it.
He got to a point where he would change his own bed and throw the sheets,
etc in the wash himself.

Sorry I don't have a better answer for you cause I know how frustrating
it
can be.

--
Cindy from MO

Everyone's body makes a molecule called Anit-diuretic hormone(ADH). This
causes the body to produce less urine and reabsorb quite a bit of the water
in the system. In children whose body produces too little of the ADH, or
whose bodies are less sensitive to ADH, will oftentimes wet the bed at
night. There is a medication called DDAVP, which is a synthetic form of the
molecule. It's normally given as a nasal spray before bedtime, but
sometimes is also given in pill form. Many children who take this, stop
wetting the bed within a week, sometimes as soon as the first night.

The only problem with this, is that many times, the child resumes bedwetting
if the medication is stopped suddenly. The medication should be given for
at least 12 weeks, then tapered off slowly.

I would highly suggest discussing this with your doctor to see if this could
be an appropriate treatment for him.


"Charlotte Hippen" wrote in message
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Thanks for the reply Cindy. It is very frustrating when you just don't
know what to do, or there isn't anything you can do but wait. Glad to
here I'm not the only one!

--
Charlotte
http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108


"Cindy Schmidt" wrote in message
...
Charlotte:

I can remember this so well. My middle son was also a bed wetter as was
his
dad. Took our son to the pediatrician and he said other than limiting
drinks before bedtime we could buy an alarm that we would attach to him
everynight and as soon as the alarm felt the first sign of wetness it
would
go off waking him up + everyone else in the house.

We just decided to let nature run it's course and he eventually outgrew
it.
He got to a point where he would change his own bed and throw the sheets,
etc in the wash himself.

Sorry I don't have a better answer for you cause I know how frustrating
it
can be.

--
Cindy from MO

I had a wonderful pediatrician, this was over 30 years ago, who explained
all the whys and how comes of bedwetting. There were several medications
available at that time and they do the same as the new ones do. They disturb
the REM cycle so your child doesn't go into the deep sleep that keeps them
from knowing they need to wake up to go to the bathroom. The REM cycle is
VERY important, basically it keeps you sane, as us mothers who've had a baby
who woke you every 20 minutes for several nights in a row. He also talked
about the mattress pad and alarm and all kinds of gadgets as well as waking
the child in the middle of the night and limiting fluids after a certain
time. Seldom are any of these things successful. Then he tells me, "NO MILK,
non, absolutely NO DAIRY, no product that comes from a cow." I'm appalled,
my child's bones will crumble before my eyes!

He very patiently explained the size of the political lobby for the dairy
associations an their advertising and that my child will do just fine
without another dairy product the rest of his life and he'd stand by that
statement even if a dairymen's lynching party was in the parking lot. That
warm glass of milk that relaxes some to sleep on a restlessness night will
put some young children into all but a coma. It also relaxes the muscles so
much that the sphincter muscle at the base of the bladder just goes slack
and hence a wet bed. Now he told me the names of the enzymes and what
happens in the brain etc, etc but that was 35 years ago and I have a hard
time remembering where I put my glasses down 5 minutes ago. He also said
that if your child has those very dark circles under their eyes, as my
little niece did, it's also probably caused from a milk sensitivity.

All my nieces were bed wetters, as was my son. Eliminating all dairy from
his diet had him waking up in a dry bed on the second morning. Worked for my
nieces too and the oldest had those dark circles disappear. They learned
early to be water drinkers as well so that has second good advantage. I told
several of my friends who had bedwetters and it worked for all but one
little girl and she turned out to have some serious medical problems that
should have been spotted before she was 7 years old anyway. I might also add
that my son and nieces are in their mid 30s now, they all participated in
sports, gymnastics and regular rough and tumble childhood activities and
were and still are quite healthy. No bones crumbles or teeth fell out....My
son, at the age of 35 hasn't a cavity in his mouth, but I'm sure that's
because I was a fanatic NO candy, sugary anything, juices and soda pop mom.
But the absence of milk in his diet didn't make his teeth not form or fall
out.

Around 10-12 years old dairy was slowly introduced back into their diet and
by that time they had grown out of what ever their brains did or didn't do
to that enzyme. Give it a try. It won't cost you anything, it won't hurt
anybody and you'll more than likely have a child wake up in a dry bed.

I did a little Googling and this article explains a lot of what I have been
trying to tell you in very simple language.
http://www.todayschiropractic.ca/article/18/1 There's about 3,000 other
hits supporting this as well. Admittedly, I only read through the first few
dozen.

Good luck,

Val





"Cindy Schmidt" wrote in message
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Charlotte:

I can remember this so well. My middle son was also a bed wetter as was
his
dad. Took our son to the pediatrician and he said other than limiting
drinks before bedtime we could buy an alarm that we would attach to him
everynight and as soon as the alarm felt the first sign of wetness it
would
go off waking him up + everyone else in the house.

We just decided to let nature run it's course and he eventually outgrew
it.
He got to a point where he would change his own bed and throw the sheets,
etc in the wash himself.

Sorry I don't have a better answer for you cause I know how frustrating it
can be.

--
Cindy from MO

My son wet the bed until he was 8 years old - he slept so sound that he just
couldn't wake up to go - we limited bedtime drinks and didn't make a big
deal out of it - he out grew it. I used a flannel backed plastic table
cloth to protect the mattress.
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"Cindy Schmidt" wrote in message
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Charlotte:

I can remember this so well. My middle son was also a bed wetter as was
his
dad. Took our son to the pediatrician and he said other than limiting
drinks before bedtime we could buy an alarm that we would attach to him
everynight and as soon as the alarm felt the first sign of wetness it
would
go off waking him up + everyone else in the house.

We just decided to let nature run it's course and he eventually outgrew
it.
He got to a point where he would change his own bed and throw the sheets,
etc in the wash himself.

Sorry I don't have a better answer for you cause I know how frustrating it
can be.

--
Cindy from MO

Thanks Val. I'll take a look at the website you posted and discuss it with
DH.

--
Charlotte
http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108


"Valkyrie" wrote in message
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I had a wonderful pediatrician, this was over 30 years ago, who explained
all the whys and how comes of bedwetting. There were several medications
available at that time and they do the same as the new ones do. They
disturb the REM cycle so your child doesn't go into the deep sleep that
keeps them from knowing they need to wake up to go to the bathroom. The REM
cycle is VERY important, basically it keeps you sane, as us mothers who've
had a baby who woke you every 20 minutes for several nights in a row. He
also talked about the mattress pad and alarm and all kinds of gadgets as
well as waking the child in the middle of the night and limiting fluids
after a certain time. Seldom are any of these things successful. Then he
tells me, "NO MILK, non, absolutely NO DAIRY, no product that comes from a
cow." I'm appalled, my child's bones will crumble before my eyes!

He very patiently explained the size of the political lobby for the dairy
associations an their advertising and that my child will do just fine
without another dairy product the rest of his life and he'd stand by that
statement even if a dairymen's lynching party was in the parking lot. That
warm glass of milk that relaxes some to sleep on a restlessness night will
put some young children into all but a coma. It also relaxes the muscles
so much that the sphincter muscle at the base of the bladder just goes
slack and hence a wet bed. Now he told me the names of the enzymes and
what happens in the brain etc, etc but that was 35 years ago and I have a
hard time remembering where I put my glasses down 5 minutes ago. He also
said that if your child has those very dark circles under their eyes, as
my little niece did, it's also probably caused from a milk sensitivity.

All my nieces were bed wetters, as was my son. Eliminating all dairy from
his diet had him waking up in a dry bed on the second morning. Worked for
my nieces too and the oldest had those dark circles disappear. They
learned early to be water drinkers as well so that has second good
advantage. I told several of my friends who had bedwetters and it worked
for all but one little girl and she turned out to have some serious
medical problems that should have been spotted before she was 7 years old
anyway. I might also add that my son and nieces are in their mid 30s now,
they all participated in sports, gymnastics and regular rough and tumble
childhood activities and were and still are quite healthy. No bones
crumbles or teeth fell out....My son, at the age of 35 hasn't a cavity in
his mouth, but I'm sure that's because I was a fanatic NO candy, sugary
anything, juices and soda pop mom. But the absence of milk in his diet
didn't make his teeth not form or fall out.

Around 10-12 years old dairy was slowly introduced back into their diet
and by that time they had grown out of what ever their brains did or
didn't do to that enzyme. Give it a try. It won't cost you anything, it
won't hurt anybody and you'll more than likely have a child wake up in a
dry bed.

I did a little Googling and this article explains a lot of what I have
been trying to tell you in very simple language.
http://www.todayschiropractic.ca/article/18/1 There's about 3,000 other
hits supporting this as well. Admittedly, I only read through the first
few dozen.

Good luck,

Val