thread: Bedwetters roll call!

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  1. #1
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    Oct 2007
    S/West Sydney
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    My DS isnt that old yet but is 4 and frequently wets the bed. DP goes right off at him and i think it makes it worse... I feel so aweful that he gets in trouble for something that obviously isnt his fault. It usually happens as he is waking up so DP thinks he is doing in purpose

  2. #2

    Mar 2004
    Sparta
    12,662

    I think I was a bed-wetter until about 7 (bad memory sorry). I remember the Dr prescribing me some kind of pill for it but I have no idea why - maybe it was a UTI.

    My nephew had the odd accident up until he was about 10.

    One of my friends dated a guy for a few weeks who peed in inappropraite places in his sleep (she dumped him).

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Jan 2008
    Euroa, Victoria
    438

    I remember my brother wetting the bed until he was maybe 6 or 7. i can't remember but I know he was 'old'!
    It is more common in boys I'm led to believe.
    Does DH have to wash the sheets? What is he so stressed about??!

  4. #4
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    Sep 2007
    Brisbane
    5,729

    I was 12 I think .

  5. #5
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    Feb 2004
    Melbourne
    11,171

    I was around 12 as well

  6. #6
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    Oct 2003
    Forestville NSW
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    I'm not sure but I was told kids on the spectrum take ages to TT fully, especially overnight. With DD1, she still has mistakes throughout the day and can not even try to go overnight.

  7. #7
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    Feb 2008
    Geelong, Vic
    39

    my ds1 is almost 14 and he still wets the bed...(doesnt produce the hormone to stop his body from reducing the amount of urine produce while he sleeps). We have tried tofranil and the pad and bell as well as u/s to see if there was a medical reason behind why he was still wetting. Almost as a last resort we went and saw a paediatrician who suggested some night time exercises for our son to do as well as some for when he wakes up. So far this seems to be working but it has only been a fortnight but the signs do seem promising.

    My dh thought much the same... that it was ds1's fault but he read an article in a Defence force newspaper that said that bedwetting is more common than most people realise and can be passed down from one or both parents. It can be frustrating but you just need to be patient... Get some info off the internet and give it to your dh so he can understand a little more about it...