Not all of the causes of bedwetting are known but here we discuss some of the most likely reasons: Not waking to bladder signals Just as our children reach developmental milestones at different ages, learning to control their bladder during the night is yet another stage. Yo ...
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Do you spot your child with a sudden look of panic on their face, one leg on top of the other in a ‘curtsy’ position, holding on for dear life? Chances are they have realised, too late, that they need to ‘go’. Daytime accidental wetting is much less common than bed-wetting. ...
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As with so many other health problems, the answer is fairly complicated. Possible culprits range from thyroid problems to fibre intake to gut flora, and almost everything in between. By fully understanding these potential causes, you’ll be much better equipped to identify wh ...
A teenager’s guide to bedwetting Bedwetting (also called nocturnal enuresis) happens when the bladder empties during sleep, it can happen once or more every night or just now and then. Some teenagers have never been dry at night and others start wetting after a period of bei ...
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You may have heard of bedwetting alarms but you aren’t sure how they work or how successful they are in curing bedwetting. Basically bedwetting alarms aim to help your child wake when recognizing the sensation to urinate. It’s about conditioning the brain to wake ...
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By the time you read this post you may have tried a multitude of different ways of encouraging your child to visit the toilet independently throughout the day, yet they are still having accidents. Your little darling just seems too busy and engaged in play to ‘stop and go’. ...
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Bedwetting can be hugely challenging, both for parents and their bedwetting child. The daily workload of washing sheets and pyjamas, the efforts to keep bedding and mattresses free from urine and not to forget the frustration and often embarrassment caused from wetting the b ...
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There is no magic age for determining when bedwetting is a problem. Many refer to 6-7 years of age as when a parent needs to address the problem. After this age often concerns begin to arise. Around 70% of children stop wetting the bed at night by the time they reach 5-6 yrs ...
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Our son was just turning 7 years old and had never had a dry night. Not even close. We were struggling to contain his wetness and he would most often wet right through any type of nappy or pull-up. It seemed like day after day we were struggling with washing his entire bed c ...
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Not all of the causes of bedwetting are known. Research suggests that some of the following factors may lead to bedwetting: Not waking to bladder signals Just as our children reach developmental milestones at different ages, learning to control their bladder during the night ...
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