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How to stop bedwetting
Wetting the bed during night sleep, also known as nocturnal enuresis is very normal and common among children up to six – seven years. Interestingly, boys are more prone to this habit than girls. It is not a cause of worry for parents, as bladder control might not have been established at this age. If you worry about how to stop bedwetting, know that usually children will stop bed-wetting when they reach 7 years of age. Children, bed wetting every night, are supposed to have primary enuresis and those, starting only after minimum six months, to have secondary enuresis. A few other common names for this menace are night soiling and sleep wetting.
As the child’s body grows with each year, bed-wetting will slow down considerably and during the teen years most of the children might have outgrown this problem on their own. Among 100, it is seen only one bed wetting teen back in diapers.
Few steps to follow for how to stop bedwetting
Step 1:
Treat any medical problems that might be causing bedwetting. Along with diabetes, there are other medical problems such as urinary tract infections, chronic constipation and sleep apnea that are associated with nighttime enuresis.
Step 2:
Reduce any stress that might be contributing to your child\'s problem. Though some stress, such as change in life circumstances, is unavoidable, you can reduce the stress caused by the problem by not making a child feel unduly embarrassed or guilty. It may be hard, but try to be pragmatic about the situation and don\'t punish your child for bedwetting--it\'s unlikely that it is within her control.
Step 3:
Ask your child to drink more during the day to train his bladder to hold more urine. Don\'t restrict his fluid intake before bedtime, but do, however, reduce his caffeine intake in the evening. Caffeine is a natural diuretic that makes it even more difficult to control the bladder.
Step 4:
Deal with the practical issues of bedwetting by using waterproof mattress covers and providing your child with disposable underwear. Encourage him to help you strip his bed of wet linens and bring them to the laundry room. The goal is to make the situation as matter-of-fact as possible.
Step 5:
Make a clear and visible path to the bathroom. Put a night light in your child\'s room, as well as in the bathroom so she can find it easily during the night. This is particularly helpful if your child may be afraid to go to the bathroom because of the dark.
Step 6:
Bring your child to the bathroom before you go to bed for the night. This may mean that you carry a half-sleeping child to the bathroom and place him on the toilet. It may not completely stop bedwetting incidents but it will help train your child\'s bladder to release on the toilet during the night.
Step 7:
Try using a reward chart with children who are old enough to understand the difference between reward and punishment. Choose small but meaningful rewards that can be earned after a certain number of dry mornings. Start with a very low threshold for success, perhaps two dry mornings out of seven, and build your way slowly up as he becomes more successful.
Some other techniques for how to stop bedwetting
There are buzzer alarms where the child sleeps on an electric pad which raises the alarm at the first drop of urine. This should condition the child to wake up immediately and gradually dryness is achieved in a large percentage of cases.
Sometimes the rest of the house awakens and the child sleeps on. This occurs when the apparatus is first used. It is sensible in these early nights to awaken the child and ask him to switch off the alarm which encourages him to wake up as soon as the alarm goes off
Patience should be shown until control is achieved. This usually occurs at least by the end of the 4th month, if not earlier.
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