My son is 8 and his bedwetting is getting worse. He is NOT growing out of it. He wets everynight, now he wets through the 8 - 15 drynites every other night. What do I do? He has no idea he is wet. He still sleeps through it even when he wets through the drynite and his pyjama's are soaked. I have 3 other children and none of them have had this problem. He was slow to day train and even now on the odd occasion if distracted can have an accident. There is obviously something wrong with his functioning. I know it's not his fault, but it is becoming more of a problem. Is there any medical intervention, cause I don't believe in his case alarms/etc passive methods will work.
a delay in achieving nighttime continence is typically due to a delay in maturation of your child’s nervous system. There are two main reasons he continues to wet at night. Firstly, when asleep your son is unable to recognize messages that his full bladder sends to his brain telling him to wake-up and go to the toilet. Secondly, his bladder capacity may be smaller so is unable to hold the urine until morning when he wakes. The best cure for bedwetting is typically time – at age 8 about 7-10% of children continue to wet the bed (most of these are boys) with the percentage diminishing each year. About 15% of children each consecutive year will outgrow bedwetting on their own, while others will need a little extra help. Children, who wet the bed more frequently, like your son, often require some form of intervention to help them stop. Conditioning alarm systems currently have the highest success rates (ranging from 60-90%) – some families find the success rate increases if used in combination with a bladder training program. There are a few medications available on the market which are very effective although these should only be used temporarily as there are a number of known side effects and should not be seen as a cure as when medication stops the bedwetting typically returns. Some families like to use medication when children are going away on holidays or attending sleepovers to avoid potential embarrassment. If you have not already done so, it is important that you first speak with your GP before trying any form of treatment, they will be able to rule out any underlying medical cause first and discuss with you in more detail the pros and cons of different treatments. If they do not have expertise in this area you can ask them to refer you to someone who does.
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