I'm writing about my daughter who turns 10 next month. She was toilet trained by pre-school. One day while we were out she wet herself and said she couldn't feel it. She did it again that afternoon. And night. I took her to the doctor suspecting a UTI. It was clear. She was in year 1. About 6 years old. The day time wetting stopped after a week. The night time wetting stayed. Every night and sometimes she would wet twice in the same night. It is affecting her confidence and her personality. She is always angry and feels inferior to her little sister. I don't know what to do.
this must very distressing for you and her. There are two things we need to think about – firstly, how we can support her through the process and make sure she comes out the other end with her self-esteem in tact and secondly, how we can help her to achieve nighttime continence. There does seem to be a difference in how bedwetting impacts girls compared to boys – girls are generally more sensitive as well as being much more aware of the social implications of bedwetting. One reason bedwetting can be a more urgent issue for girls is that they tend to start sleepovers much earlier than boys this brings with it issues of embarrassment and humiliation. Help her to put her bedwetting into perspective – remind her that this is something that she has very little control over. Point out all those things in her life that she is good at – if she has lots of support and reassurance the effects of bedwetting should not be long lasting. I think it is time that you scheduled another appointment with your GP, additional tests can be run just to rule out any underlying medical problem – use this appointment to talk about treatment options if your GP is not familiar with these ask to be referred to someone who is. While it is possible that she could still outgrow this on her own, the fact that it is having such a negative impact on her sense of self I think it is essential that she start treatment now.
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