At 8 years old, your child is probably going to be involved in more and more social activities like sleep overs and school camps which will take them away from your home at night. If your child is bedwetting, these outings have the potential for embarrassment. For situations like these, it’s always best to be prepared. One thing you can do to minimise the impact of an accident is to get your child to wear a protective pyjama pants like DryNites. DryNites look and feel like real underwear but provide overnight absorbency which allow your child to manage accidents at night. . If your 8 year olds bedwetting isn’t getting better, it might be time to visit your Paediatrician, just to check everything is ok with his/her waterworks. Because your 8 year old child is becoming more social, it’s no surprise that that our expert receives a lot of questions revolving around how to minimise embarrassment at sleepovers and camps. Some other 8 year old bedwetting questions involve seeking medical help and how to manage the bedwetting stage with as little fuss as possible.
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Hi Doctor, my 8 year old son is still wetting his drynite every night. We have just purchased a Dri Sleeper bed alarm. Can you best advise me on a couple of things. Firstly, can i put the sensor inside a drynite for ease of middle of the night toilet runs
Hi Lisa-Anne, it is a good idea to fit the DRI Sleeper alarm inside your son’s DryNites as it may take up to 2 to 3 weeks before he sta…
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My son has just turned 8yrs, he wants to stop wetting the bed but still wets it if he doesnt wear a dry night should i seek medical help?
Hi L.T. – Not surprisingly, bedwetting becomes more of an issue as children get older and want to start attending sleepovers or school ca…
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Hi Dr Catherine, My daughter is nearly 9 & had stage 3 kidney reflux at 7mths. She still wet’s the bed now & then. Can you please help?
Hi K. C. – your daughter has very little control over her bladder while asleep, so while rewards can be very motivating during the day,...
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I have been told that if i continue to put a nappy on my son (nearly 8 years old) he will continue to wet it?? I have been waiting for more of a consistent pattern before i stop. At the moment its just one dry nappy every now and again? Thank you, Lisa-An
Hi Lisa, while there has certainly been some debate about the use of absorbent pants in the management of children’s bedwetting th…
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I know bedwetting is hereditry and i know they eventually grow out of it. But do i use nappies or not? Are they more likely to wet if they wear a nappy?
Firstly, my apologies for the delay in responding to your question. While there has been much debate about the use of absorbent pants as …
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Can wearing dry nites help or hinder a 8 year old boy with bed wetting.
Hi Vanessa, It is perfectly fine for your son to use DryNites, these will neither shorten nor prolong the bedwetting process and will cer…
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My daughter is 8 yrs old and started wetting the bed about 9 months ago what can i do to help her stop
It is not unusual for children to experience a return to bedwetting at times of stress, which can result from something as simple as the …
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Our 8 year old boy has started bed wetting 12 months ago. He previously was dry for 2 years.
Hi T.J. – your son has certainly experienced a number of significant changes over a very short period. It is not unusual for children t…
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Our 8 year old boy has started bed wetting 12 months ago. He previously was dry for 2 years.
Hi T.J. – your son has certainly experienced a number of significant changes over a very short period. It is not unusual for children t…
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Almost 8 year old who has started wetting his bed.
While urinary tract infections are certainly one underlying cause, a return to bedwetting may also result from increased anxiety due to a…
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Hi, my son is eight years old, he’s a chronic bed wetter, and he is about to go on his first camp. We are both worried about that he might have an accident while going to camp, on the bus, as it is a six hour journey. This would cause him great embarrass
Hi Jane, Sleepovers, slumber parties and school camps are common sources of stress for children who wet the bed. It is important that y…
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Son is 8 and still wets the bed?
Hi C. D. – children develop the neurological and emotional capacity to control their bladders at different ages. By age 8, about 8-10%...
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My nearly 9 year old daughter is still wetting the bed
While it is true that some children are able to outgrow bedwetting on their own, others do benefit from some form of treatment. When the…
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Is there a link between sleep apnea and bed wetting? My 9yo daughter has been diagnosed with poor executive function and some elements of ADHD. I believe may have sleep apnea too.
Hi Sandra, this is a very timely question! There was a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics (July, 2009) conducted by Dr Jos…
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I would like further professional help
Hi Dianna – it can be incredibly frustrating when you commit to a form of treatment and it doesn’t work. It is certainly true that c…
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Son not waking up. Time for bed alarms?
the decision to pursue treatment is really up to you and your son. About 15% of 8-year-old children who wet the bed will achieve nighttim…
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I have an 8yr old daughter who has been bed wetting 3 to 4 times a week. It’s getting rather stressful as she doesn’t want to stay over at friends because of this. We use drynites.
it is perfectly normal for parents to feel worried as well as a little frustrated when their child continues to wet the bed at night. Uri…
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My daughter is 9 and she has been wetting the bed since she was 2. She has low self esteem and is depressed. I don’t know how to help her
Firstly, please accept my apologies for the delay in getting back to you I have had a large volume of questions to answer over the past t…
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My daughter is 8 yrs old , its embarrassing for her, so she doesn’t get to sleep at her friends place.
unfortunately not all children outgrow bedwetting – with some requiring more than just the basic measures we can implement at home. If …
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My 8 year old son has severe hyperspadias and has had many operations to fix it. He is still bed wetting and MUST use a pull up at night.He is still bed wetting and MUST use a pull up at night. Should I just be patient?
I am unaware of any direct link between hyperspadias and primary enuresis – this may be something worth discussing with your Urologist. U…
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How should my son manage his bed wetting at school camp?
Bedwetting has a genetic link so it is not usual to find a number of children in the same family wetting the bed – siblings typically o…
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My son is 8 years old and has Aspergers. He has some wet nights. Your advice would be greatly received as he wants to start having ‘sleepovers’ which at the moment I am not comfortable with.
it is true that many children do outgrow bedwetting on their own and it is not unusual for children with additional needs to take a littl…
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Are there any easy steps to get a child out of bedwetting?
Unfortunately there is no simple solution when it comes to bedwetting with the most successful cure often being time. There are a number …
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My son is 8 and his bedwetting is getting worse. Is there any medical intervention?
a delay in achieving nighttime continence is typically due to a delay in maturation of your child’s nervous system. There are two main …
