Like her 6-year-old daughter, Marsha Lawrence* of North Carolina once experienced the embarrassment of bedwetting in childhood. She now helps Katie*, her second daughter, work through the emotional issues related to her condition.

"I had bad kidneys myself … as a kid," she says. "I understand what she's going through – I wet the bed until the third grade."

Katie has experienced kidney problems since she was 7 weeks old, the age of her first bout with an e-coli bacterial infection. At 3 years old, while dealing with a kidney reflux condition, she began to wet the bed.

By sharing this common experience with her daughter, Marsha is able to offer Katie sympathy and support.

Marsha says her daughter is often distraught by her bedwetting, but rather than get upset with Katie, she takes a calm, gentle approach when consoling her. "At first I remember the doctor saying to just deal with it at the present time," she says. "It was hard because I found that I was getting angry and upset when the bedwetting happened. This isn't the right way to go about it. Don't right yourself as a parent. Just remember it's not your fault and it's not your child's fault."

Marsha says the social stigma of bedwetting is the most difficult aspect of her daughter's struggles. She avoids sleepovers with friends because she's afraid they will discover her bedwetting. "It's a real issue for her because she wants to go to friends' houses for sleeping parties, but she's afraid someone will find out," Marsha says. "She hides it, which makes it an emotional roller coaster for her."

To help her daughter cope with bedwetting, Marsha has spent the last three years researching the topic, consulting different doctors and trying various treatments.

Most doctors suggest that Katie's bedwetting will pass with age. "We've moved all over, and I have seen a lot of doctors who have all led us to the same scenario: Kids with [previous] kidney problems typically wet the bed," Marsha says. "Most doctors tell us that this may last until Courtney is 10 or 11 years old, but in my research I have read about kids who still wet the bed into their teens. I am hoping that won't be the case with us."

Unfortunately for Katie, the traditional treatments for bedwetting have not been successful. "We've tried everything from avoiding caffeine drinks and not having anything to drink after 6 p.m. to cranberry herbal supplements and waking her in the middle of the night," Marsha says. "We have set alarm clocks in her room, but she still wet the bed. We've even tried a psychological approach where we had her literally take the wet sheets off her bed and put them in the laundry. The bedwetting still happens – it's a medical condition for her that no doctor can explain."

Despite the fruitless attempts at stopping Katie's bedwetting, Marsha remains positive that her daughter's condition will improve with time. She credits disposable underpants for temporary relief from costly mattress replacements and nightly sheet changes.

"We've replaced a whole bed in the past, so at least Katie has GoodNites® [Underpants] to help keep her dry," she says. "They save the bed and they save my daughter mentally. GoodNites® [Underpants] are a saving grace for us."

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* While bedwetting is a perfectly normal part of growing up, we have chosen to change the names of individuals in our articles to protect their privacy. Remember, according to the National Kidney Foundation, as many as five to seven million kids over age 5 in the United States wet the bed.