Daughter Outgrew Bedwetting

Deep Sleeping Daughter

My daughter is definitely a deep sleeper. She is also a type 1 diabetic, but I believe that if her numbers are controlled then it shouldn't contribute to her nighttime bedwetting.

We have seen recent signs that she can stay dry overnight, but it is with no real consistency.

I have recently started seeing a chiropractor and casually mentioned my daughter's issue. My chiropractor claims that, with treatment, she may be able to fix the problem. As noted on this Web site, there is a spinal and nerve connection to bedwetting so this offers validity to my chiropractor's statement.

I will be bringing in my daughter for an assessment shortly.

- Chris

Deep Sleeping Son

Our son's deep sleep was his problem. He would wet once or twice a night. The older he got, the bigger the saturation. GoodNites“ Underpants played a big role in managing the condition. This problem went on long before we adopted him four years ago. We noticed that the older he got the lower his self-esteem became. We figured this problem would soon be causing an emotional issue later in life. We took him to a urologist. He was checked out, was given medication to take. He was given water limitations. This did not work. He went through procedures to check his urethra for back flow, his bladder capacity, etc. He checked out to be fine. Denis was told (as well as us) that he would grow out of it. Last October we found a program that help him and gave it a try. Since, December Denis has been dry. He feels good about himself. He says that he has a good night's sleep now. He appreciates all that we have done for him.

- Goodnites User

The Star System

My daughter is 5 and she wets the bed. She can go a couple of nights dry and then she wets again. She is a very sound sleeper. I thought I would try a waterproof pad on the mattress and let her sleep without the protective underwear, but when I checked her during the night she was really wet and she didn't even wake. I took her to our family doctor and he said she should wear GoodNites“ Underpants and talk to her about it. We have started a calendar. We make a new one on the computer each month and she gets a gold star for a dry night. She really loves stickers, but when she is wet she still get a star just a different color. I find it easier if I accept that this will be an issue for a while and I can cope better.

- Stella

Trying Different Things

My son is 8 years old and he is a very deep sleeper. We have taken him to see a doctor and they can't find anything wrong with him to cause the bedwetting. He does not wet during the day. We have stopped all liquids after dinner about 6:30 p.m. and it does not help, he still wets the bed. We have tried waking him up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, but it does not help. We have tried the chart with stickers to help him but nothing works. His father had the same problems when he was younger, too, and his father wet the bed till he was 9 or 10 years old, so we are just going to keep encouraging him and keep doing all the positive things to help him out with his problem and he will stop when his body is ready.

- Angie

Middle of the Night Wake Ups

I will wake up my daughter and have her go to the bathroom before I go to bed. Some nights it is very difficult to wake her, so I really have to work at getting her awake. Many mornings she is dry when we get up the next morning. Some mornings she isn't.

- Sandy

Mom of Four Boys

I am a mother of four boys ranging in ages 2 to 12. My oldest son was potty trained completely by the time he was 2. The other three, not so lucky. My 10-year-old has had problems from day one. The potty training was difficult. Once he was potty trained throughout the day, nighttime became a challenge and still is. I have had the tests done to make sure it is not a medical problem and it came back OK. Bedwetting does run in the family, but I thought by this age he would have stopped. Our pediatrician says to let it run its course, just be supportive.

- Leah