Bed wetting or primary nocturnal enuresis

Bed wetting is a common childhood problem there is nothing to be ashamed off if your child is doing so. Like many other childhood dilemmas this is one too. Waking up in the night to change yours child’s bed sheets and clothes is a normal phenomenon for every parent it is way more common than we can imagine. The whole feeling of embarrassment or shamefulness by parents makes the child feel more awkward and makes them feel as if he or she is the only child doing it. Bed wetting can last up to the age of 10 plus in some cases till about the age of 5 nearly 90% children are into bed wetting. In a study it is proven that nearly 5 to 10 million children wet their beds at night and the percentage is more in boys than girls. Parents usually blame their children and accuse them of laziness as the cause for bed wetting this can lead to causing inferiority complex in the kids.

Bed wetting is hereditary factor in most children. The only solution to bed wetting is communicating with your baby and making him understand that he is not at fault and not alone, it is a common problem and there is nothing to be embarrassed off. The reasons for bedwetting are delay in maturity of bladder in children it takes time for the brain and bladder to work in co-ordination but eventually it will overcome with age and the co-ordination will improve. ADH Hormone- this hormone works towards controlling the kidney to formulate less urine at night. In some kids this hormone is present in less quantity and can lead to bed wetting. Children who sleep in deep slumber, these kids sleep so deeply that their brain doesn’t get the bladder signal of being full hence leads to bed wetting.

Only in 2 % cases bed wetting is caused due to medical reasons like urinary tract infection or sleep apnea, diabetes as well as abnormality of the bladder. These medical problems can be overcome by treatment and medication and good medical care. To a great extent psychosomatic turmoil has a lot to do with bed wetting at an elder age. To control bed wetting avoid medicines especially if your child is less than 10 years of age. The best remedies are persuade to the child to use the washroom before going to bed,  try and avoid giving too much of liquids at least 3 hours prior to bed time. Put a plastic sheet between the bed sheet and the mattress. Keep a check on the child’s body clock if you know the time around which she wets her bed try waking the child up to use the washroom. This will eventually become a habit.

Communicate with your child softly and not punish or scold as this will only increase the issue if you are shouting out of sheer fear the child will bed wet more often. It is not your child only nearly every other child does bed wetting but it is something no one discusses openly so you will never now about it. Just stay calm and handle your baby calmly.