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.
