Bedwetting - Enuresis
So many parents come to speak with me about this, if this is a concern in your household, you need to know that you are not alone and there is support out there.
There are a few simple things you can try yourself at home...
Does your child drink enough? Some people think that if their child wets the bed, they need to cut down on the amount of water they are drinking, when in fact, it's the complete opposite. All children, especially those who have a problem with night time wetting, NEED to drink at least 1.2 - 1.3 litres per day, you can break this down into bite size chunks of about 5 - 6 cups per day. The reason for this is to exercise the bladder. Your bladder is a muscle and like all of the muscles in our body, it needs exercising and the way that we do this is by filling and emptying out our bladder regularly. If not enough water is drunk, then the bladder does not get enough exercise, cannot strengthen and subsequently is unable to hold urine throughout the night.
Another reason for bedwetting, is that your child does not completely empty their bladder before they go to bed, they may do a quick wee, and there is still a whole lot of urine just sitting in the bladder waiting to come out. Before your child goes to bed get them to do a wee, then clean teeth, have a story or whatever their bedtime routine is, then get them to go and have a lucky last wee, this is the wee where they squeeze the last dribbles out, they can then go to bed with a nice empty bladder.
Sometimes, just by doing the 2 things above, your child will become dry at night. Sometimes it takes a bit more.
There are many other reasons for bedwetting, If bedwetting is a problem in your house, please do not hesitate to contact me and I can give you some 1:1 support and advice. You can do this!
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