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It's unfortunate your 13 year old son is making fun of his brother because of bed wetting. The last thing your son needs is to made fun of for something that is not his fault. It's hard to say if putting your older son in a diaper would do anything to stop the teasing but maybe if he is given a choice like either stop making fun of his brother completely or he loses his electronics for a week each time might send a better message. I think if you put him in a diaper he would take it off as soon as his door was closed so he might not learn much from that. If he loves his phone and being online losing that privilege may work better to stop his teasing. Has your ten year old had bed wetting problems in the past just wondering if something has maybe triggered his bed wetting. I think your son son has to be punished for teasing his brother so hopefully you can find something that makes him stop.
It's unfortunate your 13 year old son is making fun of his brother because of bed wetting. The last thing your son needs is to made fun of for something that is not his fault. It's hard to say if putting your older son in a diaper would do anything to stop the teasing but maybe if he is given a choice like either stop making fun of his brother completely or he loses his electronics for a week each time might send a better message. I think if you put him in a diaper he would take it off as soon as his door was closed so he might not learn much from that. If he loves his phone and being online losing that privilege may work better to stop his teasing. Has your ten year old had bed wetting problems in the past just wondering if something has maybe triggered his bed wetting. I think your son son has to be punished for teasing his brother so hopefully you can find something that makes him stop.
Hi thanks for the reply. I had warned him before and have already taken his phone off him so I am hoping that will stop the teasing but I want to come down hard on him and make sure he cuts it out tbh, I am leaving it for now but if I found out he has still been picking on his brother about it then I might still go through with diapering him too. My younger son Noah has not had any problems with bedwetting before not since he was a small toddler but now he is wetting the bed practically every night. We have no idea what has triggered it and are doing our best to deal with it.
Hi. Hopefully your oldest son stops teasing him bed wetting can be difficult to deal with the last thing Noah needs is his brother making fun of him. With him not wetting the bed before it is a lot for him to deal with when it starts at ten. Sometimes it can be triggered by stress if he is being bullied at school or if he is finding school difficult that can trigger it. For some kids it can start around the time they begin puberty 10 seems young for puberty but maybe it has something to do with it. For now managing it is all you can do diapers, rash cream along with a good mattress cover is about it. Trying to limit what he drinks in the evening won't do anything other than make him thirsty and dehydrated just water after supper is good. Reassurance that it is not his fault really will help to reduce his anxiety around his bed wetting. Support and understanding from his older brother would be nice maybe if his brother knew it was a medical problem causing Noah to wet the bed he might be a bit more understanding. Most likely all Noah needs is time to grow out of bed wetting it's tough to be back in diapers at 10 but at least with the diaper he sleeps in a dry bed.
There are a couple of sites that have a support group for bed wetters one is called support groups and one daily strength if you think he might benefit from talking to others with same problem. Good luck I hope things improve for Noah soon.
There are a couple of sites that have a support group for bed wetters one is called support groups and one daily strength if you think he might benefit from talking to others with same problem. Good luck I hope things improve for Noah soon.
Yes I think it is hard for him to deal with, apart from this he is a perfectly healthy child and doesn't have any special needs or anything like that so it's come as a surprise really and we have worried about what has caused it but he has denied been bullied. I'm glad you think putting him back in diapers was the right idea, did debate it for a while but I thought it was better than wet bedding every morning, we use the disposable tape style. Obviously it's not great for Noah though when I have to diaper him at bedtime and when he wakes up wet in the morning. I might check out those sites and show them to Noah. Thanks
I think even with the bed wetting just starting he already would know that waking up in a wet bed and wet pj's is a tough way to start the day. With the diaper everything is contained and in the morning it is just a matter of taking the wet diaper off. If he shares his bedroom with his brother he might be more self-concision but a wet diaper is still much better than wet sheets. At ten he probably is still ok with you putting the diaper on just the first few times would have been embarrassing for him. The rash cream if he wanted to he could apply it himself on the front there is a method to do it where he puts the diaper between his legs and covers his privates and then you just do the tabs up. Honestly if he is not worried about you doing it the way you are now stick with that it only takes a few minutes and it's sorted so no big deal for now. That will change if he is still wetting when he is 12 or 13 he will most likely want to do it on his own.
For now the support and understanding he gets from you and the reassurance that it's not his fault makes adjusting to and managing his bed wetting much easier for him. If you don't mind a suggestion talking to him about the Christmas holidays if your traveling or staying at relatives houses it would be good to sort that out ahead of time.
I think even letting Noah know that there are many kids that have or had the same problem will help to put his mind at ease. Even with no one being willing to admit it there is a real good chance that others in his class have the same problem.
For now the support and understanding he gets from you and the reassurance that it's not his fault makes adjusting to and managing his bed wetting much easier for him. If you don't mind a suggestion talking to him about the Christmas holidays if your traveling or staying at relatives houses it would be good to sort that out ahead of time.
I think even letting Noah know that there are many kids that have or had the same problem will help to put his mind at ease. Even with no one being willing to admit it there is a real good chance that others in his class have the same problem.
Nightly? He might not want it but if you can convince him to wear thick cloth diapers with plastic pants I can guarantee after a few days of waking up in a dry bed he will choose the diapers. It’s not any harder or even as hard as trying to hide wet beds, sheets, and bedwetter room smells. Diapers do what their made for and would really help him. Of course any 15 year old has to adjust to being in diapers again. I know all too well as I hated having to wear diapers to bed growing up but once allowed to manage any way I wanted at 15 I found nightly flooded sheets, blankets, pillows, etc. we’re for worse and even made me feel far worse than diapers. Once I put myself back in diapers my attitude about them changed completely and I knew that was the best solution.
Yeah wet sheets and pj's was just as tough in fact it was worse having to wash the bedding constantly since he is wet pretty much every night. As for diapers, it is obviously a very embarrassing situation for him at 10 years old but the best solution we have, he puts on his pj top and then takes off his pants and underwear and then I have him lay on the bed and I am the one who puts the diaper on him. I also apply a rash cream. When he stays at his dad's house, he has to diaper him.
Noah does share a bedroom with Ryan (my older son) so unfortunately he has seen me diaper Noah before and seen him wet in the morning. We are not travelling for the holidays this year so there shouldn't be any extra considerations where the bedwetting is concerned than already I think. I do wonder if any other children in his class have the same problem.
He is doing well considering this is a new problem for him just being willing to wear a diaper and have it put on is a awkward and embarrassing for sure. With being ten and to go from not bed wetting to wetting his bed almost every night it's a lot for the poor little guy to deal with. You could ask him if he would prefer if Ryan stayed out of the bedroom while you get him ready fro bed that may help to reduce his anxiety. Ryan hopefully has let up on teasing him and he should be thankful because there is a chance that it could have been him that starting wetting the bed. For now your doing all you can being supportive and doing what makes things easier for him like using diapers and giving him reassurance that it's not his fault that he wets the bed is the best way to approach it. I would think among his friends and classmates there are some that still wet the bed every night. There is lots of information on the statistics of bed wetting by age and it would help him to know he is not alone and that many other kids have the same problem. With him having the occasional dry night it is a positive thing that some nights he can hold his pee all night hopefully all he needs is time to grow out of it completely as he grows and develops his bladder will grow and his bladder control will improve. Hopefully he is not having any problems during the day with holding his pee until he gets to the bathroom.
Our daughter is 14,going on 15 in January and still bedwetting from puberty!She wears the cloth diapers and rubberpants to bed every night and is hoping that Santa brings her the gift of no more bedwetting!
Hopefully your daughter gets her Christmas wish of no more bed wetting.
It is a frustrating problem to have and difficult to overcome hopefully all she needs is more time to grow out of bed wetting. She is not alone there are many kids and adults dealing with the same issue. Not sure if she has had any testing done yet but if there is no medical reason that they can find hopefully things start to gradually improve for her soon. There are some support sites for people with bed wetting problems she might benefit from talking to others that had or have the same problem.
Hope things improve for her soon. Merry Christmas I hope she gets her gift of dry nights.
It is a frustrating problem to have and difficult to overcome hopefully all she needs is more time to grow out of bed wetting. She is not alone there are many kids and adults dealing with the same issue. Not sure if she has had any testing done yet but if there is no medical reason that they can find hopefully things start to gradually improve for her soon. There are some support sites for people with bed wetting problems she might benefit from talking to others that had or have the same problem.
Hope things improve for her soon. Merry Christmas I hope she gets her gift of dry nights.
I'm 14 and I still have to wear nappies to bed even though I don't have a bedwetting problem anymore. My mum insists I still have to wear them as a precaution.
Hi Lucas
Congratulation on stopping bed wetting.
How long has it been since you stopped wetting the bed?
Do you still have some nights that you wet the bed?
Maybe you could workout a deal with her that after so many dry nights you can try sleeping with no nappie but keep your mattress cover on your bed.
Could you also agree to change your bed and wash your sheets if you do have a wet night?
Congratulation on stopping bed wetting.
How long has it been since you stopped wetting the bed?
Do you still have some nights that you wet the bed?
Maybe you could workout a deal with her that after so many dry nights you can try sleeping with no nappie but keep your mattress cover on your bed.
Could you also agree to change your bed and wash your sheets if you do have a wet night?
I wet the bed every night until I was 11 but since then it has only been really occasional like once or twice every couple of months I will have a wet night. I have already told her I wouldn't mind dealing with the mess if I do wet the bed again we have had arguments about it and that but I just couldn't convince her and she still thinks it is best for me to carry on wearing nappies.
It is really great that you have went from wetting every night to occasionally having a wet night night Lucas. That is something to be proud of for sure.
Do you have a mattress cover on your bed Lucas?
I think that it can be hard for a parent to be sure the bed wetting has stopped or improved enough to stop wearing nappies.
What kind of nappies do you use are they the tape kind or pull ups?
How much trouble would you be in if you went without it on your own or does your mum check you at bed time?
Do you have a mattress cover on your bed Lucas?
I think that it can be hard for a parent to be sure the bed wetting has stopped or improved enough to stop wearing nappies.
What kind of nappies do you use are they the tape kind or pull ups?
How much trouble would you be in if you went without it on your own or does your mum check you at bed time?
They are proper taped nappies and this is really embarrassing but my mum still puts them on me so I can't just stop wearing them myself, I tried that and that is one of the reasons she doesn't trust me to do it myself. I do have a mattress cover yeah.