Enuresis in Children (Bedwetting)

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My 9-year-old son wets the bed while he’s asleep. He’s a heavy sleeper and is reluctant to wake up. What should I do?

Enuresis in Children (Bedwetting)

When do we say a child has enuresis (bedwetting)?

From two to five years old, this is the stage where the child trains to control their muscles and bladder. It’s true that a child gains control at two or two and a half years old, depending on their training, but it’s natural for them to lose control once while sleeping. This is normal.

When do we have a problem?

When the child is older than 5 years old and has been trained to control their bladder, yet we find the child wets themselves while sleeping.

So, what does this mean?

Is the child just being lazy? That’s a possibility. However, the greater probability is that they have an enuresis problem.

How do I deal with my son in this situation?

Some mothers expose their son to his siblings and possibly even his extended family, which is a big disaster. The correct approach is to first try to find out the cause of the problem.

Is your son suffering from psychological stress at home, like continuous family conflicts? Or is one of the parents dealing with him aggressively? Or does the child have a problem at school? Any problem that causes the child a state of anxiety could be the reason, even if the child watched a horror movie.

There’s another possibility: the child might have an excess of brain electricity. This electricity can cause muscle relaxation, so if they are sleeping and their bladder is full, this can cause enuresis in both children and adults.

So, how do we deal with the child?

First, we identify the cause of the problem by consulting a urologist first to confirm the organic aspect. If the child is organically healthy, we visit a psychiatrist to identify and solve the problem.

• Perform bladder strengthening exercises.
• Ask for his help in cleaning the bed and putting on clean clothes.
• Deal with the child calmly, with love and containment, and reassure him that he has a problem and that you will get treatment for it, because of his self-perception. This is important because the child will see himself negatively, and this will affect his self-confidence.
• Avoid drinking liquids during the night and drink water in small amounts.
• Go to the bathroom before bed to empty the bladder.
• Two hours after the child falls asleep, the mother should ask him to wake up to go to the bathroom.

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