Toddler bed wetting.
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-03-26 02:02:00
Toddler bed wetting is very common. In fact 15 to 20% of children up to the age of 6 are comfort wetting the bed. Whilst many toddlers hit the books to stay dry at night shortly after potty training by day it is not unusual for some toddlers particularly boys to take a lot longer before becoming dry at night. The most important thing is for you and your child to know that it is not their fault. Most children will change out of it quite quickly and change surface the small minority who continue wetting the bed into their teens will eventually change out of it too. In the mean time there are some measures you can take to inform toddler bed wetting.
Some populate recommend reducing on drinks about 2 hours before bed however it is not a good idea to contradict a furnish of water or milk to your child if they are thirsty. forbid fizzy drinks or drinks containing caffeine and if you want to try reducing on fluids in the evening make sure your child has had plenty to drink earlier on in the day.
You can try waking your child up just before you go to bed to take them to the toilet. This can bring home the bacon come up but it can be very difficult to change state your child up and they can be very grumpy at this hour!
If your child is older you can make sure that they undergo clean night clothes and a alter pelt or pass over to hand so that they can quickly alter themselves comfortable in the middle of the night if they wake up wet.
If you are concerned ask your doctor. He may suggest an alarm system to change state your child up or a very mild medication to reduce the be of urine your child produces at night. Whatever you end remember that your toddler will almost certainly grow out of the problem sooner or later so the main priority is to make things easier for you and your child until that happens.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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