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samlh32
14/08/2010 at 23:19

Can anyone offer me some advice please I feel at a loss.

My 7 year old daughter has been wetting herself during the day since she was about 5.  The amount of times she does it can vary from just once up to three times a day. It doesn't matter where she is or what she is doing, she will still wet herself. I have tried to talk to her but i think my frustration with the whole situation comes across (despite my best to talk calmly with her about it). We've done things like not making a big issue of it and just explaining to her that when it happens that she's to change straightaway and bring her wet things to us and just let us know its happened so we can deal with it, sticker charts for dry times, to completely ignorning its happening and even going to see our HV who just got us to fill out endless bits of paper measuring wee samples and drink quantities which having three children (at that time, i now have four) it was a hard task to do and would be completely impossible now. I'm thinking the next step would be to take her to the doctors in case its something medical. I did think it was mainly an attention seeking thing as I noticed around the time she was seeing the HV it didn't seem to be happening so often and pretty much almost stopped but then somewhere along the line, she started again.  Any advice please very welcome.  

samlh32
brummymum
15/08/2010 at 13:18

Wow, it sounds like you have got your hands full with 4 little ones!  I'm not sure I can be much help as I just have the 1 little boy who's 2.  How was your daughter with potty training?  Was she dry for a time and then went backwards or has she always wet herself each day?  Did she get worse when things happened in her life (eg, starting school, the birth of a sibling?), if so maybe it's because she was feeling stressed and wanted more attention?  I would take her to the Dr anyway, as it could be a physical problem (although if she suddenly improves before HV appts it seems unlilely to be), and if not s/he may suggest steps to take if it's more psychological.

Good luck with everything XX

brummymum
Morgan Joy
18/09/2010 at 22:20
I just saw something on the telly the other night about this. Apparently 1 in 20 kids still do this until they are 10 years old! Which I found pretty surprising!

They also mentioned something about how in some cases it is down to a missing or low hormone - of which I can't remember. I think a GP is probably the best move just to get everything checked out. And, also they will probably give you the reassurance you need. Good luck!
Morgan Joy
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tracey hollins
31/12/2010 at 15:10

I have a 8yr old girl who can still have an accident in the day, have had all the tests and she has an over active bladder which makes it go into a spasm.

I felt very sorry for my little girl at school as it was very embarrassing for her..

I also had some great advice from one doctor who said for her to drink loads in the day to make the bladder bigger, which helped at night.

I have 3 children who have all wet at night and only my girl who has wet in the day, I had an idea to help my child and I at night designing a wrap around bed protector called Coverdry. To stop the quilt from getting wet and have only one item to wash.

tracey hollins
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Joanne Cawthra
15/02/2011 at 00:28
Thanks just read this and i have same problem with my 6 year old she says she just doesnt feel when she needs to wee, ive had her at doctors she has had blood tests scans etc but nothing unusal.. gonna try the more drinks through day see if that helps x
Joanne Cawthra
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Jessica Overton
03/03/2011 at 16:39
I have an 8 yr old little girl who is my step-daughter.She wets on her self throughout the day and into the night.She says she cant feel herself needing to pee until its too late.I have taken her to the doctor and they found nothing wrong with her urinalysis,they said its a possible behavioral problem.I do not agree with their diagnosis at all.I am looking for some information,if any,on trying to help her without medication or if there is any studies on wetting day and night.
Jessica Overton
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tracey hollins
03/03/2011 at 19:59

My daughter was just the same and saw everyone.... when my daughter was like this at school I arranged with the teacher for her to go to the toilet on the hour as she like yours would not know when it was going to happen.

So try that, as it is very embarassing for her to wet at school. We tried all meds and no joy..  I then made her drink more to make her bladder bigger that helped with the muscle control.

You will find it will work, it just takes time and patience  :0)

 And at night I use the coverdry wrap around bed protector to keep quilts/sheets dry.

tracey hollins
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tracey hollins
05/03/2011 at 08:37

I would recommend you try some bladder control exercises with her follow this link and see what you think, I think anything is worth a try. http://incontinence.emedtv.com/bladder-problems/bladder-control-exercises.html

tracey hollins
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Baa
04/05/2011 at 15:11
My 8 year old has done this on and off from about aged 5. She has stopped now. We got in a right tizz about it, she'd be fine all week then go to Rainbows and wet herself. The staff there would give us the third degree but she never said she was stressed or anything, just that she forgot to go to the toilet. She never seemed to know she was doing it so it's difficult to control. We set a timer for every hour and then sent her to go to the toilet until she got in the habit of going regularly. Not sure if that was what cracked it or she just stopped by herself.

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