My son regularly wet the bed till he was 10-11 years old. We never made a problem from it, knowing that it’s very common for boys to mature later in this regard. He’s 14yr now and totally grew out of that.
However I had a 9year old girl in care who was in nappies during the night and we actively sought help via the continence nurse and started “toilet training” during the day (while she was never wet during the day) a lot had to do with drinking enough water during the day, taking the time to go to the toilet during the day and even bowel motions !

I am not sure how a chiropractor can help, I would be getting my kids bones messed with unless necessary

my son did till he was 11 than one day just stopped if one parent was a bed wetter then that increases the chance of a child to be a bed wetter and if both were bed wetter’s up to the age of 6 than that child has a 70% chance of bed wetting for a long period of time good luck and it will pass

someone once told me that a chiropractor could help but I cannot remember how. If it does not bother you or your son I would just let it run its course. He will eventually stop. Sometimes when kids are deep sleepers they find it hard to wake. If the bladder is small still then the body would just release it without them even knowing. He will eventually stop, everyone is different and nothing to worry about.

i hope all is well

Have you tried Minerin the nasal spray? My son had bet wetting till early teens and this spray helped put a chemical back into his body that breaks down urine at night.

Thanks all.
Just to clarify – my son is seeing a doctor and as I said before its not a major issue at this point, It doesn’t particularly bother him or myself, I’m confident his body will fix itself in time just like my other children. lots of kids this age still wet regularly, its just not something people broadcast to save any embarrassment for the child. I was just raising the chiropractor question as an alternative.

I’d suggest seeing a doctor if it continues much longer.

i hope it works well

I would see a paediatrician. It can be hereditary, so they should be able to clarify this.

Ive never heard of an alarmed mattress but it sounds like a great idea!

I haven’t heard anything about using a chiropractor to solve this problem (and my sister-in-laws mum did a thesis on this!). She suggests an alarmed mattress cover which goes off as soon as it gets wet, thereby waking your son up. It’s supposed to break the cycle and retrain the brain(?). Good luck.

I have heard mixed reviews regarding chiro work, personally I dont think it would work but it doesn’t hurt to try. (make sure they are certified though) I would talk to your doctor to rule out any other issues. I have heard of good results where stretching the bladder works. let them drink as much as they like but when they need to go to the toilet ask them to wait 5 or 10 minutes etc and longer if possible. This enlarges the bladder they say and helps. Goodluck my eldest stopped at 4 and a half but my nearly 6 year old wets everynight still. So we are trying a few things and checking a few other sleep related disorders with him.

By the way, they don’t recomend waking the child or alarms as this teaches the bladder to actually pee at those times.
You want to teach the bladder to hold on longer.
And restricting drinks before bedtime is a myth – the only thing this has been proven to do is dehydrate the child.

My oldest boy was a bed wetter and at 11 I took him to an Aneurysis (sp) clinic in Brisbane.
My sons problem.. and its the same for most bedwetters… is the bladder does not always grow as fast as the rest of the child.. You need to stretch the bladder. My son had to drink 1.5 litres of water a day…on top of any other fluids he had. He also had to make himself wait when he needed to go to the toilet – not until he was busting – just until he felt a bit uncomfortable. If you have access to a clinic I would highly recomend getting advice or speak to your g.p.. My son went from wetting the bed every night to wetting less than 4 times a fortnight after only 3 weeks!

Thankyou for your responses. Nocturnal eneurysis is not as unusual as you may think. 45% of children aged above 8 still regularly night wet. Specialists don’t even particularly worry about it until the child hits 10 as by then they often just grow out of it, as I’m sure my son will also as the others did. He has not been dry and started to wet again so there is no underlying stressor. Just thought I’d put the question out there.

It seems very strange to me that they would ALL wet the bed at those ages? Is there something that has particularly upset them around these times? Like bullying, abuse, separation/divorce etc? Have you tried all the usual things you would try for a smaller child – like limiting drinks before bed, waking them up, alarms etc? Has there been any tests to rule out any genetic medical problems?

Wow,…thats really interesting that all of your kids have had this same issue.
My middle child was the one that took the longest to be dry at night but I just kept her in night nappies so there was no wet bed….she was happy with that….i let it be her choice and she got out of them at age 6 after going for a special school trip where they spent the night in the tunnel at underwater world. She was worried she would wet her sleeping bag but she wanted to go and try and she was thrilled that she didnt wet. From then on she didnt want nappies at night and she never wet the bed.

Good luck with it all

I have never had to do this, goodluck in finding your answers