Bed-wetting in children
Bed-wetting is common, and it affects many teenagers and adults as well as children. This section is about bed-wetting in children:
If you are older than 13, or an adult, and still wet the bed, see bed-wetting in teenagers and adults.
Dr Phil Hammond looks at the frustrations of bed-wetting, with a little help from ‘Henry’, in his informative and entertaining guide on bed-wetting (click on the video below).
Written by: Dr Margaret Stearn
Edited by: Dr Margaret Stearn
Last updated:
Wednesday, June 22nd 2011
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Posted by Bedwetting on 06/01/2012 at 10:34
my baby girls bedwetts please help me because its difficult for her to go for hoildays without me,because i have to wake her up to sit her on her potty
Posted by x on 30/03/2011 at 09:28
My child wets the bed, she comes from an average family who dont have bed wetting problems, I am worried could you please help, thankyou
Posted by Optional on 06/09/2010 at 01:38
My daughter is 5 yrs old. She wet the bed every night. If i take her to wash room two time during night, then its ok or else she does it on bed only. Please suggest any remedy. Is there any problem with her, do i need to see a doctor.
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Fascinating facts
Babies pass urine in the womb
Newborn babies may urinate 18 times a day
In Victorian times, children who wet the bed were allowed only plain and boring food. It was thought that cakes and pastries made bed-wetting more likely by causing irritating urine. (Of course, this is not the case.)
In an average class of thirty 10-year olds, there will be two who wet the bed
Bed-wetting affects 5-7 million children in the USA and 500,000 children in the UK
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