Stop Bed Wetting Forever

I am a Mom of three wonderful children. But as any mother knows, there are always trials and situations that we could use some extra help with.

My most difficult struggles came when my third child was born. At first she appeared healthy, but we soon found out differently. (I won't bother you with all the details of the next 2 years, but at the end of those two years this is where we were.) She had issues with her respiratory system, heart, kidneys, bladder, immune system, thyroid and she had sleep apnea, which required a full time heart monitor. She was the sweetest, happiest, healthiest looking sick child you would ever see. Not to mention that her intelligence was above normal.

I am excited to say that by the age 8 she had almost outgrown all her problems - it was unbelievable. There were only a few issues that remained. The first was that her bladder had stopped growing and was only 1/4 the size that was normal. Her sleep apnea no longer required a heart monitor, but she would sleep so deeply that you could make any amount of noise without waking her. So what did all of this mean - it meant that she wet the bed almost every night.

When she was small enough, she would wear "Night time diapers". Which she would still wet through most of the time. Her bladder was so small that it just couldn't hold enough to get her through the night.

For awhile I would get up about every four hours and try to wake her to take her to the bathroom. She basically slept through it all, while I kept her from falling off the toilet. After I while, I feared that to her she was just dreaming and it really wasn't helping her to wake up when she had to go.

So then, I didn't allow her to have anything to drink for 2 hours before she went to bed. I felt horrible! She would be so thirsty - all she wanted was a little drink, but if she did that was just that much more chance that she would wet the bed.

At this point, I was desperate. I went back to the Doctor and told him about the situation. His solution was to put her on a daily medication that would shut her kidneys down at night. I was appalled!! How could he want to mess with the way her kidneys functioned after it took 5 years, nearly 20 infections and that many medications to get her kidneys working properly in the first place.

That was it! I was going to find a way to help her. Not only was it unsanitary to be in a wet bed - no matter how short a time before I would check on her, it was affecting her self-esteem. She would say, "It is all my fault". It truly wasn't. She was afraid to stay over at friends, so she missed out on so much fun. I HAD TO DO SOMETHING!!!

I started doing research and found all the information I needed to help Alivia. I am excited to say that at age 10 she no longer has any bed wetting issues. She is happy, healthy and confident. She stays over at family and friends without any fear of wetting the bed.

If there are any other parents out there who have had the same problem respond to the post and tell me your story.