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Hello fellow parent. You may be here today because you have a bed wetter. First of all, welcome. Second of all, I feel your pain. I know what you’re going through because I don’t just have one bed wetter, I have two. I am not an expert on the subject of bed wetting, but I...
This is the fastest beef stew I’ve ever made, it took me 25 minutes start to finish! Of course, the main reason is you buy already-cooked beef tips in gravy, so that saves you a ton of time. So for a night when you need something quick you can throw together this rich, delicious beef...
Do you ever wish you could float back in time, and experience something as you would have when you were younger? I do. The new children’s museum at Thanksgiving Point, is one of those places! It is set to open on May 15th, and I just can’t wait to show this place to all of...
There is much to love about mango salsa. It is vibrant, colorful, and pleasing to look at (as far as food goes). It is surprising (who would have thought mangos would taste so good with savory foods!?). This stuff is so versatile–top fish or chicken with it, eat it plain with chips, add it to...
If you have any shredded chicken that you need to use, this recipe is for you. It takes 20 minutes start to finish to make these delicious paninis. They’re so fast to make you may just find yourself with enough time to play candy crush in the kitchen while you wait for dinner time. I...
Last month I made a list of the 50 best read-aloud chapter books for kids. The list consisted of books I have already read to my two young boys and some more that we were planning on reading. Check out the post to find out what I have learned while reading books aloud to my...
written by: Janae You’d think after raising one niece, one step daughter and three of my biological daughters – I’d be used to it. That age. The age where a girl’s world starts shifting and taking on different shapes and definitions. That time when you transform from a young girl, that knows her value, beauty...
Need a family pleasing meal that is also done in twenty minutes and only needs five ingredients? Does it sound too good to be true!? Well, my friends, this dinner is all of the above. Super tasty, quick, easy, AND as a bonus, it is also good for you. Now that’s my kind of dinner!...
Hey everyone! Today I have an awesome, family favorite recipe to share with you. For this recipe you get to pull out your trusty crock pot. Ahhhh….don’t you love your crock pot!? This recipe is perfect for those days when you don’t have a ton of time to spend preparing a meal. This pineapple mandarin...
Valentines, the day we express love to the ones in our life that mean the most. At times, I’ve been humbled by love, and how easily we all take it for granted. We have to work for love and be patient with the process. grateful for the beautiful parts and slow to toss it away...
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We put our son to bed at 8. We wake him up and he goes to the bathroom when we go to bed around 10/10:30. He has been dry ever since. This summer when there are less blankets and layers to wash, we will be trying to phase out the middle of the night wake up.
My son is almost 7 and has wet the bed at least once a week for forever. We tried waking him at night. Once we had him pee before bed at 8, then again when we went to bed at 10:00, and once more at midnight when his brother woke everyone up (he’d had a nightmare). In the morning the bed was peed anyway. The link for us has been how tired he is. With school all day and extracurricular activities after, he was wetting the bed more and more. I pulled him out of school, added one to two naps during the week, and I try to get him in bed by 7:30. We went three weeks recently with dry sheets. We also have just one blanket and a sheet on his bed so he doesn’t get too warm. That has made a big difference. I also don’t restrict water and try not to get frustrated. He is my only bedwetter so far so I at least am thankful for that! Melissa, I thank you for sharing this because it isn’t something people talk about. All your tips are right on. I buy my mattress protectors for $10 each at Wal-mart. They have been awesome. I also tried the Nytone pee alert system. It worked but the device has had so many technical difficulties that I can only mildly recommend it for the $90 price tag.
This is such a tough thing to deal with as a mom. I have always felt like a failure regarding this. And I judge that my mother and grandmothers feel it is our parenting that is the problem. I have 2 kiddos, a son and a daughter. My daughter is younger (age 7) and she is the bed wetter, every night. My doctor is unconcerned. We’ve tried waking her up a few times during the night and it is really hit and miss. She started to get teary and stressed when she had an accident so I have backed off again.
I also have two bed wetters. There is another option to consider: we had great success using Dr. Sagie’s bedwetting clinics online, along with his bedwetting alarm. It helped my older daughter go from almost nightly bedwetting to very rarely bedwetting. My kids are perfectly healthy so I don’t think it’s a physical problem, I think Dr. Sagie is right, it is a sleep issue. The bedwetters are unusually deep sleepers and they just don’t wake up to go potty. We are fixing to use it with our younger daughter. The daily laundry is such a bummer. Good luck Moms!
Also, I have noticed when I make sure they get plenty of rest, even going back to making them take naps, they will stay more dry. I really think this is sleep related. The more rest they get the better they do.