Wearing Diapers at Age 3 (4 year old, college, friends, family)

[dizzybint]

Originally Posted by maciesmom

No, you didn't say that.







You said that if a child is wetting the bed after 4 or 5, there is something emotionally wrong, and with older children the cause is mostly emotional

Big difference.

if you want to nitpick and stick your head in the sand...I do think there is an emotional problem.. quite definitely.. as surely if it was a medical problem the parent would have known by that time.......are you saying that it cant be emotional caused by stress,bullying, abuse, jealousy or whatever.. This tells it outside of a child having a medical condition sadly causing this.. http://www.livestrong.com/article/97...es-bedwetting/

[maciesmom]

Originally Posted by dizzybint

if you want to nitpick and stick your head in the sand...I do think there is an emotional problem.. quite definitely.. as surely if it was a medical problem the parent would have known by that time.......are you saying that it cant be emotional caused by stress,bullying, abuse, jealousy or whatever.. This tells it outside of a child having a medical condition sadly causing this.. What Are the Psychological Causes of Bedwetting? | LIVESTRONG.COM

So now you're back to saying a 4 or 5 year old wetting the bed indicates an emotional problem?

The Livestrong link you just provided begins this way:

Wetting the bed is a common condition for children under six years of age and usually is caused by physiological factors.

You're not making a whole lot of sense.

By most reputable accounts (including your links), bed wetting by an otherwise potty trained child can be due to various factors, mostly physical. Occasionally it can indicate emotional problems.

I have no idea what point you are trying to make, other than an attempt to shame parents whose child wets the bed. No idea why you would need/want to do that, or what it accomplishes

[dizzybint]

Originally Posted by maciesmom

So now you're back to saying a 4 or 5 year old wetting the bed indicates an emotional problem?

The Livestrong link you just provided begins this way:



You're not making a whole lot of sense.

By most reputable accounts (including your links), bed wetting by an otherwise potty trained child can be due to various factors, mostly physical. Occasionally it can indicate emotional problems.

I have no idea what point you are trying to make, other than an attempt to shame parents whose child wets the bed. No idea why you would need/want to do that, or what it accomplishes

Of course IM not trying to shame anyone..Im pointing out reasons that this can happen, but Ill leave you to it now... with my last words... sometimes I feel disposable nappies caused mothers to leave their children longer in nappies or diapers. maybe it was more convenient than to try and train the child to use the toilet..they might have been guided by reading baby books or a doctor or nurse...and maybe thinking a two year old is too young to train.. it isnt.. but no one knows your child the way we do as a parent.. Im getting reps galore, just a shame others wont say what they think on this issue..

[Natsku]

Its a hormone thing about bedwetting - at a certain age children start producing enough of a certain hormone that suppresses urinating in the night time, and for some children they don't produce that hormone enough until after 5 or 6 or even older.

[MPowering1]

Originally Posted by dizzybint

I dont know what grade school means.. or age...but if a child is still wetting the bed after four or five theres something emotionally wrong...

That's old school thinking. Doctors now acknowledge that some kids sleep so deeply they just cannot wake up until it's too late.

[MPowering1]

This is a great article on bed wetting:

Bed-wetting: What Causes Your Child to Wet the Bed?

It won't change the mind of anyone insisting it's due to an emotional issue, but I'm posting it for those whose kids wet the bed and may have concerns.

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by dizzybint

A doctor doesnt live with your child.. you do..A doctor is required from medical reasons for older children bed wetting but how do they know exactly whats happening to the child at home .. Bedwetting - Causes - NHS Choices

Are doctor doesn't have to live with a child. They treat hundreds of them, and study medicine.

Originally Posted by maciesmom

Did you even read your own link?



It goes on to list (in this order)

Bladder Problems
Overproduction of urine
Not using the restroom overnight, for a variety of reasons, including deep sleep.
Other health/physical conditions
Emotional issues

Originally Posted by maciesmom

No, you didn't say that








You said that if a child is wetting the bed after 4 or 5, there is something emotionally wrong, and with older children the cause is mostly emotional

Big difference.

This

Originally Posted by dizzybint

if you want to nitpick and stick your head in the sand...I do think there is an emotional problem.. quite definitely.. as surely if it was a medical problem the parent would have known by that time.......are you saying that it cant be emotional caused by stress,bullying, abuse, jealousy or whatever.. This tells it outside of a child having a medical condition sadly causing this.. What Are the Psychological Causes of Bedwetting? | LIVESTRONG.COM

Its not nitpicking to call out what you actually said.

Originally Posted by dizzybint

Of course IM not trying to shame anyone..Im pointing out reasons that this can happen, but Ill leave you to it now... with my last words... sometimes I feel disposable nappies caused mothers to leave their children longer in nappies or diapers. maybe it was more convenient than to try and train the child to use the toilet..they might have been guided by reading baby books or a doctor or nurse...and maybe thinking a two year old is too young to train.. it isnt.. but no one knows your child the way we do as a parent.. Im getting reps galore, just a shame others wont say what they think on this issue..

There could be emotional issues, or not. That's what I said. That's not what you said. Our childrens Hospital has a whole clinic devoted to bed wetting. There is a hormone that people make that stops their bodies from having to pee so they can sleep through the night. Some kids bodies don't make it. That's not an emotional issue. How praytell would a parent know about that "already?"

[Stewabby]

My oldest was 3.5 when he finally potty trained. I stressed about it and I planned to discuss it with his pediatrician if he was still doing it at 4. I decided not to freak out too much and then one day he basically fully potty trained himself, including overnight. He has actually never wet the bed overnight and he just turned 6.

So I'm not going to worry too much about my just turned 2 year old and potty training.

[spchtx]

We started trying to potty train my oldest when she was 2 1/2. She was so not into it. At 3 she finally could go during the day without a diaper with pee, but she still had poop accidents. So gross in panties and pull-ups! Then when she was 3 1/2 my youngest was born at 24 weeks and she spent 3 months in the NICU. My oldest completely regressed in her potty training, and we had no extra energy to deal with it. Once we got home from the NICU, it just took a week or two to get her back on track and completely off diapers.

So with my youngest I told my husband I was not even trying potty training until she said, "Mom, I want to go potty." She did that at 3 years old and she was completely potty trained in a month. Wish I would have just waited until my oldest was ready! It would have been a lot less stress!

[luzianne]

Originally Posted by dizzybint

I dont know what grade school means.. or age...but if a child is still wetting the bed after four or five theres something emotionally wrong...

Nope. I was a bedwetter. My husband was a bedwetter. All our kids were bedwetters. All grew out of it eventually. No emotional problems. I think it at least in part is hereditary.