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All parents alike look forward to the
next milestone their children achieved as they grow. Some of these
parents are very eager that they expect everything to fall into its
place naturally. However, there is truly no fixed time in a child’s
growth that the children bedwetting could be avoided overnight, and
diapers can be kept and packed away.
Bladder Control
Bladder control cannot be hurried and
each child has his own timetable for this particular milestone of
avoiding children bedwetting. Giving too much pressure on the growing
child before he is ready can in fact hinder the achievement of this
important milestone. Toilet training is a phase that may seem terribly
important but should not be magnified into unrealistic expectations on
the child.
Children Bedwetting
When then should parents seek help? When
should an investigation for children bedwetting warranted? These are
definitely questions that anxious parents ask when the child still wets
his bed. As a rule of thumb, children with isolated primary nocturnal
enuresis (i.e. persistent children bedwetting at night without a period
of dryness since the child is toilet-trained) are normal and do not
have any kidney or bladder problems. This is interpreted as if the
child does not have any daytime wetting or other symptoms pointing to
the urinary tracts, but only wets his bed at night, then his condition
is entirely benign and he needs no investigation.
On the other hand, if the children bedwetting occurs after a period of
dryness (secondary nocturnal enuresis), or when bedwetting at night is
not isolated but is associated with wetting during the day, then a
urinary tract infection and psychological stresses or causes have to be
ruled out. Examples of such possible stresses include going to a new
school, arrival of a new baby in the family or even parental discord.
Children Bedwetting Signs that Warrants Medical
Attention
Parents should also look for signs such
as that warrant a medical consultation:
* pain on passing urine
* frequent passage of urine (> 7 times a day with a normal water
intake)
* frequent urge to pass urine
* straining when passing urine
* poor urine stream
* abnormal posture such as squatting on heels
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