Question
My child is six years old and still wets the bed at night if I don’t wake him up to urinate. He also urinates several times a night, with each time having a small amount. Why can’t he wake up to urinate on his own? What methods can help him stop wetting the bed and wake up to urinate by himself?
Answer
To solve the problem of a child’s nocturnal enuresis, it is first necessary to identify the cause. 1. If enuresis is due to insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone at night, consult a doctor for treatment with antidiuretic hormone medication. 2. If it is due to incomplete bladder function, encourage your child to drink more water to increase bladder capacity and practice holding urine to train control. Additionally, you can train your child to interrupt urination to feel the contraction of the bladder sphincter.