Question

How to deal with the problem of a three-year-old wetting the bed at night?

Answer

To prevent the child from not waking up easily during their nighttime sleep, it’s important to avoid overexertion during the day and to schedule a one-hour nap time at noon. Reduce salt and fluid intake, and avoid drinking soup for dinner. Before bedtime, stop the child from getting overly excited and encourage them to empty their bladder before going to bed. Parents should cultivate the habit of the child waking up conscious to urinate. Remind the child to self-repeat “I will get up to urinate at 8 PM tonight” before going to sleep. Parents can also wake up the child before the usual time of bedwetting, allowing them to urinate while awake. Training the child to hold urine during the day can also be a method; when they feel the urge to urinate, they should actively control and delay urination, starting with a few minutes and gradually extending the time. Guidelines include: ① Apply Dinggui Warm navel stickerto the navel acupoint every night; it’s convenient, available at pharmacies, easy to purchase, and a simple, cost-effective navel medicine pad. ② Take 3-10 grams of Mahuang in decoction; there have been reports that short-term effects are good, but it is not recommended for long-term use. ③ Grind 10 grams of Buguzhi into powder and mix it with scrambled eggs; consume this for 10 days. Traditional Chinese medicine Buguzhi tonifies kidneys and warms the spleen, mainly treating frequent urination caused by kidney Yang deficiency; the medicine can be purchased through regular channels.