My son is 9. He's been with us since 8 months old, so prior parenting/abuse/neglect etc is not the issue. He has no major medical issues, other than ADHD. He's small and skinny for his age.
He pees every three-to-four hours at night. The reason we know this is if we take him to the toilet every three-to-four hours or so, he wakes up dry. If we don't, he soaks the bed. We don't bother anymore... he's been sleeping in a Good Night for the past month and sometimes he even soaks through that.
He's been to a urologist who says nothing is wrong, it's probably hereditary, and we'll just have to wait for him to grow out of it. Of course, we have no way of finding out if it's actually hereditary, LOL. We tried every prescription on the market with no luck. The doctor suggested the bed alarm, but he sleeps so deeply it won't wake him up. We limit fluids after dinner. We reward, we yell, we cajole, we plead and we ignore.
Well, we can't wait anymore. We are exhausted, and so is he. It just seems to me that a 9-year-old boy should be able to go more than 3 and a half hours without peeing in his bed. He's embarassed by having to wear Good Nights, and he can't sleep over at anyone's house. Is it time for another urologist?
Help!
Audrey