Question: My son is 8 1/2 and he has always wet the bed at night. Only one time he didn’t do it for about four days straight, but that was the only time. It is every single night; daytime he is fine.
He wears diapers (Good Nites) to bed, but I am afraid it is really affecting his self-esteem. My son sleeps really hard and often times it’s hard to get him out of bed in the morning even though he gets 10 plus hours a sleep per night. We have tried bed wetting alarms, I have waken him up in the night, and he still wets, I’ve tried vitamins on him, and even parsley (I was told), etc., but nothing has worked. I am not concerned about wet sheets; my main concern is how he feels about himself and his low self-esteem. I’ve read about narrow palates in the mouth causing bed wetting issues, but I am not sure if he has this or not. My husband says he hears my son snore sometimes. Who would I go see to discuss everything in regards to him having sleep apnea or another sleep disorder which could be causing the bed wetting? Should I invest in one of those Continuous Positive Airway Pressure device (CPAP) for a child?Thank you for your help!!Hi Cheryl,First of all, thank you for sharing your experience. I would like to refer you to our page on sleep disorders in children, where we have a specific section on sleep apnea in children and bed wetting.Hopefully you will find the information there useful and can get some feedback from other visitors here.Warmly,JordanEYSD Editor(If you would like more information about bedwetting specifically, you could try the Bedwetting Store’s Learning Center)