Patient's question:
My child is currently attending kindergarten. She used to be taken care of by her grandmother at home, and I wasn't aware of this. Today, her teacher suddenly called me, saying that she wets the bed every day during her nap. That's when I realized there might be a problem. How should I treat a child who wets the bed during their nap?Doctor's answer:
It is normal for a child to wet the bed. Common causes of bedwetting are delayed development of the cerebral cortex, which cannot inhibit the spinal cord's urinary center. After falling asleep, the detrusor muscle will contract unrestrainedly and expel urine. If a child is overly excited or overworked during the day and excessively tired, the sleep state at night will be too deep, leading to the child not waking up immediately after the bladder becomes full. Wishing your baby good health.