Patient's question:
Recently, my son has been wetting the bed during naps, which has never happened before. I wonder if it's because his cousin has been staying over. During the day, he's very excited, and at night, he sleeps soundly, but he still wets the bed. It really frustrates me.Hello, how can I deal with a 4-year-old who wets the bed?
Doctor's answer:
At night, if you urinate too frequently, it's not easy to progress and you might wet the bed. After the age of 3, occasional bedwetting is also normal, medically known as physiological enuresis. Most children stop wetting the bed at night by the age of 5. If a child still wets the bed at night after the age of 5, and does so twice a month, it is medically referred to as "nocturnal enuresis." If necessary, you can visit a local regular comprehensive children's hospital for a follow-up examination to check for conditions such as hidden spinal cord defects.