It depends on their body s unique development making it hard to predict when bedwetting will stop.
9 year old wetting bed again.
7 these children often.
Approximately 15 percent of children wet the bed at age 5.
Although chances are good that bedwetting won t recur a change in diet or behavior could cause a child to start wetting the bed again.
Children might stop wetting the bed at different ages.
When i meet a child who is wetting the bed it s twice as likely to be a boy.
After age 5 about 15 of children continue to wet the bed and by age 10 95 of.
With bedwetting the.
In other cases bed wetting may be a sign of an underlying condition that needs medical attention.
Bedwetting can be worrying and frustrating but it s common for children to accidentally wet the bed during the night.
That number decreases with age occurring in only 1 2 percent of children age 14 and older.
Between the ages of 5 and 7 bed wetting remains a problem for some children.
Some teens have relatively small bladders that can t hold much urine others experience muscle spasms that can lead to nocturnal enuresis.
But that s rare atala says.
In fact an underlying condition is identified in only about 1 of children who routinely wet the bed.
When to see a doctor.
After 7 years of age a small number of children still wet the bed.
For some it ends without warning or build up.
Some children struggle to stay dry throughout the night from the day they are born and others are able to stay dry for several months or years and begin wetting the bed again.
Who wets the bed.
10 it is often accompanied with day time urination problems for example the child might experience pain when urinating or wet their pants.
Bladder problems.
If both parents wet the bed until later ages a child has a 77 percent chance of being a bedwetter if one parent wet the bed the probability of a child wetting the bed is 44 percent.
The problem usually resolves in time.
Also keep in mind that about 15 of children age 5 or older actually stop wetting the bed each year.
Approximately 30 of 3 year olds all the way up to 3 of 12 year olds experience nocturnal enuresis about 1 in 6 children.
Most children outgrow bed wetting on their own but some need a little help.
