Wet matter: enuresis in a child

Enuresis or involuntary urination at night - a fairly common disease, it affects about 18-20% of children. As a rule, and the sick children and their parents are going through difficult, because it creates a certain kind of difficulties. A child can not go to lrugimi children at a summer camp or a tourist trip. A quiet day at the kindergarten becomes a problem - shy kid that happens to him, withdraws into himself, and take him out of this state is sometimes very difficult.

FROM enuresis in a child possible and necessary to fight step by step to conquering your baby a chance to live a normal life. To begin with, it is imperative to consult the child's pediatrician to rule causes of enuresis Not related to psychological factors. Bedwetting may occur because of a urinary tract infection, bladder disease, diabetes. Genetics plays an important role: it is proved that bedwetting can be inherited. Incidentally, there are a sufficient number of effective drugs, successfully treating bedwetting, they will appoint you as a pediatrician.

In the same time   causes of enuresis   It may be psychological. The family has a new baby, a relative has died, there were conflicts, divorced parents. And so the child enuresis   and every morning he wakes up wet, although I was not like this.

In such cases it is necessary to eliminate the situation, traumatic psyche of the child. To ensure maximum tranquility in the family, to smooth the conflict and normalize psychological climate. The child is required to pay more attention: reading books together, go for a walk, talk to him, do quiet games.

Treatment of enuresis: What do you need

1. Remove from the children's diet products, irritating the bladder, and a diuretic. This is the "colored" soda, questionable pastries, coffee, citrus fruits.

2. Lay the baby to sleep is always one and the same time. Before going to bed is not allowed to watch TV and engage in noisy games.

3. Follow the drinking regime. Do not let your child drink three hours before bedtime.

4. Just before going to bed, ask your child to use the toilet.

Treatment for bedwetting: what you can not do

1. Laughing child.

2. To punish him.

3. To force a penalty wash soiled linens. This can be acceptable only if the child is already helping you and he washes the dishes, floors, etc.

4. Do not encourage your baby when he woke up in a dry bed. No child wants to wetting the bed. Any reward for what he can not control, can cause irritation.

And some more advice to parents

1.Bytuet opinion that it is imperative to raise the child at night to "land" on the pot.

This is a good way for those parents who are sleeping quite sensitively to hear when the baby turned over. If the adults have to bring an alarm clock to wake up and raise a child at an arbitrary time, including deep sleep, you do it does not make sense. Simply wash the bed sheet the morning than at night to arrange such a stir.

2. If the child is urinating constantly, and pampers you can not afford, try to use waterproof pants with attached gauze pads. But remember that you can not always use diapers! This is especially bad boys.

3. It is convenient to shake down the child on the bed, just two sheets with oilcloth between them that night, you can quickly roll wet sheet and dry to sleep.

Oksana Herasymenko

Healthy Child

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