Hi Foebe, There are a number of possible reasons why you continue to wet at night. Some children who wet the bed do so because their nervous system is slow to process the feeling of a full bladder, which is why you do not wake up in time to go to the toilet. Others wet the bed because their bladder has yet to mature to a point where it can store the amount of urine your kidneys produce overnight. Some children produce more urine than normal because their body fails to produce sufficient ADH hormone, a hormone which is designed to reduce the amount of urine the kidneys produce. Others wet the bed because they have a small bladder capacity – if this is the case you would most likely urinate frequently throughout the day. There are also a number of underlying medical causes so it is very important that your parents make an appointment with your doctor and have this investigated further. There are some very good treatments available to help you to stop wetting at night so you should discuss these with your doctor. I know this must be very frustrating for you but it is important to know that this will come to an end, there are people who can help (including your parents) so it is very important not to try and cope on your own.

Regards,
Dr Cathrine

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