“Do all children experience bed-wetting around age 9?”
Lately, my 9 year old has been wetting his bed every time he sleeps. Is this normal? Do all children experience bed-wetting around age 9?
4 Answers
Bed wetting at age 9 is less expected than the younger years. Not all children experience this. If he never had these episodes before than something may have changed. He might be a deeper sleeper now and not realize he has to to urinate. He may be drinking more water before bed now. He may have a urinary tract infection. It is best to get his provider to assess if these are the simple reasons or if something different is going on. The latter is less likely and overall this symptoms is usually nothing to worry about.
Dr. Bin S. Sung
Pediatrician
A few children may have bed-wetting at 9 year-old. Mostly there is family history on parents or uncles/aunts.
This is not a usual behavior and there is a well-defined path for evaluating this. You should start by discussing the problem with your family pediatrician.
No, Most children have outgrown bedwetting by this age. If this is new I would worry about diabetes or UTI
