bed wetting

Sleeping bladder accidents

Bed wetting is urinating involuntarily during sleep, most common in young children whose bladder control hasn't fully developed.

The term applies to both the condition and individual incidents: He struggled with bed wetting until age eight.

Also spelled as one word: bedwetting.

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middle of the night · rubber sheet · mattress · diaper · accident · sleep · child · bladder · urine · nighttime · training · alarm · waterproof · pajamas · embarrassment · laundry · doctor visit · plastic

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Opposites
bladder control

bed wettingcontinence

Control over bodily functions

bladder control · dry nights · dryness · holding it

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG