bedwetting
Sleeping bladder accidents
Bedwetting is involuntary urination during sleep, most common in young children whose bladder control hasn't fully developed.
The medical term is nocturnal enuresis.
It usually resolves on its own but can persist into later childhood or occasionally adulthood: He struggled with bedwetting until age ten.
A bedwetter is one who does this.
Urinary tract medicine
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- urinaryRelating to urine
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
treatment · urologist · pediatrics · dysfunction · therapy · neurogenic · antidiuretic · hormone
Teaching bladder and bowel control
- diapersInfant waste garments
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- waterproofImpervious to moisture
- sleepoverOvernight visit with friends
developmental · reassurance · pull-ups · nightlight · pediatrician · outgrowing · patience · normalcy
Self-conscious unease
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
reassurance · stigma · secrecy · frustration · guilt · humiliation · support · understanding
Active during darkness
- nighttimeDark hours between dusk and dawn
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- wakingRegaining consciousness from sleep
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
unconscious · unaware · REM · oversleeping · exhaustion · disruption · restlessness
Able to soak up
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- pajamasSleepwear set
- cleanupRestoration of order
- disposableMade for one use
urology
Urinary tract medicine
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- urinaryRelating to urine
diagnosis · treatment · urologist · pediatrics · dysfunction · therapy · neurogenic · antidiuretic · hormone · vasopressin
potty-training
Teaching bladder and bowel control
- diapersInfant waste garments
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- waterproofImpervious to moisture
sleepover · developmental · reassurance · pull-ups · nightlight · pediatrician · outgrowing · patience · normalcy · milestone
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
stress · reassurance · stigma · secrecy · frustration · guilt · humiliation · support · understanding · normalization
nocturnal
Active during darkness
- nighttimeDark hours between dusk and dawn
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- wakingRegaining consciousness from sleep
dreams · unconscious · unaware · REM · oversleeping · exhaustion · disruption · restlessness
absorbent
Able to soak up
disposable · washable · hygiene · preparation
- Child Healthcheckups, immunizations, vaccinations, well-child visits, growth charts
- Bladder Problemsbladder cancer, bladder infection, bladder stones, bladder spasms, cystitis
- Urinary DisordersUTI, urinary tract infection, bladder infection, cystitis, kidney stones
- parentinggentle parenting, child, mom, children, kids
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- childhood ailmentschickenpox, measles, mumps, croup, ear infection
bedwettingcontinence
Control over bodily functions
bladder control · dryness · toilet training · dry nights · holding it
bed, wet, wetness, wetter, wetting, enuresis, wettable, rewetting