Bedwetting Advice , Bedwetting Alarms , Bedwetting In Children / By Chummie When your child is old enough to get up at night to go to the bathroom and empty their bladder but instead they wet the bed every night, it is worrisome. You’re wondering whether you should wait and see what happens or worry about what to do. Bed wetting is a common problem affecting some five million children in the United States — it’s more common in boys than girls and most parents have been woken up at night to change wet sheets at least a few times. Bed wetting can be stressful for both the child and parents, but it’s important to remember that it’s never the child’s nor the parent’s fault. What causes bed wetting? You should know that that the causes for bed wetting can be family history. 75% of children who struggle with bed wetting have a parent or immediate family member who also wet the bed as a child. Bed wetting quite often is a result of Inadequate production of vasopressin (antidiure