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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 443030" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Haven't read the other posts, but here's what we experienced.</p><p></p><p>My easy child was dry at night from age 4 to age 6 and then she started wetting again (LOTS of stress in our family when she was 6). Didn't matter if I limited fluids at night. Didn't matter if I got her up at midnight. We tried DDAVP and nothing happened. We tried a low-dose antidepressant because that worked for my difficult child 1 when he was around the same age, but it did not help her. She finally stopped when she was 10 and started her period. I know that's not something that will happen for your Blue, LOL, but I think it's just a matter of maturity for some kids. She was NOT doing this on purpose, and she missed out on some slumber parties because she did not want kids to know she wore pullups (they make them for kids up to 80+ pounds if I remember right). Towards the end, she opted to just wear her panties and dealt with waking up wet on her own. I refused to change the sheets for her. </p><p></p><p>A caution about using DDAVP: while it helps some people, for others who may have mental health issues, especially anxiety issues, it can make them AGGRESSIVE. My pediatrician poo-poohed it, even though the aggression went away after we stopped the medication, but my pharmacist confirmed that in some rare instances it could be activating. Well, we have consistently proven ourselves to be a "special" family and if there's a rare adverse reaction, we'll probably develop it. So my advice is to just be aware if you decide to try it. </p><p></p><p>As I mentioned before, we ended up using a low-dose antidepressant for my difficult child 1 because he didn't tolerate DDAVP very well. The AD worked VERY well for him (it was a tricyclic) and within a few months he was waking up dry (this was around 4th grade). We kept him on it about 6 mos total.</p><p></p><p>Above all, we have to be patient with these kids who are wired differently when it comes to these developmental issues. They are more often than not on an atypical maturation schedule, so suspended or lowered expectations are usually best, I've found. Most of them get where they are supposed to be, eventually, they just tend to follow a different route.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 443030, member: 3444"] Haven't read the other posts, but here's what we experienced. My easy child was dry at night from age 4 to age 6 and then she started wetting again (LOTS of stress in our family when she was 6). Didn't matter if I limited fluids at night. Didn't matter if I got her up at midnight. We tried DDAVP and nothing happened. We tried a low-dose antidepressant because that worked for my difficult child 1 when he was around the same age, but it did not help her. She finally stopped when she was 10 and started her period. I know that's not something that will happen for your Blue, LOL, but I think it's just a matter of maturity for some kids. She was NOT doing this on purpose, and she missed out on some slumber parties because she did not want kids to know she wore pullups (they make them for kids up to 80+ pounds if I remember right). Towards the end, she opted to just wear her panties and dealt with waking up wet on her own. I refused to change the sheets for her. A caution about using DDAVP: while it helps some people, for others who may have mental health issues, especially anxiety issues, it can make them AGGRESSIVE. My pediatrician poo-poohed it, even though the aggression went away after we stopped the medication, but my pharmacist confirmed that in some rare instances it could be activating. Well, we have consistently proven ourselves to be a "special" family and if there's a rare adverse reaction, we'll probably develop it. So my advice is to just be aware if you decide to try it. As I mentioned before, we ended up using a low-dose antidepressant for my difficult child 1 because he didn't tolerate DDAVP very well. The AD worked VERY well for him (it was a tricyclic) and within a few months he was waking up dry (this was around 4th grade). We kept him on it about 6 mos total. Above all, we have to be patient with these kids who are wired differently when it comes to these developmental issues. They are more often than not on an atypical maturation schedule, so suspended or lowered expectations are usually best, I've found. Most of them get where they are supposed to be, eventually, they just tend to follow a different route. [/QUOTE]
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