On Jun 29, 5:57=EF=BF=BDpm, Chita****nes <chita****...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> My 4 y.o. DD has been peeing in her pants for several months now.
> She's not peeing in them all the time, but it happens sometimes
> several times a week to several times a day. She's been potty trained
> for quite some time. =EF=BF=BDHer doctor said that if it persisted that
I
> should take her to a urologist, but I think it's behavioral.
=EF=BF=BDShe
> doesn't complain about any pain when she pees. =EF=BF=BD Will this pass?
=
=EF=BF=BDWhat
> should I do?
What makes you think it is behavioral?
My DD is now 8, but for a couple of years now she wants to not stop
having fun until she really urgently has to go and she comes whipping
by me holding herself in a panic trying to get her pants down quick
enough - sometimes she gets a bit out before she makes it, or just
enough to require a change of undies and sometimes pants. It's
frustrating, but nothing I can do about it really. I started handing
out some new responsibilities in response, such as having her handle
her own clothing by walking them down the stairs rather than using the
laundry chute, etc, and she is doing better - depending on how much
fun she is having. She potty trained herself really at 18 months old -
just up and started waking dry and a couple placements on the toilet
later, she just "got it" and "had" it for all those years. lol.
My son, on the other hand, thought that he could wish his potty away
by running laps around the living room, or any room really for that
matter just because he didn't want to stop to go. I'd see him running
and say "You have to go potty?" He'd say 'Nope!" I'd say "Yes you do.
C'mon." I even placed him right there in front of the toilet and
demanded he go. He would pretend push and tell me he didn't, and I
know full well he did. Control. If he had it his way, the annoyance of
having to potty wouldn't even exist. lol. He's 10 now and doesn't do
it any longer, but I'd say it was up until somewhere around 7 before
he figured out there was no way to get around having to go. I guess he
finally caved in to the inevitable. He had even resorted to letting a
little bit out -- just enough to take the urgency out of it -- so he
could keep playing. It took some demonstrations on how a glass fills
up very slowly over a period of time until it overflows or you empty
it yourself when you feel it is heading your way before panic sets in
- once empty, it starts to slowly fill up again. lol.
There are conditions, however, that do require medical attention - you
just want to figure out the best you can whether it really is
behavioral. You can ask some questions that are designed to not put
her on the defensive to see if you can get an honest answer, rather
than an answer she might think you want to hear. I wouldn't want to
automatically resort to urology testing if I really felt it was
behavioral, but in my case, I was sure and am sure I had/have the
problem pegged.
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