Bedwetting

[Heritage Essential Oils]

Sarai asked about BEDWETTING: What should my friend do for her 4 year old that is still wetting the bed? I know you mentioned it once, but I can't find it. Thanks.

[Linda Sherman]

Hi Sarai,

This is from Julie Meekins with March Forth Family:

Sometimes the problem is the brain not knowing where the body is in time and space. Here's a tried and true method countless families have used to eliminate bedwetting in their children:

Arm and Leg Squeezes (deep pressure): You want their brain to wake up to feel things more appropriately. How do you do that? It is about getting specific stimulation to the brain. Note that I said "specific" not random. There is a great deal of random stimulation (overkill) in our world today; all that does is confuse things.

Our recommendation is this: Every day for about five minutes at a time, several times a day, give your child arm and leg squeezes. Deeply massage all four limbs several times a day and it will give signals to the brain that will enable the child to know where his or her body is in time and space. We did this activity with our children. Our hyperactive child began to settle down and now is no longer hyperactive. Squeeze just below the pain threshold. You don't want it to hurt but you want them to feel it. Every child is different in how they feel it. So you will have to experiment with your child.

Most children LOVE this activity. Some children have to get used to it at first but then they begin to request their squeezy time and look forward to it.

The following are testimonies on the HEO website:

1. Aromatherapy uses the essential oil of CYPRESS, (Cupressus sempervirens) to treat chronic bedwetting. Several drops of cypress oil should be put in a carrier oil for massage. The oil should be rubbed onto the child's stomach right before bedtime.

2. We have seen great success with by rubbing CYPRESS oil over the bladder area at night for our son! I chose the Cypress because I had come across a few testimonies that it had worked for other children.   Thought we might as well give it a try, and sure enough, it does work!!!

3. My 7-year-old son has always wet the bed. I started rubbing CYPRESS on his belly before bed, and after 1 week of doing that the bed wetting stopped. We've enjoyed using the oils for different things. - Christy M.

I hope this helps,

Linda