Bowen therapy to help with bedwetting
Anyone who has kids will be familiar with bedwetting!
It can be very a very disruptive and traumatic stage for a family to go through. Lack of sleep, extra washing and feeling like a ‘baby’ are no fun for anyone. On the blog today, I am sharing with you what worked for our family – it was painless, easy, quick and fuss free!
Both of my children toilet trained themselves relatively easily. I was pretty laid back about the whole thing and let nature take its course. However, night time seemed to be taking a lot longer. I wasn’t too worried, having read that children become dry at night when they are ready. Both of them were very heavy sleepers, so that didn’t help. They just wore nappies and later pullups to bed. No stress. However, as they reached Year One at school (6 years of age), I started wondering if I should be investigating it further, as sleep-overs were becoming a possibility.
Initially, the doctor recommended nasal spray (chemicals? no thanks) or an alarm which would wake everyone in the house up (what? well, that sounded like so much fun). So, I procrastinated. Until one day I was at my bowen therapist getting my back sorted and noticed a poster on her wall mentioning bedwetting! Well, I thought, lets give this a go – it’s natural, can’t hurt or harm and it’s affordable. So, we booked our Natural New Age Boy (NNAB) in and had a few treatments over a couple of weeks.
Suzanne also suggested some other things that we try in conjunction with the treatment.
*no stress surrounding the bedwetting (well, that was us anyway, we didn’t make a big drama about it or make the kids feel bad)
*rule out any psychological issues (no traumas or big changes were happening at the time)
*cut out apples and apple juice (aha! our NNAB loved apples, still does – the acid found in apples and apple juice can irritate the bladder)
*a healthy diet (check)
*only water as fluids after lunch time, limit milk and juice and avoid soft drinks and cordials altogether (check)
So, we combined all these ideas and a few bowen treatments over a couple of weeks. Our NNAB was dry at night within a week of the treatment finishing! He had the odd accident in the next few months, but then it settled down to very infrequently (when he was sick). I was pleasantly surprised and amazed. When our Natural New Age Girl reached age six, we decided to once again try the bowen therapy (backed up with the other advice) and hey, presto, it worked again !! Now, I tell anyone who will listen about this fabulous treatment! No chemicals or alarms required.
What is bowen therapy?
Bowen is a very gentle type of body work, an alternative to chiropractic or physiotherapy work. It was developed in the 1950s by the late Tom Bowen in Geelong, Australia. It’s an all over approach that allows the body to move back to its original state of well-being. Read more here.
Our whole family prefer using bowen for any injuries or ailments because it is so gentle and pain-free. It can be used on a wide range of health problems. It is really important to find an experienced, fully qualified practitioner. You can find a qualified bowen therapist here.
If you are in the Central Queensland area, I can highly recommend Suzanne McTier-Browne. Suzanne has been our bowen therapist for nearly ten years. She is highly skilled, effective and professional as well as being a really nice, caring lady! You can contact her on (07) 4928 3980 or email goodhealthclinic@bigpond.com .
I really hope this information helps some of you out there. Please leave a comment if you have any questions or have any other natural remedies that worked for your family.
i wish i rad about it a month earlier before this related to me boy got circumcised to sort out his bed and day time wetting (9yo). let’s see the result (me – sad).
oh that is sad Juliet… I hope it works out for you
Thanks for sharing your Bowen story Sonia! Thrilled to hear you’ve had great success with Bowen for both of your children. I’ll share this post on the Bowen Training Australia Facebook community with our Bowen fans.
Thanks for stopping by! I would love you to share 🙂
If you are in Brisbane, I would highly recommend Tony Packenas, I would happily pass on his details
Hi Kelly, I am in Brisbane and looking into this technique for my son. 6 year old boy who still wets at night. Could you please pass on those details to me.
Thanks
Karen
Hi karen – 0432 556 622 – tony Packenas, he’s at springwood – call in business hours, he’s a great guy
Have you tried cutting apples for a while, it acid in them doesn’t help with bed wetting.
All the best.
Thanks for this!
We’ve just started working with our chiropractor with Miss Nearly Six…he does lots of other techniques than chiropractic (and has a special interest in food intolerances which we are working on with her eczema as well).
The first thing he said to me when I mentioned it was ‘whatever you do, don’t put her on the medication…’ Nasty stuff apparently…
I think the only thing we need to cut out is the apples…good to know!
keep us in touch with how you go Natasha!
Thanks Sonia – will start looking into this tonight!!! We are a couple of weeks away from being put on the alarm for 7 1/2 yr old son who incidentally has an apple most nights at bedtime…. 🙂
keep in touch and let me know how you go Anna – I hope it helps!
Our little man is 6 1/2 and still in pullups fulltime. He does have high functioning ASD and significant anxiety problems but no diagnosed physiological problems with his urinary system or bowels. He has demonstrated that everything is working but some bullying 12 months ago caused the anxiety to ramp up and him to shut up shop so to speak. He also LOVES apples… Do you think Bowen might be worth a try? He’s had chiro, osteo, cranio-sacral… you name it just about. Maybe some more Bush Flowers too? No one has any answers apart from when he is ready he’ll do it…
Hi Caz, look it can’t hurt! It’s not terribly expensive and if you can get a really good practitioner, it can only enhance. My daughter and I love Bowen as it is so relaxing and doesn’t hurt like chiro!
Thanks Sonia. I’ll ask around and see if I can get a recommendation for someone in eastern Melbourne. xx
let me know how you go okay
Hi guys, did Caz find anyone in melbourne for her son? I’m looking for someone out Western suburbs of melbourne as my 7 year old daughter is still wetting at night and the alarm worked for a week after 3 of trying, but then regressed. Tired mum is looking for alternatives!!
Hi Shelley – are you in our Facebook NNAM chat group? You are able to ask other mums questions. Here is the link : https://www.facebook.com/groups/NaturalNewAgeMumsGroup/
My husband and I were both bedwetters until 8 or 9, which seems to be a common age to grow out of it naturally. Our son followed in our footsteps, but just before he turned 8 we were discussing positive affirmations at bedtime. He tried one, ‘ I’m so happy I didn’t wet the bed’ and from that night on, he was dry. About six months later he was wet one morning, and incredibly, he realised that he forgot the affirmation the previous night. Strange but true!
wow that is very interesting!!! thanks Jenny 🙂