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Just Bedwetting Alarms: Malem Wireless Alarm
April 28th, 2010 | 
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Bed Wetting No More – Chiropractic Helps Bed Wetting
Addison was embarassed to sleep over at friends because she had to wear “special night time panties” at the age of 8. One month after starting chiropractic care she wakes up dry every morning.
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Parents who have used bed wetting alarms-?
At what age did you start using the alarm and did it work? I have a 5 year old daughter who still wets at night. We’ve tried everything else and nothing has worked for her so far.
My son had this problem until he was 6 and we used the Potty Pager. It was suggested by our pediatrician. Like you, I had tried everything, but the pager really worked! I think it took about a week.
Here is the info for it:
Potty Pager (silent alarm): Ideas for Living, 1285 North Cedarbrook, Boulder, CO 80304, or call 800-497-6573.
www.pottypager.com
Kat Dennings wets the bed
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Before Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and The 40 Year Old Virgin Kat Dennings apparently had a bed wetting problem.
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Any advice on bed wetting alarms?
So I’m having lots of frustration with my 6 yr old wetting his bed at night. Here are all the things we’ve tried so far…
Limiting beverages after dinner
Going potty just before bedtime
Waking him up when I go to bed and make him go potty again
All to no avail, he goes pee before bed, when I wake him up in the night and then STILL in the middle of the night he has accidents. Regularly.
I’m think of buying a bed wetting alarm but would like advice on types of alarms that other moms have tried and if they were helpful at all.
Thanks.
Its understandable being frustrated, but please don’t let your son see this frustration. He is wetting while he is asleep, therefore he is unconscious and completely unaware of what his body is doing when it happens. Punishing him or even showing frustration towards the situation is damaging to his self esteem as he realizes he has no control over it.
The most important thing to remember is to be supportive of this situation. Some studies show that stress, although a cause of bed wetting for only a very small percentage of bed-wetters, will result in more wet beds with almost every kid. Let him know that you understand it isn’t his fault and that you are there for him if he needs someone to talk to about it.
If you haven’t, it may be worth mentioning it at his next appointment with his pediatrician, just so that he can monitor his progress. At his age the doctor certainly won’t be concerned, as approximately 15% of 6 year olds still wet their beds, and it is no cause for concern.
I want to address some of the things you have tried and explain why they didn’t work.
First off, limiting fluids is an old-wives tale that has absolutely no basis in scientific evidence. Even so, some doctors recommend this as a treatment even though they were NEVER taught this in medical school–they are merely providing a personal opinion based on things they have heard. Think about it this way: If you drank 4 large glasses of water before going to sleep, would you wet YOUR bed? Of course not. The problem isn’t too many fluids, its your son’s body. Please do not let him go thirsty. Dehydration is potentially dangerous and has no benefit in this situation.
Secondly, waking him up in the night won’t work. One study recently published actually showed that in some kids it can be counterproductive! The scientists who performed the study believe that since the child doesn’t actually fully awaken when he is taken to the toilet, and he is "commanded" to pee, the parent is actually training the child to wet while he is sleeping. You may have seen evidence of this yourself. Ask him if he remembers being woken up to pee the night before. I guarantee you he won’t.. and the reason is that he never actually woke up!
Like you have stated, regardless of those old-wives-tale-treatments, he still wets the bed. The reason is simple–they don’t work.
Now, having him go to the bathroom before bed can’t be disputed, as it is going to empty his bladder. Most of the time he is still going to wet, but the accidents should be smaller and less of a mess.
Now there is one treatment that has been scientifically proven to help some kids to stop wetting the bed, and that is precisely the topic of this question: the bed wetting alarm. They are all essentially the same thing. There is a sensor that goes inside of his underwear or diaper and a receiver that sounds an alarm at the first drop of urine. Models vary by design, more expensive ones being cordless, but are essentially the same. It may be hard to understand, but this is actually quite different than you going in and waking him up in the middle of the night. Even if he isn’t able to make it to the bathroom after the alarm goes off and wets the bed/diaper, the device has done its job. In time (a period of weeks) his body may learn to wake up at the moment when his bladder is completely full (as opposed to the arbitrary time you chose to wake him yourself) so that he can get to the bathroom. These usually only work on older kids (over the age of 8), but it is up to you if you wanted to try it now.
Now, they are quite expensive, and actually only work for some children, but depending on how stressful this is for the child and how motivated he is to stop it may be worth a try. Expect a few weeks of a loud alarm going off in the house in the middle of the night, and potentially poor results, but try to support him through it. If after a few weeks it still isn’t working, stop using it for a year or two to give him a chance to grow out of it on his own. Keep the alarm and after a year or so you can try again.
Most importantly, regardless of what you chose to do, it is important that his accidents have as little impact as possible on him. He is just a kid, and deserves to be happy. Try to make his accidents as little of an issue as possible, and if he has siblings make certain that there are harsh punishments for an jokes at his expense. Most of all, let him know that you are proud of how hard he is trying to stop, and that you aren’t upset with him. Let him know that he isn’t alone and that lots of kids his age and even older wet the bed. Also, let him know he WILL grow out of it eventually.
For this reason, many parents make the choice of having the child wear some sort of protection (diaper, pull-up) at night so that everyone can get a restful sleep. Diapers also make it easier for everyone as it is easier to change a wet diaper than to change a soaked bed. Make sure he knows its not a punishment, and explain how it will make things easier. Let him know that nobody has to know about it and nobody will make fun of him for it. Tell him that they make the diapers for people who have problems staying dry at night. Tell him the ones you buy him aren’t meant for babies, they are just for big kids who have problems at night. If he is resistant, try to convince him to try it for a couple nights and see how it works. Let the final decision be his, letting him know that the alternative is that he help strip the bedding (once again, not as punishment, but as a regular responsibility).
I wish you both the best of luck, and hopefully he will grow out of it soon. In the meantime, he will be glad to have such an understanding parent to help him through it!
Product Review: WetStop3 Bedwetting Alarm
Product Review: WetStop3 Bedwetting Alarm
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what can i do to stop my bed wetting of a night i 16 years old and i been a life long bed wetter all my life
ive been to see the doctor over the years had test done all came back fine they dont know why i bed wet of a night plz help i trired going to the loo befor bed cutting down on drinks bed wetting alarm anyone got any tips
haha oh man thats embarrasing
DRI Sleeper DRI-Sleeper Bedwetting Alarm
The most effective method to treat bedwetting, is to use an alarm.
Meet Dr. Page and watch him describe the DRI Sleeper bedwetting alarm treatment program and how it works.
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Do bed wetting alarms work?
Does anyone have any experience using a bed wetting alarm? If so can you please tell me what brand and how you felt it worked?
I am thinking of trying one for my son who is 8 and has never been dry at night. Trust me, We’ve tried everything else. We’ve tried limiting drinks before bed, having him go often before bed, waking him before we go to bed late to go, etc…We’ve even tried medication and went up to the max dose and even THAT didn’t do a thing, he still wakes up soaked every morning. Not just occasionally.
We’ve also taken him to a specialist to make sure there wasn’t something medical going on but all checked out fine. The doctor said he has to outgrow it and that it’s more common than most people think. My son wears good-nights because he wets every night.
I just don’t want to spend the money (they are expensive) on a bed wetting alarm if they don’t work good. How do they work? Are they uncomfortable? Any info you can give me would be great. I think my son just needs to train his brain to wake up when he needs to go.
For the record, I have three older children who never had this issue and were all trained at night at the same time as day training.
I was a bedwetter until puberty unfortunately! We tried sticker charts, limiting drinks, child psychologist, everything you could ever imagine. The only thing that worked at all was the bed wetting alarm. This has been nearly 20 years ago now, but the kind I had included a little buzzer that attached to the shoulder of my PJs, and a small sensor that would go in a pocket in my underwear. If the sensor detected any wetness, it would buzz and wake me up. More often than not, I could then make it to the bathroom without soaking the sheets. However, it did not train me not to wet the bed – anytime I went to bed without it I woke up wet, and I did occassionally sleep through it.
Good luck with your son. This was a big challenge in my childhood, as I couldn’t really go to sleepovers and what-not. I think it finally stopped when I was about 12. (I already had my period by then – gross!)