Bedwetting

[Turtlesreallysmell]

Ds 10 has never been dry at night and its really starting to get him down. He is due to go on a pgl trip next month and is starting to get really anxious about going incase he wets the bed.
He had one appointment at the eurenis clinic then covid hit so everything got pushed back and the next available appointment isn't until July.

So I just wanted to know if anyone knows anything that will help him or had any experience of this?

[MerryInthechelseahotel]

Try some hypnotherapy. Worked for both mine

[Fixitup2]

Options are an alarm from amazon or desmopressin melts from the gp. I’d ask for that given your timeframe.

[JohnsRaincoatLost]

Ds1 wasn't dry at night every night until he was around 10.

We went down the GP route earlier because he had school residentials from year 3. We found the Desmopressin worked which proved he wasn't producing the hormone to suppress urine production at night. But we only used them for over night stays in hotels or for school residentials as we were unwilling to medicate him every night. But it was good to know why it was happening.

We did try the alarm but it resulted in Ds being woken in a blind panic which was more distressing to him than wetting the bed. As everything is on hold for Covid I would want to ask the GP for the Desmopressin to use it before he goes to see if it works. Ds was on the maximum dose as the half dose didn't work. He did also wear pull ups on the residential trip just in case.

Your son is not alone, there is still a huge stigma attached to it and if supermarkets are giving over valuable shelf space to pull ups for older children there has to be a demand.

[newnortherner111]

Seek the support of your GP to try to get the appointment earlier. Someone may cancel theirs.

[OldTinHat]

My DS wasn't dry at night until he was almost 12. He did have problems with his 'plumbing' though and had had surgery aged 5. He had medication from the GP and had regular check ups with the hospital but (and this is going to sound crazy), I got talking with an EFT therapist about him. She showed me a tapping therapy technique to try with him and blow me, it actually worked! Its a really simple thing to do (you can Google it) and it worked first time. He was dry from then on. The power of the mind is amazing.

[Turtlesreallysmell]

We've already tried most things including the alarm and it didn't work for him. We have stopped using pull ups as suggested by the specialist we went to, but the sheet changes everyday is killing my. I end up washing his duvet 2-3 times a week as he completely soaks through.

I've tried telling him that he's likely not the only one in his class that still wets the bed but he is so embarrassed by it, it hard to listen to him being so upset.
So I'll definitely try my gp, as again we did discuss medication with the specialist as the pgl trip was due to take place last year and he was concerned about it and wasn't aware that my gp could actually describe it.