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To try a bed wetting alarm

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ChipsCheeseAndBeans · 20/02/2021 10:29

My 7 year old is still not dry at night. Wears a pull up to bed which is very heavy in the morning. If he goes to bed in pants he wets the bed but doesn’t even wake up when wet.

Spoke to the doctor who is going to refer him for a scan to see if there is a problem with him not emptying his bladder fully. He is reluctant to try him on medication until he is 9.

He can’t go for sleepovers with his friends or on overnight school trips. Although that us not a problem at the moment because of covid.

Just wondering if anyone had success with alarms and if so which ones, as there are so many out there.

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user1468105798 · 23/02/2021 07:16

My son is 9 1/2 and still wetting bed around 5 nights per week. We are currently trying no blackcurrant for a week to see if it is a miracle cure but after using various bedmats, water proof sheets and pull ups over the years and replacing his mattress twice I have now given up. Just before Christmas I purchased a fully waterproof mattress. Wasn't very expensive I think around £130 for a single and we can now disinfect easily each morning and wash duvet and sheets in machine. Have several duvets and air dry one of them over the dining room door each night.

WoolieLiberal · 23/02/2021 13:52

If he’s up three times in the night and you have tried stopping the cordials, then I suspect he’s simply not ready.

Being up three times in the night will affect his sleep and make him tired during the day.

I think at 7 getting a good night’s sleep is probably more important than waking up several times to wee.

If the rest of the week follows the same pattern, I would go back to the DryNites for a few months.

Better he’s weeing in his sleep and waking up refreshed than being up three times in the night and being tired and cranky all day.

Show him that DryNites are come in a size for kids aged 8-15 so he’s not embarrassed about it.

If he’s wetting three times a night, you can rest assured he’s not just being lazy.

I know that getting up in the night to wee at least once is something that most men have to do due to their smaller bladders, but being wet three times shows he’s simply not ready.

As such, don’t you or he worry about it.

WoolieLiberal · 23/02/2021 16:20

Should have added, if he’s weeing three times a night, best check with the GP that there’s nothing underlying. Otherwise, with that frequency it’s a waiting game.

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ChipsCheeseAndBeans · 23/02/2021 18:29

He has an appt for a scan the end of next month. Perhaps that will give some answers.

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WoolieLiberal · 24/02/2021 11:29

Good luck with it. Hopefully nothing to worry about. Both DDs had scans and nothing untoward was found, but better safe than sorry 🙂

vjg13 · 24/02/2021 12:19

How did last night go OP?

ScatteredMama82 · 24/02/2021 12:22

Is he wet every night? My eldest is now 11 and has only been reliably dry in the last 12 months. He wasn't wet every night. We got referred to the enuresis clinic by the GP when he was 7. They prescribed desmomelt which worked a treat. He is off it now and has been for nearly 12 months.

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ChipsCheeseAndBeans · 24/02/2021 12:28

Had high hopes this morning as the alarm did not go off all night. Went through at 6am and he was soaking. Alarm has stopped working. Returned to amazon today. New one should arrive tomorrow.

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Kotatsu · 24/02/2021 12:38

We used the Malem when my eldest was 7 or 8 and asked if there was something we could do (didn't help that he was on the edge of the size of nappies available).

Like you, the first couple of nights were repeated wakenings with just a spritz, and I'd say it took 2 weeks (great improvement after the first week), but it did work like a charm, and with only very occasional accidents he's fine now - it's like his body just needed training to respond to the feeling of needing to wee.

warnc007 · 24/02/2021 12:41

Sorry if other people have already mentioned this (skim read other comments for which I apologise) but my daughter was advised to try a wobl watch to remind her to go to the toilet every hour and to do a wee, then count 20 elephants and then try to wee again. We let the school know what was going on and they were fine about it.
She was also (at the age of 5) prescribed desmomelt medication which we tried for quite a while but then stopped as it wasn't working and was making her really tired (had to be taken a while after last drink, etc so pushed bedtime back to quite late). We did all the other things of caffeine free tea (she loves a cuppa first thing) and no orange or blackcurrant squash at all and only let her have squash rarely but nothing fizzy at all.
She's now 7 and back to having all drinks and is mostly ok at night with just the odd accident. She obviously wasn't ready and just needed more time. We only pursued getting help as her younger brother (14months younger) was drier much earlier and she was becoming uncomfortable about it.

carolinesbaby · 24/02/2021 12:48

My 7 year old is the same.
Referred to Enuresis clinic who said to massively increase his fluid intake, get him out of pull ups and then prescribed Desmopressin at 6, not quite 7, which is helping a bit.

Get a second option about the no-meds-till-9.

I know how soul destroying it is to have to wash duvets, sheets, everything every single day.

vjg13 · 24/02/2021 14:01

Really unlucky about the alarm. I think I bought 2 sensors with the one we used.

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ChipsCheeseAndBeans · 26/02/2021 07:45

New alarm arrived. Up twice last night. First time very wet. Second time slightly damp before he finished in toilet.

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vjg13 · 26/02/2021 09:47

That's how it worked for my daughter, the next stage was waking just before she needed to go and getting to the toilet in time. Doing well!

WoolieLiberal · 26/02/2021 15:33

Persevere! It’s always worth trying different things.

One thing I would ask is whether the bed wetting and pull-ups are actually bothering him.

If so, keep up the multi-handed approach and hopefully something will work.

If not and he doesn’t mind wearing them, then a good night’s sleep may be the best thing for now if it doesn’t work after a week or two, then try again in a few months.

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ChipsCheeseAndBeans · 27/02/2021 13:29

One very wet, one slightly damp accident last night. We have a reward chart with rain for wet and sun for dry. He said don’t worry mum, I will manage to get 14 suns in a row. I just need practice. So he is motivated to get dry.

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WoolieLiberal · 27/02/2021 22:00

Excellent! If he has the motivation, stick at it.

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ChipsCheeseAndBeans · 28/02/2021 07:13

Almost made it all night last night. 5am woken up by alarm for just a tiny drop of wee.

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vjg13 · 28/02/2021 08:26

Amazing!

GnarlyOldGoatDude · 28/02/2021 09:33

Wow well done OP and DS! Keep at it, that’s great for less than a week!

WoolieLiberal · 28/02/2021 09:37

Wow! Sounds like it’s working!

Keep going!

🤩

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ChipsCheeseAndBeans · 01/03/2021 06:12

First completely dry night. I heard the toilet flush at 5am and thought it was DH but it was DS. So happy!

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Wiredforsound · 01/03/2021 06:28

Brilliant! Well done to you and your son.

WoolieLiberal · 01/03/2021 08:44

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 😁

GnarlyOldGoatDude · 01/03/2021 09:18

@ChipsCheeseAndBeans oh wow that is amazing!! Well done! Keep at it, there may be some ups and downs but his body is definitely learning!

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