what age did your late ie 6 plus ish night time wetter stop, without any intervention, alarms, pills, lifting etc. does it happen?

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dd is 8 and still in night time pull ups.

did have a dry stage for 2 months last year.

tia

My ds was still in pull ups at age 7.5 years and I was worried as could see no end to it. He was drenching them every night to the extent that the urine used to come out of the top and soak the sheets too. Asked a GP friend and she said not to take it further as it could then become even more of an issue. Anyway, upshot was that he went to a sleepover and I thought he might feel self conscious about the sleeping pants so the other mum very kindly took him into the bathroom to get changed after the bath and her own son was none the wiser. Anyway, 3 days later ds said "I'm not wearing the sleeping pants tonight, I noticed that X wasn't the other night and so I don't think I will either" and that was that. So in ds case it did just resolve itself and I think that the pants were just some sort of psychological support for him. Having said that, a friend with dd similar age did go down the alarm route and that worked very well too. Don't know if this helps at all. Do you have other dcs? My (younger) dd whipped her nappy off at 2.5 years (I had not done any active potty training having had a tricky time with ds) and announced she would no longer wear in day or at night and that was that, which made me think that children are just ready at different times.

DS1 got to 8 and we tried alarm (didn't work) then tablets which seemed to give him the boost he needed and he didn't take them long before he was dry. DD became dry without intervention at about 6. DS2 was dry at night as soon as he was in the day. Not sure what this tells you, except they are all different and different things work for different kids.

Was 13 for us. Alarms only gave temporary improvements, and in the end, DS refused to use them. Desmopressin worked for sleepovers/school trips.

We had an alarm at 7, which took around 6 months on and off to work. dd was dry for 9 months then relapsed. At 9 we started with the desmopressin and until 12y 8m was on it every night. Now she's 12y 9m and takes the tablets on occasional nights (when she's up late, very tired or has had a cocoa after dinner!) she's also planning to take it on sleepovers & camp.

so many variants.

i think its psychological with dd. We had bed matts for ages, and she would perhaps go one night in 5 where she was dry.

Then when she had her hip problem last year, she was dry for 2 months. Very odd.

She has just had swine flu, so have i and i put her back in the pullups as she was weeing in the day and the night in her bed.

Awww OP for your DD. I had to post as I was a late bedwetter myself, didn't really stop fully until I started my periods at about 14. No idea why, just affects some kids I think. It just slowly decreased to about once or twice a week I think naturally, nothing else worked other than time.

When I was about 8, my mum used to leave spare sheets/blankets by my bedside at night (think she even invested in another cheapie duvet) and showed me how to do my own bed and if I went a week without shouting for her, I got extra pocketmoney and a sweetie from my Dad. It made me feel more private and normal, like I wasn't a helpless baby you know?

HTH xx

DD was a wetter, nothing worked...except time! I was despairing of her ever stopping tbh. Then she just stopped, about 8 months ago, at the age of 12 years and 4 months. Her peadiatrician basically said that the hormone needed for nighttime dryness had finally kicked in. And she hasn't wet the bed one since. Yet before that, she was wetting at least 3-4 times a week.

HTH.

OP, I don't know if it's tied in but I was quite a late starter with puberty as well; didn't start periods/get boobs until 14, almost 15 as I remember. Nothing wrong with me, I have a DS now. Just a thought. Some kids are just a little slower in some departments

really interesting to see those of you with real personal exp, and that it did finally happen at a later age.

thing is she started getting changes hormonally about a yr ago poor thing, her nipples became very sore and they are puffed up. They don't hurt now but i was surprised to see them do that at 8!!

I will see how she goes, i won't fret about it there is no point. I hadn't heard of girls wetting later like you have said, only read about it being more common on boys.

My good friend's son only became dry at night at 11.

thanks

I know you said without any intervention but did go down the alarm route with ds was 6.5 as was beginning to get worried about sleepovers, school trips etc. It worked for us only used it for about 2 weeks and then completely dry ever since. It's worth giving it a go IMHO.

hmm, so when does the alarm kick in, half way through a wee? Then what happens.

how does the alarm help long term, or what does it do. thanks

My DS had just turned 8 when he asked us if we could wake him for the loo before we went to bed.

DH and I had avoided making an issue of it as he is a 'worrier' and didn't want DS feeling insecure.

First, second and third night: Bed 8pm. Woke for loo 10.30pm, 2am and 5.30am.

Fourth, fitht and sixth. Bed 8pm. Woke for loo 10.30pm and 2am.

Seventh onwards. Bed 8pm, Woke for loo 10.30pm.

We had a few 'accidents' to beign with but he now wakes by himself and had been completely dry for almost 4mths. :)

hi, i am pleased it's all going in the right direction.

We just seem to go backwards. Like you i don't want to make a big deal out of it, but also want to be proactive.

I was waking her for wee's for a month at about 10.30 when i went to bed, and she still wet at say 2.30. So that shows she had a full bladder again at that time.
Looking at the ERIC website they say that either she hasn't got the hormone to supress the kidney function at night, or she may have an over active bladder.

She was waking occassionally when she wet in the night, only after she had done it tho. Would take her to the loo and a she was able to get the last bit out.

We went back to drynites for convenience, as we were really ill.

I should try and wake her again before i go to bed again shoudln't I. See if we can get back to that.

So weird last year when she was ill for 3 months and she went totally dry. Can't understand that one.

She could've been dehydrated at that time, OP. Or her body was saving as many resources as possible. Honestly? I'd stick with the drynites. It's the worst feeling ever, waking up wet Sure, wake her up before bed that's a good move, put her in a fresh pair of pj pants, but honestly? You can't rush nature. I know it's not what you want to hear but it's true. I've been there personally. It's horrible!

I think the alarms are water activated, but I never had one. I was a really heavy sleeper when I was younger, the only thing that woke me up was the coldness I think. Sometimes I still only wake up just in time; I have an en suite at home for that reason; I'd never make it sometimes I'm sure!

Try not to stress; it's a genuine condition that, frustrating as it is, needs lots of understanding and sympathy. I really would wake her for the toilet when you go to bed and otherwise, manage with pyjama pants.

Jazzie Jeff, thanks, i will do that, keep her in them and wake her before i go to sleep.

It was almost as thought she needed to conserve her energy and effort when she was ill. She had severe pain in her hip, and to have had to get up in the night (or not!) or wake and be uncomfortable would have made for a very very painful night. A disturbed night.
I was lucky that when she eventually got to sleep she would sleep through and was dry next day.

Youngest son became dry at the age of 11.
We just let him carry on wearing night time pull up pants and didn't make a big deal of it because when we tried the alarm at age 8 he hated it.

We have just successfully used the alarm for our 6 year old ds. It took 2 weeks, and went something like this:
Nights 1-3,slept through alarm, even though it was right next to him, and I could hear it 2 rooms away!
Nights 4-10, woke with alarm, but v wet,no wee left to finish in toilet.
Nights 11-14, woke with alarm, was only damp, finished wee in toilet.
From then on, he has been dry. Oddly, he is not getting up for a wee in the night, so I can't really work out how it works, other than it being psychological, or just all clicking into place.
We are so glad we gave it a go.
Hope that helps.

lol, dd was dry last night. had a late night-11 ish before she finally fell asleep. slept with me (again), and awoke and said 'mummy look a am dry' !!!