still bedwetting

[bikeandrun]

My ds is 9 and has no sn. He is still bedwetting 2-3 nights a week on average, has been dry for up to two weeks on occasion but then slides back

Has been to continence clinic which did help, increased day time drinking, ruled out physical problems, some improvement ( previously wet nearly every night but this was two years ago) so discharged. Uses medication for cub camps etc that seems mostly successful. We have a very good relationship and he understands it is just hormonal and i never criticise him about this issue,he won't wear night pants as they give him a rash.

Any products people could recommend to reduce the endless washing and drying of bedding. ?
We discussed alarms is that worth a try?

And finally if your dc was at this level of wetness/ dryness at 9/10 what age were they finally dry?

He has been very brave about this but he feels increasingly disappointed about waking up wet again despite his best efforts with following the drinking/ extra wee regime. He is a very heavy sleeper, wet bed doesn't wake him up at all, he just notices in the morning.

Pyjama Pants are a brilliant invention for now, but DS has just cracked it at age 10 with the help of an alarm from the clinic. Took about a month with it so it's not a quick fix, but it seems to have done the job.

Good luck.

We had a couple of hippychick bed protectors which saved on loads of washing.

We were told at the enuresis clinic not to use alarms unless directed by an expert, but I know of people who have had success with them.

Could you keep a diary to see if there's anything triggering the occasional bed wetting? We had to avoid red juice with dd for a while, as this would make her bed wet. Stress can be another factor.

Thanks just checked it is the dry nites pyjama pants that give him the rash! The alarm sounds positive, probably back to the clinic, after several years of this a month would be a quick fix as far as we are concerned. Hope the deep sleeping won't thwart it!

We used an alarm for DS (in cotton pants rather than nappy) who had this around age 4 or 5 I think. (Can't quite remember but he was old enough to understand what it did and why!) It did seem to help:: to begin with it was me it woke first, not him, so I used to have to rush through to his room and wake him up, but after a while (couple of months?) it really seemed to have helped him - he stopped wetting anyway and we were able to stop using it.

I would ask your DS if he wants to try, I expect he would appreciate the chance to try taking control (so long as he knows there are no guarantees). Maybe they even make them with an in-ear alarm now so the rest of the house doesn't have to hear??... (no idea about that, just wishful thinking)

Good luck, and the boy equivalent of to your DS for his mature attitude!

Lechien will look at the hippychick products, did the diary when under the clinic, eliminated fizzy and red drinks. Interesting about stress, he is nearly always wet if I go out in the evening( not left home alone dh or nan looking after him.) but doesn't seem distressed about this?

Another thing to check - Is your DS going to the toilet just before he goes to sleep?

My DS was going before going to bed, but stays awake for an hour or even longer before going to sleep. The nurse pointed out that his body was still making wee during that time - it doesn't switch off until you actually go to sleep - so his bladder wasn't actually as empty as it could be.

Ha, interesting Thiswillso - more than 10 yrs on my DS still gets up for a pee after he's been in bed for however long - now around 11.30 of course....

Hmm he may not be dyressed but maybe just not sleeping so soundly - just like you won't when he's a teenager and has gone out for the evening...

Distressed, sorry

Wow so much good advice already, he often reads for an hour after going to bed and think he might be half awake when I am out, I go and give him a good night kiss at 10ish/ make sure his light is out etc. I might start persuading him for another wee at this point if he is drowsy but not a sleep. He has always found it hard to get to sleep since being a baby but sleeps very soundly once he is off. I think we might be onto something! He normally goes to bed at 8.30/ 9.00 so a whole hour where his body is making wee. More likely to be dry at weekends because he stays up late ie watching a film( goes to bed at 10 or later and straight to sleep!)

At this age you can take him to your GP and they will get you an appointment with a continence nurse and / or medication.

Have already been to clinic and gets meds from gp( gp said not to only use meds for sleepovers etc) tbh some of the advice I have had in the last half hour seems more useful than the clinic, but I think I will go back and request an alarm if the other adjustments don't improve things. I thought mumsnet was all aibu and bunfights but this is great!

It depends which section you post on.

Hi bike, my ds is 8.5 and has been dry nearly a year now

We succeeded with an alarm that I purchased from Amazon, called the wet stop 2 (iirc).
He is also a very deep sleeper and it seemed to do nothing for weeks but here we are months down the line with only one wet night still can't throw the pyjama pants away just in case

I have a huge thread on this board about it with loads of advice from others on it, called 2nd dry night for ds 7.(something can't remember!), is this it if you want to have a read

Thanks will look for your thread,dry last night, went to bed at 8.45 still awake 10.00 ( his book was too exciting - thanks Chris ridall!) but got him to wee then.