Bedwetting Alarms Post Reply

[madamex]

Hello!

One of my children is 6 and is still wetting the bed every night. He is very distressed, poor thing, although we keep telling him not to worry. Does anyone have any experience of bedwetting alarms and are they effective?

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[Saintsmum]

Hello

I know exactly how you feel. My daughter was exactly the same, but miraculously became dry at 8.

There is a lovely nurse who specialises in this at Balham Health Centre - I got a referral through our GP. She did supply an alarm. It wasn't very good at staying in place so it that respect it was ineffective, but I think the fear of the shrill alarm going off in the middle of the night was enough to trigger something in my daughters brain.

It probably doesn't sound very helpful but it will sort itself out and seeing LInda the nurse is very reassuring. When my daugher went on a school trip, I spoke to the school and was amazed to find out how common it was. I wish with hindsight I hadn't got so worked up about it, but it is easy to say that now.

You can get the alarms on line - they are quite expensive. I think we waited about 3 months to get one from Balham Heatlh Centre, but in that time we did try drinking more during the day and controlling evening drinks as guided by Linda.


Good luck

[Oldkidontheblock]

I bought one of these alarms over the internet from a charity and it was no use to us. My son hated it and it never seemed to go off when it should. I tried to get him referred to an enuresis nurse but she had left and not been replaced so in the end we were referred to St George's. We had one appointment with a charming Irish consultant who put my son on a schedule to encourage him to drink more during the day. I think he was around eight at the time (my son, not the consultant!). From the moment we left the hospital, he never wet the bed again, regardless of how much he drinks and when.