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Dr Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett is an experienced Child Development expert. As a mother of three young children, understanding children’s development and promoting positive approaches to parenting has become both a passion and a full-time career. You have the opportunity to ask your questions now.
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My son bed wetting
Hi Martesse, helping children to achieve nighttime continence works a little differently to daytime training. Nighttime wetting typically happens ...
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My Son is 5 1/2 and is still not dry at night
Hi M.C., The three most common causes of bedwetting include (1) an overproduction of urine overnight – children who have low-levels of ADH (antidiu...
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My son floods both children and adults pull ups. I am super frustrated with all the washing I do, he never has a dry night and his 14 years old
Hi Kristi, you sound like you have been incredibly patient and supportive throughout this process; clearly his lack of concern over the situation i...
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my four year old grandaughter just wets the bed evey second day is dry night going to confuse her
One of the best indicators that your grandaughter is moving toward achieving nighttime continence is an increase in the number of consecutive night...
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Is there a cure?
It can be very frustrating and somewhat worrying when children to continue to wet the bed at night. If you have not already done so, I would certai...
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Hi, where can I buy the larger size. Our local supermarkets only stock the smaller size.
Hi Rosemary – can I recommend you try purchasing through an online store. Alternatively you may be able to speak with the store manager to see if ...
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Why do you only make dry nights for 4+ age group?
Hi Kerri, there are numerous products currently available that serve a similar function to DryNites but are designed for the younger child. DryN...
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Bed -wetting
Hi Mark, it is not unusual for parents to feel a little frustrated when bedwetting extends into the teenage years. While they may appear angry I’m ...
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In the British site when I click submit it say email adress is not in the correct format please help (yes I live in the uk)
Hi Scott, I’m afraid I am unable to assist you with this. Can I recommend you contact the British site: http://www.drynites.co.uk/contactus.aspx ...
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I wet the bed
Hi April, it is not unusual for children who take a little longer to achieve nighttime continence like yourself to return to wetting at times of st...
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Need an end to my nearly 13 year old son bedwetting.
Having a teenager who continues to struggle with bedwetting can be incredibly challenging for both you and them. The most important thing in the sh...
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7 year old wetting bed through Drynites
Dear Claire, how frustrating! Leakage can result from improper fit, which can occur if your sons DryNites are too large or too small. Check that t...
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My 8 year old girl suddenly start the bed wet at night. Is it serious problem, can we go for child specialist
Your daughter is experiencing secondary enuresis which occurs when a child has had proper control over their bladder during the night for a period ...
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Ask a question now...Hi my son still wets the bed at night he is 7 yrs old and im not sure what to do to help him stop this. I have tried waking him 2 times a night to toilet, we limit drinks and tried undies instead of pull-ups but with no success?? Bot
Hi Vicky – there is quite a strong genetic link to bedwetting so it is not unusual to find a number of individuals in the same family experiencing ...
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my sons 7 and 10 were born with extra small penis/scrotum they believe because theres are so small that's why they wet the bed and there pants constant is this true
Dear J.M., nighttime wetting can be the result of a maturational delay with children becoming dry at night as their body matures. It is not unusual...
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I'm very curious to know why so many parents punish their children for wetting, When it is not their fault. Also I would like to know what people can do to stop these children from being punished?
Hi Josh, parents who punish their children for bedwetting typically do so as they do not have a full understanding of the causes of bedwetting. Be...
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Hi, my son is 5 and he wets the bed. I am not overly concerned about this, as his father did until he was 13. My concern is that he still poo's at night and doesn't wake up. Is this normal?
Hi K.R., Your son may be experiencing Encopresis which simply refers to uncontrolled soiling in children who are four years of age or older. For a ...
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My 8 year old son wears drynites and still wets most nights, is this normal? He is a deep sleeper and we have tried to limit his drinks after 3.30pm and this sort of helps but not completely. He is getting rather embarrassed about it. We are trying Kiroki
Hi Vanessa, it is not that unusual for boys to still be wetting at night at age 8, however we do find the chances of children outgrowing bedwetting...
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hi would you be able to make a bigger size in the (11-15 y) boys as they are a bit two small they rip a bit
Hi Liam, if you are finding the larger size DryNites are no longer providing a proper fit you can look into using an absorbent pant designed for us...
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How many ml of fluid does a drynite hold?
The DryNites capacity for 4-7 years is between 1100 ml - 1170 ml, this is approximately 22% more than a Junior Nappy-pant or Junior Nappy. While Dr...