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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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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...
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My daughter has been toilet trained during the day for over a year now, but has never been able to not wet her bed or nappy of a night time. What would you recommend we try to get this part of the toilet training process happening?
Hi Jane, please be reassured it is perfectly normal for your daughter to still be wetting the bed at night with many children continuing to do so u...
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Are drynites suitable for uncontrollable diarrhoea?
Hi Jenny – while DryNites can certainly help you to mange the situation the most important thing here is to find out what is causing the diarrhoea....
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6yr old son still in night time nappies.
Hi C. W. – children develop the neurological and emotional capacity to control their bladders at different ages. At age 6, about 10-15% of childre...
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My 8 years old son still wet his bed at night.
Dear Monica, it is not unusual for children to waiver between periods of dryness then return to wetting the bed again as they move toward achieving...
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Urinary incontinence in a 5 year old
Hi Nadia, It is really difficult for me to provide any specific advice without knowing the cause of her incontinence. Once a child has reached scho...
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Is it 'normal' for a four and a half year old to still be wetting the bed? My daughter seems to be too 'tired' to actually wake herself up to go but if I wake her and take her to the toilet she will go. Thank you. :-)
Hi D.V., I would not be overly concerned about your daughter at this point; bedwetting among 4-year-olds is fairly common and considered to be deve...
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Hi Dr Cathrine. My son is 6.5, toilet trained during the day since age 3. He still wears night nappies every night. Some mornings he wakes up dry then other nights (like last night), he wet through the nappy into the bed twice! We were taking him to th
Hi L.C., there is much debate about how best to treat and manage bedwetting. There is a school of thought that suggests the best way to treat bedw...
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hi there, please help me as my son is 6.5 years old and still bedwet his bed almost every night, there are night where i have to change the bedding a few times during the night, my lucky night is where i change the bed only once.i keep on waking him up al
Hi M. B, The fact that your son still wets at night is not a particular concern given the fact he is a boy and he is only 6 years of age – with som...
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Has anyone had any success with the alarm sysytem or tried the medication?
Hi Jane - Unfortunately many children fail to stop wetting in response to medication. Medication only really works for children who wet in respons...
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Hi, my almost 61/2 yr old daughter has started wetting herself day and night. She is in prep and has some social difficulties. I'm not sure what to do.
Any return to daytime wetting after the age of 6 year should definitely be investigated by a GP. Daytime and nighttime wetting can be the result o...