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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.
These questions might be similar to 'hi my daughter whos just turn 5 keeps weting her bed i have tyrd wvwerything apart from drynites as she thinks of them as nappys an i dont want that. i have even stop leting her have so much to drink at nite but she still wets it sometimes she dosnt tho.'
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what kind of food or drinks should my 6yo son avoid
if you think food sensitivities are contributing to his night wetting he may benefit from eliminating foods such as citrus and dairy from his diet....
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my daughter is 7 and still wets the bed. I have tried stopping drinks before bed- what else can I do?
firstly, let me apologise for the delay in getting back to you I have had an overwhelming number of questions to answer over the past two weeks. Ch...
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4 year old daughter has milk before bed and then wets the bed. Should I stop with the milk?
you would find most children your daughter’s age would still be wetting the bed at night with many professionals not even viewing nighttime wetting...
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How can I encourage my 5yo to toilet train at night? My sister was also a bedwetter.
Often when it comes to bedwetting no matter how hard we try children will continue to wet at night. This is partly because they really have very li...
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My 2yo daughter is toilet trained during the day. At what age or what signs should I look out for to start training through the night?
While children can be taught to control their bladder during the day, nighttime continence is a completely different story. The first and most impo...
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My daughter has just turned 10. We have not yet tried the bed alarm, do you think this is something we should do?
it is not unusual for children to experience periods of dry nights then a return to wetting as they travel the road toward nighttime continence. Th...
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My daughter is 10 and is still wetting the bed almost every night. Should we be taking her to the doctor?
Unfortunately when it comes to bedwetting many parents and children suffer in silence, too embarrassed to discuss their situation with anyone while...
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My 12 yr old daughter has just started wetting the bed again. Wondering if it could be related to puberty?
this must be very distressing for both you and your daughter. It is not unusual for a child who has experienced some difficulty achieving nighttime...
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I have an 8yr old daughter who has been bed wetting 3 to 4 times a week. It's getting rather stressful as she doesn't want to stay over at friends because of this. We use drynites.
it is perfectly normal for parents to feel worried as well as a little frustrated when their child continues to wet the bed at night. Urinary tract...
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My daughter is 15 and still wets the bed is something wrong she's been on all the tablets and nothing worked. What should I do?
when bedwetting continues over many years it becomes increasingly frustrating for both the parents and the child. It must feel at times that this w...
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My daughter was toilet trained when she was 3 but started bed wetting again at 4. She is now 10 and still wets every night. Is this normal after being dry for so long?
Sometimes children begin to wet the bed again after experiencing a period of dryness – these children are experiencing what we refer to as secondar...
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My daughter aged 11 years has been having nocturnal enuresis.
Firstly, please accept my apologies for the delay in getting back to you I have had a large volume of questions to answer over the past two weeks. ...
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My daughter is 9 and she has been wetting the bed since she was 2. She has low self esteem and is depressed. I don't know how to help her
Firstly, please accept my apologies for the delay in getting back to you I have had a large volume of questions to answer over the past two weeks. ...
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My daughter is 8 yrs old , its embarrassing for her, so she doesn't get to sleep at her friends place.
unfortunately not all children outgrow bedwetting – with some requiring more than just the basic measures we can implement at home. If you are conc...
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Have been told I can get tablets for my daughter, Why hasn't my doctor prescribed them for my daughter?
Children wet the bed for a number of reasons, some do so because they produce double the amount of urine overnight, others do so as they are unable...
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I have a 7 1/2 year old daughter who suffers really bad bed wetting every night. I watch her when she is asleep, she does not stir or wake up.
This is fairly typical – the majority of children who wet the bed at night are unaware it is happening and will continue sleeping even when wet. On...
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My daughter is 10yrs, sometimes she is already wet after only being in bed 1 hour.
When bedwetting goes on for a number of years it is perfectly normal for parents to feel helpless and overwhelmed. Children typically wet the bed a...
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I have a 14 year old daughter who still wets the bed. The problem is now she has gotten her period.
Bedwetting has been found to run in families so it is not unusual to find a number of siblings in the same household wetting the bed. I’m sure if y...
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My 11 year old daughter has just started having a few dry nights in a row. Should I encourage her not to use dry nights to keep her going or do I still use them until she is completely dry?
One of the signs that your daughter is moving toward achieving nighttime continence is a reduction in the number of nights she wakes up wet. The fa...
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My 9 year old girl has recently started wetting the bed. I talked to her about DryNites and she hated that idea.
Your daughter is experiencing what we commonly refer to as secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE) – this occurs when a child has maintained nighttime c...
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Ask a question now... Hi I have a four year old Daughter who will be five in a few days. But I do not know what to do? Is it because she has a baby who wears nappys?
It is perfectly normal for your daughter to still be wetting the bed at night with almost 1 in 10 4-year-olds continuing to wet the bed on a regula...
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Wetting
Hi Britney – nice to hear from you again! Leakage often results from improper fit, which can occur if your DryNites are too small. Check that the...
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Hi my son will be 14 in October and is still wetting his bed every night. He has done so since he was a toddler. He gets very embarrassed when he has friends over. We have tried bed alarms and nasal sprays but it hasn't helped. I was a bed wetter unti
Hi D.T. - there are a number of causes to bedwetting and genetics certainly has a role to play. We typically say that if one parent wet the bed as...
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I'm 15 and i've been wetting the bed for some time now, it gets frustrating at times but i've been thinking of buying DryNites to help with this problem, i've never used them before so i need to know if they are discrete and how much they absorb? Thanks f
DryNites fit like an underpant and can be worn comfortably under pyjamas or boxer shorts at night – some individuals choose to wear underpants over...
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Hi there, ive recently turned 14 and bought a pack of DryNites out of curiousty to try them on. I do still sometimes wet the bed but hardly ever. Ive found that i like to wear them all day and night and have started wetting more at night. Is this normal?
It is not unusual for teenagers to experience a return to bedwetting at times of stress or emotional upheaval. Although this may seem incredibly e...
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about i like to wear drynites
Unfortunately I do not reside in Auckland. I would recommend that you contact the New Zealand Psychological Society (http://www.psychology.org.nz)...
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im 15 and 175 lds. what is a good night time diaper for me to use. because all the other diapers for kids and teen are to small for me. should i just use adult diapers?
Hi D.S – given your age and weight you need to look into purchasing a product designed for adults – it is important that these fit properly around ...
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I start wetting the bed when i was 11i am now 15. the drynites dont fit me can you recomend a place where i can go get a product that will fit me.
If you have outgrown the largest DryNites I would recommend that you look into some of the incontinence products designed for adults – you can pu...
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My daughter has always wet the bed and has a small bladder capacity. How can we thoroughly investigate the cause, it doesn't seem that she will just grow out of it. Please help!!!!!
It is not unusual for chldren who have been diagnosed with a small bladder capacity to experience nocturnal enuresis. This form of incontinence of...
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Ask a question now...Hi my son is 3 .5 years old. My friends children are sleeping throughout the night wearing undies. I cannot imagine my son doing this. He is only just fully toilet trained with a few accidents here and there. The issue for us is that
Hi Chantell, it is perfectly normal for your son to be still wetting the bed at night so there is absolutely no cause for concern. Many children, ...
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my near 5 yr old son sees a pediatrician i have him in drynights each night and he completely wets through them when they fit comfortably.he goes to the tiolet alot and had thyrorid checked. what can cause his constant urination during the day every 20 m
Regular urination throughout the day can be a result of a number of different factors. The fact that he also wets through his DryNites at night m...
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My daughter is 11 and has wet the bed every night of her life. I have taken her to the Dr who sent her for scans but couldnt find a medical reason for the bed wetting. She showers every morning but i hate the thought of kids being able to smell urine on
Hi – there are a number of treatments available to help your daughter to become dry at night. While conditioning alarms experience the best outcom...
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My daughter is 11 years and wets the bed most nights - took her to a doctor and they told me not to worry when will she grow out of this i feel it is effecting her self esteem.
Hi Lisa, while it is certainly true that many children outgrow bedwetting on their own, this is not the case for everyone. The important thing to ...
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Ask a question now... nappies and pull-ups arn't working my son is still wetting through these.
Hi Rachael, firstly I would recommend trying DryNites rather than Pull-Ups, these are specifically designed for nighttime use and are much more abs...
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Hi My little man is 4.5 years old and i am wondering when he will be able to stop wearing a nappy at night
Hi Sarah – unfortunately unlike daytime continence the road to achieving nighttime continence is less direct, with many a speed bump! Unlike toile...
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Hi my 11 year old girl wore drynites till she was about 7 then I administered a nasal spray that solved the problem within 1 month, in that she did not need to continue to wear the drynites. Now, she wakes, gets up and wets herself on the way to the toile
Hi Natasha, parents of children who wet the bed often comment on how ‘heavy a sleeper’ their child is. Researchers have shown that while deep sleep...
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My 9 yr old boy is on Ditropan for day time enuresis. He has never been dry at night but doesn't wake up at all even when extremely wet. Our doctor says to do nothing until he is 11. Does this sound right?
Hi T.L – symptoms of Neuronal Intestinal Dysplasia (NID) can include constipation, abnormal sleeping patterns as well as incontinence of the bladde...
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hi im 26 and i wet the bed still i have been told i only have half the size of a blader for my age the doctors have trird nose spray and my mum and dad have tried waking me but i still wet the bed when something is worring me i have been with my partner n
This must very challenging for you. In a very small percentage of cases bedwetting can extend right through to our adult years. The fact that y...
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hi cathrine i am 14 and i still wet the bed are their any ways i can stop wetting the bed
Hi Nikole – it can be incredibly frustrating when you continue to wet the bed at night despite a strong motivation to stop. It is unlikely that yo...
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Hi Doctor: Our (almost) 4 year old son has started wetting his bed on most night of the week for the last few weeks. He is totally dry during the day and until this started a few weeks ago, he had only wet his bed a handful of times in the previous year
Hi David – while I’m not aware of any research directly linking testosterone with bedwetting in boys, there may be an indirect link in that increas...
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My son is 3 and a half years old, he is toilet trained during the day but he is still wetting the bed. Is there any tips you can give to help get him night trained?
The time between being daytime trained and achieving nighttime continence is quite variable. Unlike toilet training, which is conscious and delibe...
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Hi my son is 10, hes been wetting around 3 times a week for two months. Which was a real shock for me because it's never happened to him before. So i put him in drynites, But the other night he told me that he woke up just as he was wetting but couldn't h
Hi Kerry, many children prefer to wear DryNites as it gives them confidence they need in order to go to sleep at night and reduces the anxiety asso...
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Hi, I am in the process of night training my 4 yr old boy. We are going pretty well, although he is not yet waking himself up. I've come online to see if there were any tips i could use and notice some advice states not to deprive of drinks of an evening
Hi Brooke - while we no longer recommend restricting fluids completely before bedtime it is perfectly fine to reduce the amount he drinks in the ev...
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Hi, I have a 6 1/2 year old daughter who has been wearing pullups for the past year before that she was wearing nappies at night. When she was in nappies she had not had a dry night. A year ago, I started getting her up at 10pm and putting her on the toi
Hi Vicki, in order for your daughter to become dry at night she either needs to learn to wake in response to a full-bladder or her bladder needs to...
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my son is only going to be turning 3 in April, but i am concerned cause he has been in undies for about 6 months at night and i have had no problems until recently he is wetting the bed about every 2nd night, he does like to drink water before he goes to
Dear H.M., It is not unusual for children to waiver between periods of dryness and return to wetting as they move toward achieving permanent nightt...
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Hi. My son just turned 5, he stopped wearing nappies during the day when he was 3 but he has always used nappies at night until now. And the nappy would be really heavy in the morning. He's not just wetting the bed, he just basically releases everything.
Hi Charlene, the time it takes between achieving daytime control and nighttime continence is quite variable. Some children achieve this in a matte...
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Hi there, My 6 & a 1/2 yr old was dry for about 2 years and then about 8 months ago started wetting the bed every night. It was near the end of her first year of school and I thought it was just tiredness but it is still going.We have tried the alarm with
Hi Louise, given your daughter was dry for over two years it would be a good idea to first have her checked by your GP just to make sure there is n...
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Ask my 12 year old son wets the bed most nights
In must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening when you feel like you have tried it all and still your son continues to wet at night. While m...
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Hi, My son has just turned 5 and is wetting the bed. I have tried rewards etc but he is just lazy, I know that might sound harsh but its the attitude of his 5 year old mind at the moment. He doesnt seem to wet in the night, its as soon as he starts to wak
Hi Emily, in the vast majority of cases children are completely unaware that they are wetting or have wet the bed. Unfortunately there are a lot ...
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Ask my name is natasha, my daughter is 4 yrs old soon to be 5 in august, she has been daytime toilet trained shortly after 2yrs of age & seemed to be ready for no nappies. for about 18mths shes had no nite nappies but she still seems to wet the bed she c
Hi Natasha, you are not alone here with many parents experiencing similar patterns of nighttime wetting with their young children. It is quite c...
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Hi there, my daughter is 4.5 yrs old, she is toilet trained throughout the day and I have found that the 15kg nappies at night are leaking, just about every night. I'm getting some samples for Drynites, in the meantime when is a good time to start doing
Firstly, let me reassure you that it is perfectly normal for children to continue to wet the bed at night up until around age 6 years. I generally ...
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We have taken over care of a 10 yr old girl who bedwets. Unsure if it's medical or something else. Using Drynites. Should we be waiting for the hormone to kick in or see her GP now? Tricky family situation. Giving love, praise and support but unsure if th
As I am sure you are aware, bedwetting has a number of different causes, with low hormone levels being just one possible factor. Without knowing...
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My 4 year old has never once woken up dry
Hi Cathy, it is not unusual for children your daughters age to still be wetting the bed at night with around 1 in 7 children continuing to do so by...
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Hi, my son is turning 5 soon. When he was 3 - 3.5 he was dry about 60% of nights, now he is never dry. Is there a reason for this and will he return to dry nights easily? Thanks,
Hi B.H., unfortunately there are no simple answers when it comes to understanding children’s bedwetting. The most common causes of bedwetting incl...
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My son is 4 and a half, I have him in nappies at night as he wets the bed every night (and its cheaper than pull ups). I am absolutely fine with this and think he'll get it in his own time but he is putting pressure on himself. He desperately wants to be
Hi A. H., given the frequency of his wetting it is unlikely that he is ready to go to bed without the use of an absorbent pant of some other absorb...
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My son is 4 and a half years old, he has been dry all summer now with winter he wets the bed twice everynight. Firstly at 9pm then again at 11.30pm after that he is dry all night until 7am. I have made sure he is kept warm also I take him to the toilet b
It is not unusual for parents to comment on an increase in bedwetting during the winter months and then find their children stop wetting again ...
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My son has been out of pullups for 1 1/2 years he use to be fine at first and stay dry but has been a year of wetting nearly every night sometimes 2-3 times a night,i limit his intake 2 hours before bed and he'll soak it by midnight if i dont take him,he
Hi S. B. – while you are correct in saying it is perfectly normal for a child your sons age to be still wetting at night if you are at all concerne...
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Thank you very much Dr Catherine.
Dear R.M., that is wonderful to hear - thank you so much for sharing that with us! Regards, Dr Cathrine
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Ask a question now...Hello Cathrine, my son is 6 years old and earlier in the year we had a great run of weeks of dry nights with only the odd wet one. Then he developed a slight cough and we were back to wet every night.
Hi S.C. – as children move toward achieving permanent nighttime continence it is not unusual for them to waiver between periods of dryness than r...
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My son is nearly 7 and has probably only had about 10 dry nights in his life and those only with us waking him before we go to bed. He wets himself 2 or 3 times in the night. We tried the alarm about 4 months ago but after 2 weeks I was chronically sleep
Given his daytime wetting it is a very wise decision to have him checked by your GP. Your doctor will want to know things like how often he wets t...
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Ask a question now... My 11 year old son wears a nappy everynight and many times he is wet, perhaps 1 night a week the nappy is dry. He says that he does not wake up at all, we have tried the no liquids 2hrs before bed, as well as going to toilet before b
One of the most common concerns for children who wet the bed is attending social events like school-camps. Their biggest fear typically revolves ar...
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My son is 12 years old and has been wetting his bed since the age of 8 He has been using drynites 7 days a week and wets the bed 3-4 times per week. He is worried he will wet his bed into adult years. Any suggestions would be great
Hi R. P., when bedwetting continues for many years it is completely understandable that children start to believe that it will never stop! Have yo...
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My 9 year old daughter wets the bed every night. She's a very deep sleeper and just don't wake up at night. Do you have ANY suggestions?
Hi Liezle – the frustrating and challenging part of bedwetting is that we often do not know what is causing it to occur – this also presents a numb...
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My 7 year old still wets bed every night. We have tried everything including taking him to toilet every 2 hours,but its too lake, the bed it wet.
Bedwetting can be incredibly challenging to manage, particularly when it occurs on a regular basis. There are a number of reasons as to why childre...
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can i use bedwetting alarm for my daughter whose age 3yrs only?is it ok or there might be side effect?
Hi Razan – bedwetting treatments are generally not recommend for children under 6 years of age, this is largely due to the fact that it is consider...
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Hey, my daughter is almost 5 and we are in the process of toilet training her, we get her up in the night to go toilet and then in the morning she is dry. She hates getting up but if we don't get her up she wets the bed. There must be an easier way? Am I
It is not unusual for children your daughters age to still be wetting the bed at night with around 1 in 7 children continuing to do so by school-ag...
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Hi, our girl is almost 8 & still wets every night. She doesnt drink much, & wees before bed, but wets within 30 mins. She is a VERY deep sleeper.
While research certainly shows links between deep sleeping patterns and bedwetting, it is not the primary cause of why it happens in the first plac...
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Bedwetting - 6 year old daughter. 2-3 times per night.
Hi Michelle - Happy New Year to you too! It can be incredibly frustrating for parents when you feel you have done all the right things and your chi...
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my son is 5 & wets the bed 3 - 4 times a night. we restrict what he drinks before bed & he goes to the toilet before bed & still soaks the sheets 3 - 4 times a night. we try 2 get him up 3 - 4 times a night but this is very hit & miss as he doesnt wet at
Hi Aleisha – firstly, please be reassured that it is perfectly normal for a 5-year-old boy to still wet at night. If you are however concerned abo...
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Our daughter is 11 years old and she is not showing any signs of attempting to help herself in stopping her bedwetting. We have tried allsorts, even waking her during the night, but we find she still wets. What is left for us to do???
Hi Y. S., it can be incredibly frustrating when you feel like you have tried it all and still your child continues to wet the bed at night. The fi...
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9 years and still Bedwetting HELP
Given your son’s age and the potential impact his bedwetting can have on his social interactions – now is the time to look into introducing some fo...
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My 7 year old daughter has always wet the bed since she was 3 years old.
Hi Christina, as bedwetting has an underlying genetic cause, it is not unusual to find a number of children in the one family who wet the bed at ni...
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Hi I have a 9 year old son who has never stopped wetting his bed, in the last few weeks it has got really bad, to the point where he wets through his dry night and wet sheet an the mattress is soaked through, i have started waking him twice during the nig
Hi Nyssa, Children’s overnight urine output can be quite variable; however a significant increase in bedwetting can be incredibly distressing for b...
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7 year old still wet during the day and at night! Where to from here?
Hi D.C., It must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening when you feel like you have tried it all and still your son continues to wet at night....
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My 4 year old daughter manages to stay dry through the night but when she wakes up in the morning she goes toilet in her pullup instead of in the toilet! please help as it is so frustrating
Hi Rachel - You certainly do have your hands full! While I would not normally be concerned about a 4-year-old wetting at night, from your explanat...
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Hey I'm 13 and still wetting my bed, I really want to stay the night at my friends house but I can't. People tease me. My friend gets angry because he wants me to stay. But I always decline him. I have tried everything, alarms,medication,. His do I fix it
Hi Ethan – bedwetting can be incredibly annoying particularly when it stops you doing fun things like going to sleepovers. Have you thought about ...
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My 8 year old wets the bed nearly every night and we have tried everything including leaving lights on and getting him up he does not like the fact he wets the bed he gets upset
Hi Lee-Ann, it is completely understandable that he gets upset – no child every wants to wet the bed. Given his age and the fact that his bedwetti...
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Hi Dr Catherine, Our son is 5 and wets every night, he is keen to wear undies and we have tried but more often than not he is wet. He doesn't drink alot at school during the day and has amazing bladder control during the day (ie goes 2-3 times) its al
Hi Justine, please be reassured it is perfectly normal for your son to still be wetting the bed at night with many children (especially boys) con...
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Hello, We have three young children aged 4 (Boy), 2 (Girl) & 4months (Girl) old. Somewhere around the age of three our son decided he no longer wanted to wear nappy pants to bed and so we went with it. He was ok for a little while, maybe wetting
Hi K.V., first of all, what a lucky boy to have such wonderful, understanding and supportive parents! You have obviously given a lot of thought ...
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Hi my son is 9yrs old and still wetting the bed, I find this hard to understand as none of my other children did this. What should I do?
Hi Charmaine, dealing with bedwetting can be particularly challenging for parents when they themselves did not experience bedwetting as a child. W...
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I'm 19 years old and have wet the bed since I was 2. I've tried everything and have had no luck. What can I try?
Hi S.M. this is an incredibly challenging and frustrating situation. It is important that you understand that your bedwetting is no different from...
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Hi,I just turned 12 a month ago,and i still wet the bed!My parents really don't care.I wish I could stop,it's really embarassing.I wet the bed each night!
Bedwetting is always tricky to deal with especially as you get older. While your feelings of embarrassment are completely understandable it is imp...
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Hi, my daughter is 6 1/2 and has always worn a pull up to bed. We have tried everything even the alarm to wake her up which only worked twice. She is a deep sleeper, what do i do next? She also has a tendency to wet her pants during the day and not know
Hi Christine, there are a number of reasons children wet the bed at night. Given that she is also experiencing issues with daytime toileting I wou...
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My almost 11 year old daughter mainly wets for the first wee if I don't put her on the toilet before I got to bed
Hi Alison, bedwetting can be incredibly frustrating particularly when you feel like you have tried it all and still your child continues to wet at ...
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My son will be 7 in november and he wets his drynite every night with out fail. i donot know what to do. he went to camp 1 mouth ago and the bigger kids picked on him so he did not use his drynite so he sleeped in a very wet sleepingbag. where can i get
Hi Sandra – 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 son is 9 years old and wets his pull ups in morning, sometimes wake him early in moring and pullups are dry. Taken him to a Childrens Chiropratic, some say there are good but most say your waisting your money.Thanks
Hi Mark, when it comes to stopping bedwetting your best bet is to try a conditioning alarm. While your son may outgrow bedwetting on his own – t...
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My four year old stays completely dry during daytime naps, and most nights if she goes to the toilet before bed. She wets in the morning when she wakes up. How can we fix this?
Hi Krystina, this is certainly a tricky situation. While it is very unusual for a child to deliberately wet the bed, it does appear from your desc...
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4 year old big wetter at night.
Hi Melanie, There are a number of possible reasons why your son continues to wet at night. Children who wet usually do so because their bladder ...
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We are considering an alarm as my son is 10yrs and still wetting nightly. You mention in other questions consulting a dr or specialist, but how? An article in Family Times referencing the DryNites site says to talk to a dr if the child is 7yrs & still w
Hi A. E., That is such a shame that you received this response. Unfortunately there are a lot of mix messages out there when it comes to treating ...
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Hi Cathrine, I have a 7yr old son, I started a 7 day program of sending him to bed at 8.30 waking him up at 11.30 to go to the toilet. First day were great, I got him up, he went to the toilet. Third day, I woke him up but he was already wet, same with ni
Waking children throughout the night to go to the toilet is really a form of management and does little in the way of helping children to stop and ...
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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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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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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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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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I have a 5yr old that wets the bed each and everynight. Sometimes even a few times a night. I take her to the toilet 2 or 3 times after she has gone to bed but doesn't seem to help. We have stopped fluid intake after a certain time. We found that putting
Hi Tania, if you haven’t done so already I would recommend that you make an appointment to see your GP. While it is not unusual for children you...
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HI, My son is 14.5 and is wetting the bed with the dry nites on. He is upset by this as now we have to get him into adult pants and this is extremly upsetting for him. We have tried the bladder control, alarm, drinking lots of water during the day, medica
Hi Karolyn, this must be incredibly distressing for you all. Certainly when it comes to the more traditional measures, conditioning alarms continue...
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When will I stop bedwetting?
Hi Jimmy, while it is certainly true that some children outgrow bedwetting, this is not the case for everyone. The good news is that there are a n...
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My son 4 next mouth has just started wetting in his DryNights again, what can I do? should I look at a star chart or something to help him become dry again?
Hi Michelle, you do not mention in your question how long your son had been dry at night for. If it has been for a period of 6 months or more then...
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my 6 year old wets the bed.everynight sometimes 2 times a night. she did stop for 6 months 2 years ago .now its been 1 and a half years of bed wetting everynight. we have tried alarms, chore charts, even waking her. but to no avail.she has no infections .
Hi S.B – your daughter is suffering from secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE) a term used to describe the condition where a child has maintained prop...
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Im trying to teach my 2 1/2 year old to get up and go to the toilet by himself in the night.. I need some helpful hints on how to encourage him to get up and do it by himself instead of waking me up?
Hi M.J., it doesn’t sound like your son has a problem with bedwetting given he is able to wake-up in response to a full-bladder and has a dry nappy...
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I have an almost 9yr old boy who has been bedwetting since forever and every night. We have tried the bed wetting alarms, minrin nasal spray and Endep tablets and he is still soaking every morning. He has had a ultrasound and nothing is wrong, he is get
This must be incredibly distressing for you all. Certainly when it comes to the more traditional measures, conditioning alarms continue to experien...
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My 5 (nearly 6) year old son wets the bed every night. He doesn't wake up and seems to see nothing wrong with lying in bed wet.
Hi Kathleen - It is quite common for parents of children who wet the bed to comment on how heavy a sleeper their child is. Children who are particu...
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Hi I have a 5 year old daughter who stopped wetting the bed for a couple of months but then became ill and had a couple of accidents so I put a dry-nite back on her. Now it is 3 months later and she has completely regressed. Each night she wets herself, t
Hi Anna, while it is perfectly normal for 5-year-old children to be still wetting the bed at night, given she had been dry for an extended period i...
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Ask a question now...my 8 yr old son wets every night.he wets through his dry nights pants and saturates all the linen as well. He has tried bladder training and can hold 350ml. he has tried chiropractic care, and an alarm system which sounded like a smok
This is certainly a challenging situation. Alarms are generally the most effective means of treating bedwetting, although it is true that they do ...
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Ask a question now...Hi My daughter has just turned 6 and wets the bed every night( she wears Drynites). She has never really not wet the bed!
Hi Kath – one of the common misconceptions surrounding bedwetting is that children somehow have control over the situation and if presented with ad...
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Hi. I have a 7 yr old boy who has worn dri nites to bed since he got out of nappies and usually wets through those. I have tried everything I have been advised to do. He has been on Minirin Melt Wafers for 3 1/2 months with little to no change. The most i
Hi Jodie – one of the most frustrating things for parents of children who wet the bed is that we don’t always understand why it is happening. W...
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my sons are 3 and 4 years old and they are both toilet trained. The still however everynight wet the bed. They know to go to the toilet and i leave a light on for them but they still keep doing it? How do i get them to use the toilet?
While children have conscious control over their bladder during the day this is not necessarily the case at nighttime which is why many children co...
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is it normal that my 13 year old daughter still wets the bed? if so is there anything I can do to help her?
Hi Faith – when bedwetting continues into the teenage years it can begin to impact on a child’s self-esteem and social relationships. One of the m...
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hi my name is kerrry i have 3 kids 2 boys and 1 girl my first boy fred is 3 and has started to wet the bed and my second boy bob has started to get up in the night and poo on the floor in the bed room he is 2 and is clean and has been for a few months. me
Hi Kerry – divorce can be incredibly stressful for all involved, especially young children. It is not uncommon for children to experience toiletin...
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hi, my son his 4 years old and his been trained during the day since he was 2 but nothing seems to work at nights. we tried training him for 2 weeks during the night and that was waking him up at 11pm and the 5:30 am and still he would manage to wet the b
Hi Christine, as frustrating as this behaviour may be please be reassured that it is perfectly normal and has very little to do with anything you o...
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Ask a question now...transition from nappy at bedtime to no nappy at all??
Hi Hilary, the time between achieving daytime continence and nighttime control is different for every child. While some achieve this in a matter o...
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Hi, my daughter is 3 yrs and 3 months and we have been night training for 2 months now. In this two months she has had 10 dry nights. Is this common or should we try going back to nappies? We are both getting frustrated. Renay.
Hi Renay, it can be incredibly frustrating when your child continues to wet at night despite your best efforts to help them stop; please be reassur...
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my 5 year old keeps wetting the bed , we have tried to take the nappy off him but i found my self changing the sheets to many times in the middle of the night . he wakes up in the morning wet right threw , and he is so embrassed he hides his cloths and na
Hi Kelly, when bedwetting starts to impact on a child’s self-esteem then it is time to think about treatment regardless of how old they are! Fir...
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hi Catherine, our girl (fosterchild) wich is 7 has been wetting the bed from day one since we got her. she is been with us for 18 months now and first thing we did was take her off the ditropan as that is what they gave her but did not do a thing for her
Hi Jack – first let me say what a wonderful thing you are doing. I have a number of colleagues who foster children and I understand how challe...
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My son is 6 yrs old he is being wearing dry nights and most of the time he is dry I just recently took of the Dry nigths and let him sleepy in his pjs and he is weting the bad every night what sholud I do?
It is very common for children as they move toward achieving permanent nighttime continence to oscillate between periods of dryness and times when ...
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my son is 7 and wets the bed most nights. he wears pull ups but he wees so much he wets the bed anyway. im so worried, is it time to take him to the doctors?
It is not uncommon for children your son’s age to still be wetting the bed on a regular basis; bedwetting is far more common among boys than gi...
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Ask a question now... I have son 5yrs 7 months...i took his nappy nearly 2 months and since then he wet the bed 2 times. At night, i wake him to wee when i was awake to toilet
Waking or lifting children to the toilet during the night is typically seen as a practical approach to managing children’s bedwetting in the short-...
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I need some advise for my 5 yr old daughter
Hi Toni – the time it takes between achieving daytime continence and being dry at night is quite variable, some children are lucky to do this in ...
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My 7 year old daughter wets the bed every night. I put her in a Huggies Nappy and have solved the problem that way. But she is to old for this please help
About six percent of children continue to wet the bed at night by age 7 years – so you are not alone! While many children do outgrow the problem,...
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My 6 year old daughter has ADHD and wakes up wet each morning. I understand it may be harder for her to have dry nights but will the antidiuretic hormone still be produced by the time she gets to 8? Should I be getting help for her now?
Hi Simone - The incidence of bedwetting in children with ADHD is about two to three times higher than for other children. Children with ADHD are al...
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Hi there, my 7 year old son wets the bed twice a night, we did see hes doctor about it and see gave him nasel spray, which worked for a while but has stopped working for him and the other thing is he is a deep sleeper too.. Thanks Danielle
Hi Danielle, it can be very frustrating when treatments do not result in the desired outcome! Nasal sprays are generally seen as a form of manageme...
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Hi, my 9 year old girl was night time trained at 3 years of age, but since then, she's been having random bouts of wetting at night, worse when it gets colder, when she's gone to bed earlier than normal and when she's unwell. She doesn't have any stresso
It’s great that you’ve been able to identify a pattern to your daughter’s nighttime wetting. From what you have written it appears that you daught...
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my son is 5 since he got out of nappies at the age of 2 he was dry for the hole year till he was about 3 then every since then he has been wetting the bed every night i have made him stop drinking at least 2 hours before he goes to bed and have been wakin
Hi Jacqueline, it is not particularly unusual for boys your son’s age to be still wetting the bed at night on a regular basis. However, given th...
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..My son is turning 11 this year and really has never been out of dry nights. He has been on movicol, he has had an ultrasound on his bladder,(normal size) he's been told by doctors he is lazy and we have been told to eat healthy and do a journal and sti
Hi Vanessa (and Jye) – I am so sorry to hear that your son was made to feel responsible for his bedwetting. As I am sure you are fully aware, chil...
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hi cathrine im a 14 year old boy. i sometimes wet the bed. i would be embarrsed if i told mum or dad. what should i do. please help me
Hi Steven – as embarrassing as this may seem you are not alone. There are thousands of people, including teenagers and adults, who wet the bed at ...
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Advice for 9 year old boy who wets the bed around 4 times a week.
Hi Christine – managing children’s bedwetting can be incredibly challenging and this is partly due to the fact that we do not always know what is c...
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My child of almost 12yrs still wets his bed , how can i help him stop this habit ?
Hi Edmund, while parents used to be encouraged to wake their child throughout the night to help avoid a wet bed, this is no longer recommended as...
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Could you please recommend practitioners in Sydney who may be of assistance with bed wetting? We have seen a paediatrician however they have suggested medication which we want to do as a final straw.
Your best move is to contact the Continence Association of Australia (1800 330 066) who will be able to recommend a medical professional in your ar...
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my daughter is 6 and wets every night we put her on the toilet before we go to bed but even then she still wakes wet in the morning, we used to use night knickers but earlier in the year she said she didn't want to wear them anymore & I've been washing sh
Hi M. B. – given your daughter’s desire to move toward greater independence it would certainly be worthwhile making an appointment for her to see y...
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My son is turning 6 in December and wets the bed everynight. He wears a pullup/night nappy but he wets so much it leaks through. What should I be doing to get him to have a dry night?
Hi Helen – children generally become dry at night when their body has matured to the point where it can store the amount of urine their kidneys p...
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what exactly needs to be done to help bedwetters except using doctors medication
Hi Antoinette, firstly, my apologies for the delay in responding … The most successful form of bedwetting treatment is the conditioning or bedwet...
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Both my girls 9 and 6 wet every night. Both side of the family have a bed wetting history most stopped by 10. My partners younger brother was 16 how ever when he stopped. We have tried waking them to go to the toilet but they are such heavy sleepers that
Hi M.O – due to the underlying genetic cause, it is not unusual to find a number of children in the one family who wet the bed at night. Knowing t...
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My 5year old son was dry at night up till Jan this year (after having a 3 week holiday with his father) has been now wetting the bed all most every night since he got back, I have found that it is because he is to lazy to get out of bed and go to the loo
Hi Michelle, your son’s wetting would be considered secondary nocturnal enuresis, which describes the condition where a child returns to nightt...
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Four and 1/2 year old girl has been night trained for over a year. The last four nights she has wet the bed.
It can be incredibly upsetting for children when they start wetting the bed again after being dry for an extended period. Firstly, you need to r...
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Our 8 year boy is still incontinent even with using Minirin Melts. Can you suggest anything else or do you think that he will grow out of it? Thanking you, Dominic S
Hi Dominic, while it is certainly possible that your son will outgrow bedwetting on his own, the chances of children doing this reduce, as they get...
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Hi there, our son is 4 (nearly 5), and stays dry overnight when he wears DryNights, but as soon as we take them off, he wets the bed.
Hi Jane – as frustrating as this is, it really is a very encouraging sign that your son is moving toward achieving nighttime continence. While som...
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How to train a 5 year old to be dry at night?
It is perfectly normal for a 5-year-old boy to be still wetting at night, with about 1 in 5 children continuing to do so at age 6. While the maj...
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I have two boys aged 8 & 6 that wake up every morning with wet Drynites and most of the time my 8 year old has a wet bed aswell.
Bedwetting does run in families so it is not unusual to find a number of children in the one family experiencing nighttime wetting. When genetics ...
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My 4.5 year old daughter is still wetting the bed. She has been toilet trained since 2.5, has not any day time accidents since. She is a heavy sleeper, doesnt drink an hour to 2 hours before bed, goes to toilet before bed and wakes up saturated even with
Hi Kristi, it can be incredibly frustrating when there appears to be no clear reason why children continue to wet at night. While the majority of...
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My GP has advised I do nothing about my 8 year old sons bedwetting for several years yet, saying its not uncommon. Will he naturally become dry at night?
Hi C. R. – bedwetting is often one of those things that no-one likes to talk about, with many parents feeling embarrassed and therefore suffer in s...
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Want to start night time training my 6 year old girl but don't know the best procedure
Hi K. S. – there are so many mixed messages out there; no wonder parents are confused when it comes to managing children’s bedwetting. I think the...
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Why should you avoid dairy products at night until the nocturnal enuresis subsides then gradually increase these products back into diet?
Hi Kersty, there is a lot of debate and discussion surrounding the causes of bedwetting. The one thing we do no is that not all children wet the b...
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Should I wake my child in the night to use the toilet?
Hi Carey, it is very common for parents to comment on their child wavering between periods of being dry then returning to bedwetting again. The go...
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Have a daughter heading to school in July have taking her out of pull ups n have been waking her before we go to bed n thn 3 hrs later she thn stays dry till morn have had accidents along the way but she nt able to wake herself up do if we don't wake her
Hi Michelle – managing children’s bedwetting can be incredibly tricky, partly because we often do not understand the underlying cause and partly be...
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My five year old son has not had a dry night! day time is fine. It doesn't bother him. We have tried many things such as Star charts, rewards and getting him to strip and make his bed. We dont tell him off or make it a big deal! Pullups do not work for us
Hi J. G., it is highly unusual for children to be able to control their nighttime wetting in response to requests or external rewards, this is mo...
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When does bedwetting stop for an 11 year old boy who wets every night?
While it is true that some children outgrow bedwetting on their own, the older your child, the less likely they will be able to become dry on their...
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Hi, I have a 7yo boy who is bed wetting. What age should I seek medical help.Thank you
Hi Jodie, we usually recommend that a doctor check children once they turn 7 years of age. While rare, it is important to rule out any possible un...
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Ask a question now.. my 15yr son been havin this bedwettin problem since he was 3 what should i do i even took him to the doc they gave him meds they didn't work any other solution
Hi Natalie, bedwetting can be incredibly distressing for teenagers due to the negative impact this is has on their social life and sense of self....
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Ask a question my son is nine soon and still wetting the bed every night
Bedwetting can be incredibly challenging to deal with particularly when it continues long beyond the age at when we think it should stop. The first...
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Hi, my son is nearly 9 years old and wets his bed every night. We have ruled out any physical issues a few years ago and hoped he would grow out of it. He had several treatments with a chiropractor a few years ago who said that we were best to just wait t
Hi Tammy, as bedwetting has an underlying genetic cause, it is not unusual to find a number of children in the one family who wet the bed at nigh...
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Should we keep our 5 1/2 yr old boy in nappy pants at night or should we let him wet to encourage him to get up and go to the toilet?
Hi Kellie – The first thing you need to do is reassure him that you understand that his nighttime wetting is largely beyond his control. Making t...
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My son has been bed wetting 4 times per week. It is less with no video games and stimulus but sometimes he does for no reason. He is 8 turning 9. He went on camp and it wasn't good.
Hi Sonia, bedwetting can be incredibly challenging to manage, and even more so when it starts to impact on children’s school and extra-curricula ac...
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my son (4) hasn't wet the bed in 12 months and we have just moved house and he has started to wet the bed every night. What can I do to get him back to drynites?
Hi Kristy, it is not unusual for children to return to wetting at night at times of high stress – and moving house certainly rates as cuases of str...
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My son is 6 and has been wetting the bed since the age of 3. This is very much a genetic thing as my mother and I suffered from the same bed wetting condition. As a matter of convieniance we wake him up before we go to be ourselves and it results in a dr
Hi DB, we know that lifting to children in the toilet is really a form of management and does little in the way of helping children to stop and can...
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Hi my daughter is 7 and still needs Drynites at night because she still wets the bed, she goes to the toilet before bed and doesn't drink that much but still doesn't wake up and wets herself what else can we do?
Hi Michelle - There are a number of reasons why children continue to wet at night. Some do so because their body produces larger than normal amoun...
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Hi, my daughter is 9 years old and wets almost every night. We have been to a paediatrician and have tried the Malem alarm system and the drinking during the day and measuring volume of urine etc. Nothing is working. Please help Vicky
Hi Vicky, In must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening when you feel like you have tried it all and still your daughter continues to wet at ...
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My daughter is 10 years old and wets. Her father also wet until about 13. I have been hearing a few things in the media recently about the connection between snoring and bedwetting. I think it was something to do with adenoids? Is there anything is th
Dear S.S., there are a number of factors at play here. Firstly, bedwetting has an underlying genetic component – with children typically outgrowin...
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My 8 year old wets the bed about once a week, however if he has has a busy week (like when he did swimming lessons every day at school) or stays up past 7.30pm, he will almost always wet the bed. He is not phased in the slightest about his bed wetting whi
It is not unusual for children to experience an increase in wetting at times of illness or stress or when they get overtired - which explains the i...
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7yr old not even interested in being dry at night
Hi Rowena, it can be incredibly frustrating when you feel like you have tried it all and still your child continues to wet the bed at night. The f...
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Ask a question now...my nearly 9 year old daughter suffers day and night time enuresis
Hi Anna - It can be incredibly frustrating to feel like you have tried it all and still experienced no success. The first thing to do is separate ...
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why is when i put him pullups he stops but when we take him out of the he starts wetting the bed again ive tryed everything please help me
Hi Elizabeth, it is not unusual for children to waiver between experiencing periods of dry nights then start to wet the bed again as they move towa...
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My child is 7 and still wets the bed. Just wondering if I should take him to the doctor about it? Thank you
Hi Charmaine, It is not uncommon for parents to comment on how deeply their child sleeps, with many children completely unaware that they have wet ...
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My son is 6 and half and wets every night. We have an alarm that worked for a bit but now he just takes it out of his pants to stop it going off then just continues to lay in his own wee. He would rather do that than get up and go to the toilet. Is this p
It is only normal that you would feel frustrated with this situation. While your son’s bedwetting is not deliberate or behavioural, his response...
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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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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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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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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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Our son has recently started wetting the bed again after about a year and a half of dry nights. He has just turned six.
In order for your son to be able to wake-up dry his bladder needs to be able to hold the amount of urine he produces overnight or he needs to be ab...
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can you buy dry nites pj pants in New Liskeard yet
Hi Shaelynn - DryNites are marketed as GoodNites in Canada but they work in the same way. In Australia you can purchase DryNites in supermarkets an...
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Its really weird? Please help me. Please
Hi Elise, it is certainly fine for you to wear DryNites both during the day and night. If you do wear them to school you should make sure you chan...
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Is it ok to put my son in girls Drynites?
Ideally, it is best if children wear DryNites designed for their own gender. The built-in absorbency differs for boys and girls, with greater abso...
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Good Afternoon, My 7 yr old son has been day wetting up to 5 time a day since february when he was struggled by other student in the school toilets. I went to our Gp this morning who prescribed Endep 10 for him. Is there anything else we can o to hel
Hi Katrina – DryNites are certainly fine to be worn both day and night and would be a great way to help your son manage his daytime incontinence. ...
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Drynites better than pull ups at night
Hi Lisa – the time between achieving daytime control and nighttime continence can vary from child to child. While some children will become dry at...
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Hi im 15 years old and wet the bed only two or three times per week.Is it a good idea hygenically to wear the same pant for two or three nights in a row?
Hi Matthew, we generally recommend that you treat DryNites as you would your normal underwear – refreshing them each evening, regardless of whether...
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Oh No! It happened to me
Hi Elise, depending on your size and weight, I would recommend you wear DryNites rather than nappies; these are much more suitable for older childr...
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Why are Huggies Drynites not offered in the United States for purchase or even the free sample?
In the USA you can purchase something very similar under the brand name “GoodNites” – for further information visit www.goodnites.com Regards, ...
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How long does the free sample take to deliver?
Hi Jake – it may take up to 2 weeks for you to receive your free sample (possibly longer given the postal strike). Regards, Dr Cathrine
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Day and night wetting ! What protection do I use????
Hi John - unfortunately the 8-15 years (27-57kg+) is the largest size that DryNites come in so you would need to look into purchasing a product des...
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Day and night wetting ! What protection do I use????
Hi John - unfortunately the 8-15 years (27-57kg+) is the largest size that DryNites come in so you would need to look into purchasing a product des...
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y do the drynites pyjama pants look like diapers ? and is it better to use adult diapers
Unfortunately this is beyond my area of expertise. I would recommend you speak with your GP if this continues to be a problem. Regards, Dr Cat...
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delivery drynites for my daughter in Kuwait
Hi Chaza - would you mind providing additional information, are you inquiring about the availability of DryNites in Kuwait? Thank you for your i...
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Are drinites avabilable in Europe? We are going on a five week trip.. and cant do without them! :o)
Hi Donna, DryNites are available for purchase in the United Kingdom, but I would recommend taking at least one or two packets with you just to cove...
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My daughter is 5 1/2 and has never really toilet trained. It feels like we've tried everything and are still having trouble. I am very frustrated.
Hi Lauren, firstly, apologies for the delay in responding to you. This is an incredibly frustrating situation for you all, and calls for LOTS of p...
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Is it ok to want to wear a drynite even if you dont wet your pants that often.
Some children prefer to wear DryNites everynight even when they experience irregular wetting just so that they can go to sleep at night without the...
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Hi, I've heard that there are some concerns about future fertility from wearing nappies and pants such as drynites for too long as testes are kept too warm for too long. Do you know of any research around this issue?
Hi Suzanne, unfortunately I am not familiar with this research, but if you have any concerns regarding the use of DryNites I would certainly recomm...
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I have a six and a half year old girl who has never had a dry night which I am not concerned about at this stage as she also wets during the day. We have been on Ditrapan and Tofrinal over the last 2 years which helped a little but gave her terrible tant
This is certainly a challenging situation. With respect to treatment, it is best that you follow the guidelines and recommendation of your Pediatr...
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I am 14 years old boy and still wet the bed. I am using Drynites. However I will have school trip (sleepover). Should I bring Drynites to the trip? If so, di I have to talk to teacher?
Hi S. S. – It is perfectly normal to feel nervous about your school trip but there are certainly things we can do in order to help you go away on...
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hi my son is 14 and still wets the bed regularly. Recently i have found the local shops to be continuosly short on boys drynites. Theres allways girls drynites though, would it be ok for him to wear these? Once he hits16 should he continue using drynit
Boys DryNites are typically in higher demand due to the higher incidence of bedwetting among boys than girls. It might be helpful to share this in...
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hi my son is 14 and regularly wets the bed. Our local shops are always short on boys drynites but allways have girls drynites, would it be ok for my son to wear the girls version? Also if he still wets at 16 should he still use drynites? And if not wha
Boys DryNites are typically in higher demand due to the higher incidence of bedwetting among boys than girls. It might be helpful to share this in...
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Ask a question now...My son is 6 and has Down Syndrome and Leukaemia. Because of some of the drugs he is on, even with a pullup, his pj's and sheets are drenched most mornings. The steroids particularly make him extremely thirsty. Any suggestions on how I
Hi Bridget – it sounds like you have a lot to deal with at the moment. In terms of stopping the leakage, I would recommend that you try using DryN...
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MY son needs to wear nappies because of his disability, but i don't know whether drynites would work as he is incontinent in both. Do drynites hold both poo and urine?
DryNites function in much the same way as a nappy, and can hold both urine and faeces. Due to their high level of absorbency, parents of children ...
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My 5 year old son has been out of day time nappies since he was 2 1/2. He no longer wants to wear night time nappies or pull ups (as he is a "big boy" now). So we've tried no nappies at night, however he is still bed wetting, every night. What should I
Hi Julie – one of the best indicators that a child is moving toward achieving nighttime continence is a reduction in the number of times he wakes-u...