Ask Dr Cathrine
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 'My twins sometimes don't get to the toilet in time'
-
My son wears DryNites every night. He never wakes up dry. What should I be doing to help him?
When it comes to coping with your child’s bedwetting it often helps to know how normal it actually is. Approximately 17% of 5-year-old children con...
-
4yo daughter - should I put her in nappies or drynites for bed time?
It is quite common for children to experience the occasional accident during the day for a couple of years after being toilet trained. Young childr...
-
Question from a first time mum- what do I do to stop my daughter from going at night?
There is so much to get your head around as a first time mum! Firstly, let me reassure you that it is perfectly normal for your daughter to still b...
-
My son has been a victim of abuse by a younger child (11). Myself and his carers believe this may be the cause of bed wetting for him.
I’m very sorry to hear that your son has been the victim of abuse this must be very upsetting for you. Abuse is a known cause of secondary nocturna...
-
My son has a developmental delay. He has good bladder/ bowel control, but won't let it out when sitting on toilet/ potty. The older he gets the harder it seems to be.
Firstly let me apologies for the delay in getting back to you we have had an overwhelming response to the “ask the expert” feature and I have been ...
-
Four year old having issues with toilet training
Toilet training can be a little trickier for some children and while one child may get the hang of it in as little as a week, for others it takes a...
-
Are DryNites more absorbent than regular nappies?
DryNites and Huggies nappies have not been compared on levels of absorbency as they are designed for and marketed to different age groups. Huggies ...
-
Nine year old son wets at home, normally while watching tv or playing outside. He always wets his bed. What steps should I take?
It is not uncommon for parents to respond to bedwetting by either punishing their child or ignoring the problem with the hope that it will go away....
-
My daughter is still wetting her pants. She will be 3 next month. What should I do? Is this normal?
As you’ve already found out, each child is different when it comes to toilet training. While one child may pick it up in a matter of weeks, others ...
-
my daughter is 3.3yrs old and i want to get her off nappies at night and while she naps during the day- how do I go about it?
I completely understand your desire to help your child achieve nighttime dryness before the birth of your second child. Unfortunately while childre...
-
Is there any skills I could use to help my 4 & 6 to stop wetting the bed of a night?
Given the strong family history it is quite common for more than one child in the family to experience bedwetting. Perhaps either you or your husba...
-
how can i get my child to stop wetting the bed?
There are a number of treatments available to help children attain nighttime dryness – the suitability of these depends on each individual so it is...
-
My 3yo daughter will be dry most of the time, and then will wet the bed 2 to 3 nights in a row. How long do you think this may go on for?
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. Wh...
-
My daughter occasionally wets the bed at night, but the main problem is she has a really bad habit of "holding on" and then has accident(s). What can we do?
firstly, let me say that she is still very young so I wouldn’t be concerned about the occasional wet bed – this is something that will come to an e...
-
3 year old goes to the toilet before bed, but still wets the bed
It is perfectly normal for your 3-year-old daughter to be wetting at night. In fact many professionals do not even consider bedwetting to be an iss...
-
My 3 year old is not telling us when she wets her bed and pants
Gaining control over your bladder is a gradual process – typically children gain control during the day first then gradually achieve nighttime cont...
-
Need some advice for my 6 year old daughter.
Unfortunately there seems to be no quick fixes or simple solutions when it comes to bedwetting with the most common resolution being time. While un...
-
My daughter who is almost 6 and has just got through encopresis
Unfortunately there seems to be no quick fixes or simple solutions when it comes to bedwetting with the most common resolution being time. While un...
-
My daughter is 6 next month and her nappy is still soaked in the morning.
Developing bladder control can take a little longer for some children with about 15% of children still wetting the bed by the time they start schoo...
-
After being toilet trained, my four year old has been wetting the bed for a year
It is perfectly normal for your daughter to be wetting the bed at age 4. While it is true that some children do achieve nighttime dryness within a ...
-
my daughter s 3 yrs of age and is not toilet trained yet, but she is behind other childrren because she has a severe heart condition, she doesnt want to use the toilet alot, what can i do
Hi Shona - It is very common for a child with additional support needs to take a little longer to attain bladder and bowel control. In order for ...
-
Dr Catherine, My Son Jack is 2 yrs old is it too early to start toilet training and if not how do I begin this process.
Hi Kathy - the key to successful toilet training is timing. In order for Jack to succeed, he needs to be physically, emotionally and mentally rea...
-
I have twin sons who will be seven in april , both have chromosome 2 deletion with at least 4 genes missing , one missing gene is responsible for learning and behaviour . Both have limited speech , one child is developmentally 3 the other 18mths . Neither
Hi Mary, as with all children it is best not to begin toilet training until the boys show signs that they are physically and mentally ready and int...
-
toilet-training my 6yr old daughter
Hi Pauline, I completely understand your frustration with this very challenging situation. In order to manage the situation more effectively we rea...
-
i have a 4 year old son who still wears nappies because he won't go to the toilet what can i do to start toilet training him
Hi Alayne, as with all children it is best not to begin toilet training until the boys show signs that they are physically and mentally ready and...
-
Five year old grandson getting worse since start of school
When children begin to wet the bed again after experiencing at least 6 months of dry nights it is important that they get checked by a GP to rule o...
-
Hi, I'm14 years old and I occasionally wet the bed( about twice in two or three weeks). I'm using "Goodnites". However I have a school trip (a week). Should I bring "Goodnites"?
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...
-
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...
-
My 4yo still wets the bed. We've tried stars on the calendar, but he is wetting again. Am I doing the right thing?
One of the biggest problems when it comes to bedwetting is the misinformation and mystique that surrounds it. Unfortunately many parents are under ...
-
My 5yo son still wets heavily during the night. Any ideas?
It is perfectly normal to feel frustrated over dealing with the added costs of bedwetting, whether this means having to keep buying nappies or jugg...
-
My grandson is still wetting the bed. Has this got anything to do with his aspergers and how can I help him?
Bedwetting is often due to a delay in children’s physical development – that is, his body has just not developed to a point where he is able to wak...
-
Our son can stay dry when he gets less than his usual 12 hours of deep sleep. Is there anything you can think of that we can try to help him stay dry for that full nights sleep?
Most children who wet the bed tend to do so in the first couple of hours after they have gone to sleep at night, when they are in a very deep sleep...
-
My 6.5 yo has never had more tham 3 dry nights in a row. I have tried the alarm and I consulted my doctor. I feel very alone and not sure what to do next.
Even though it is the child who wets the bed, I often find it’s the parents who need the most support. Coping with bedwetting can be overwhelming f...
-
My son was toilet trained at the start of school this year. Recently he has started having a few wee accidents and wetting his bed. Is this normal to take two steps forward one back? How long does this take?
It is very common to fluctuate between wet and dry nights as children move toward nighttime continence – thankfully as time goes on the periods whe...
-
5 year old son still wetting the bed after using alarms and everything!
feelings of frustration and desperation are common among parents of children who wet the bed – particularly if they are like you and have to deal w...
-
Son was fine at the start of school, but now there are accidents
it is very common to fluctuate between wet and dry nights as children move toward nighttime continence – thankfully as time goes on the periods whe...
-
7yr old son wets at night and getting worse
bedwetting can be a source of great embarrassment and if allowed to can significantly interfere with your son’s social life. It is not unusual for ...
-
Boy just turned 4, and wets at night. Worried that he isn't learning to control his wetting.
It is perfectly normal for your son to be still wetting the bed at age 4. The most common cause of bedwetting is a delay in maturation of the nervo...
-
My son age 12 is wetting since birth, please advice how to control as he will be going to high school next year.
as frustrating as this may be let me reassure you that you are not alone – it’s highly likely that there’s at least one other mother of a child in ...
-
7 year old son did try the pull ups for bedwetting but that was a failure because that meant he didn't have to get out of bed at all. Please help?
it is perfectly normal for parents to feel frustrated and overwhelmed when faced with chronic bedwetting. Bedwetting is rarely a result of laziness...
-
My daughter is 5 next month and as well as bed wetting is starting to wet herself during the day. Any ideas?
The ability to control the bladder at night is usually achieved after your child learns to stay dry during the day. Incontinence happens when the c...
-
My daugher has hypothyroidism is nearly 6 and starting school
it is not unusual for children to be wetting the bed at age 5 with about 15% of children still doing so by the time they start school. Children dev...
-
will i stop wetting the bed ever
Hi Shaelynn – wetting the bed at night can be very annoying but it’s really important that you do not let this interfere with your ability to att...
-
What would be the next step if my son doesnt wake with the alarm?
Hi Natalie – it is not unusual for parents of children who wet the bed to comment on how deeply their child sleeps. One theory when it comes to be...
-
can you buy drynites in newliskeard yet
Hi Shaelynn – it’s lovely to hear from you again! In North America DryNites are marketed as GoodNites but they work in much the same. There are a...
-
Hi my son is 14 and wets he has friends for sleepovers and finds it hard to hide them and he also wets a lot and overflows and he s going to camp soon
Hi B. S. - one of the most common concerns for teenagers who wet the bed is attending events like sleepovers or school-camps, in fact many childr...
-
My son is 9, we don't want to rely on medication for him, any advice, please. KMW
Hi K. W., bedwetting can be incredibly tricky to manage, particularly when it starts to interfere with children’s social lives. It is great that y...
-
My daughter is due to turn 9 and still wets the bed, she has got a lot better in the last few months but we still usually get 1 or 2 accidents per fortnight. She is due to go on school camp early next year. Do you have any recommendations?
It is great that you have started to plan now for the camp next year, as treatment can take some time to get right. The time it takes for children ...
-
My son is 4.5 - he is completely toilet trained during the day but is nowhere near dry at night. While I am not overly concerned about this fact, knowing that a lot of children are not dry at night at this age, what is frustrating me is that although he
Children’s overnight urine output can be quite variable – parents of children who seem to pass a lot of urine overnight sometimes find it easier to...
-
hi, i have 13 year old twins who wet the bed for a big part of ten years (their father is an adult bed wetter). Their eight year old brother still sometimes wets the bed. I also have a 4 1/2 year old daughter and 3 month old from a new relationship. The 4
Given the strong genetic link it is not unusual for a number of children in the same family to experience bedwetting. If both parents were bedwett...
-
Ask a question now...
Hi Theresa, while bedwetting can be incredibly concerning for parents and grandparents alike, it is often reassuring to know that this is perfectly...
-
Hi there, my daughter is 4 next month & has been toilet trained during the day since she was 2 years 4 months old. Our next big step is night time training, she is a heavy deep sleeper & wears a pull up to bed at night, which is quite wet in the morning,
Hi S.B. – helping children to achieve nighttime continence works a little differently to daytime training. Nighttime wetting typically happens whe...
-
Why do I wee the bed every night?
Hi Foebe, There are a number of possible reasons why you continue to wet at night. Some children who wet the bed do so because their nervous system...
-
My son was staying dry at night with the odd accident here or there up to 4 weeks ago. We then came home from a holiday and he has started wetting the bed almost every night? i make sure he goes to the toliet before bed as usual so what could the proble
Sometimes a change in environment can contribute to children’s bedwetting. It is also quite common for children to experience an increase in bedwe...
-
Hi, my son is nearly 4 years of age and wets the bed every night , when we have spoken to him about it, he says that being wet in bed doesn't bother him, he will sleep with wet pants, how can I get him to over come him to wake up to go to the toilet at ni
Firstly, let me reassure you that what your son is experiencing is perfectly normal for someone his age. There are a number of possible reasons why...
-
my son is eight years old . he still wets the bed. i had a troubled marriage and now i am separated from my husband. i loose my temper very often and shout at my son for the slighest thing though i love him so much from the time he is 2 years old.please t
Hi D. K. – parenting can be both incredibly challenging and equally rewarding. As parents, we can become frustrated or angry with our children esp...
-
Ask a question now...
Hi Sue – Parents of children who wet the bed often comment on the fact that their child sleeps through unaware of the fact that they have wet. Thi...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
I have just started toilet training my 2 yr old son and he is nearly fully toilet trained, except for night time, but it seems since starting it he wets through his nappy/dry nite, why do u think this it? its every night and im not sure what to do...
Hi Olivia, it is perfectly normal for your 2-year-old son to still be wetting the bed at night with many children continuing to do so right up to s...
-
My Son Is 10 Years old. And he is still wetting the bed. What should i do ?
If you have not done so already the first thing you need to do is schedule an appointment with your GP for a full medical assessment. Bedwetting m...
-
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 ...
-
I have a 7yr old boy. He wears drynights and often overflows. For now he would prefer not to take any action, just see if he grows out of it. Fine with me but I was told we should seek help once he reached 7 is it ok if we don't seek help?
In order for your son to become dry at night he either needs to learn to wake in response to a full-bladder or his bladder needs to develop to a po...
-
Our daughter has just turned five. She still wears a nappy at night. We have tried a lot of incentives. She is a good and heavy sleeper so perhaps that is the problem? Should we be concerned or will it right itself eventually?
Hi Heather - often when it comes to bedwetting no matter how hard we try children will continue to wet at night. In general we find children will s...
-
hello, i have 2 sons, 9 and 8 years old. both of them wear dry nites as they wet every night. what can i do or should i be worried? thankyou
Bedwetting can be incredibly worrying especially when children continue to wet at night beyond the age most people think it should stop. The reass...
-
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...
-
I need some tips on how my daughter can have sleepovers without being wet.
Hi Holly - Understandably one of the most common concerns for teenagers who wet the bed is attending social events like sleepovers or school-camps....
-
Ask a question now...Recently we tried going cold turkey on night nappies having been told she was probably just lazy and would wake if had no nappy. however in 3weeks we have had 3 dry nights. Where do we go from here?
Hi Amanda – unfortunately there are a lot of myths out there about bedwetting, the most common being that children wet the bed because they are laz...
-
My son is 4 1/2 and wears drynights to bed but sometimes (about 1-4 times a week)even wets through them. He doesn't have a lot to drink after dinner what else can I do to reduce and stop him wetting at night. I have never had a dry night with him - he a
Hi Jo, children’s nighttime urine output is quite variable. Leakage can result from improper fit, which can occur if your sons DryNites are too sm...
-
Ask a question now...Hi my son is 7 years old and wets the bed often. We have not gone down the GP path yet but I will after reading your advise, my question is do you believe that holding on is a problem, my son holds on regularly and I am not sure if h
Hi Rebecca – it was once common practice to encourage children who wet the bed at night to try and hold on to their ‘wees’ during the day, as thi...
-
My son is 3 and a half he still wears nappies to bed as he wet 3 times in one nite when he wore undies and never woke up. He has also only just stopped wetting at his afternoon sleep. Is it to early to think there is a problem.
Hi R. M., please be reassured it is perfectly normal for your son to still be wetting the bed at night with many children (especially boys) conti...
-
My daughter is 3.5 and dry in the day for the past year. For six months we have done a 10pm toilet stop Which has worked well, but in the last month she is now wetting at random times in the night. Should we stop the 10pm toilet stop or am I just expe
Hi Nicky – given your daughters age it is not particularly surprising that she is still wetting at night, this is completely normal and age-appropr...
-
what's a good age to start t.t at night? My daughter is 3.5 years old.
Hi J.F., unlike daytime urinary control, which is conscious and deliberate, nighttime bladder control is more dependent on maturation of children’s...
-
My daughter has just turned 4. She has the daytime t/t all sorted and i'm happy with that. However, night time is a totally different story...
Hi S – I completely understand your frustration and sympathise! Sometimes parents feel a little better about the situation when they understand th...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
Nappies still heavy overnight
Hi Lisa, firstly, let me reassure you it is perfectly normal for a boy of 5 to be wetting the bed at night. While most children who wet the bed ha...
-
My daughter wets the bed about 4 times per week, sometimes less sometimes every night. There is no distinct pattern. I am now trying to limit her water intake at dinner time (2 hours before her bedtime) and am feeling guilty for doing this.
Bedwetting runs in families, which means that children who have parents who wet the bed, are much more likely to wet the bed themselves. The upsid...
-
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...
-
my daughter is 4 1/2 years old, she has barely ever wet the bed since wearing her knickers to bed (1 year or so)....but in the last 2 weeks she is wetting the bed nearly every night, i have been waking her before i go to bed and during the night if i get
Hi Jessica, it sounds like your daughter is experiencing secondary bedwetting, which occurs when a child has had proper control over their bladde...
-
My son is 6 1/2 years old. He has never been dry at night. He has worn dry nites ever since he outgrew nappies. He never wakes to go to the toilet. Often he is waking because the dry nites are so full they leak and he and the bed are wet. He seems to prod
Hi Louise – it really sounds like you are doing everything right. Rather than limiting dirnks you could try getting him to drink water more frequen...
-
My son is 5 and was consistantly dry every night up until about 2 months ago and now every night, he wets the bed. Nothing in his life has changed, other than it being winter. Could that be a factor and how do I help him with this and is this common?
Hi Katie, it is not unusual for children to waiver between periods of being dry then retrurning to wetting again as they move toward achieving perm...
-
Ask a question now...Our 4 year son was doing really well with not wetting the bed now even if we get him up 2 or 3 times a night he is has relapsed and not doing so well, mostly in the morning before he wakes up he wets his pants, but not his bed. Can yo
Hi Toni, it is not unusual for children to waiver between periods of being dry then returning to wetting as they move toward achieving permanent ...
-
my 5 year old is still not trained at night. He often soaks through his nappy. is there anything else I can use to stop him waking up wet?
Hi C.S., please be reassured it is perfectly normal for your son to still be wetting the bed at night with many children (especially boys) continui...
-
5 year old who wets the bed heavily every night and doesn't wake at all ??? He is a super heavy sleeper and takes about 2 hours to fall asleep. Help??
Firstly, let me reassure you that this is quite normal behaviour with around 1 in 10 5-year-olds still wetting the bed at night. It is not unusual...
-
At what age approximately is a good time to start letting your child wear undies to bed?
Hi M.R., Usually the best indicator that children are moving toward achieving nighttime continence is an increase in the number of mornings where t...
-
My son is fully trained during the day and only wears a nappy to bed, which is wet in the morning! at what age should the nappy go??
Hi Sara, It is perfectly normal for a 3-year-old boy to be still wetting at night with around 1 in 5 children still wetting the bed when they start...
-
My son is 6 and still wears nappies to bed as he is wet every night however his 3 younger siblings are all dry.
Hi K.B., it can be particularly tricky for children struggling with bedwetting when they have younger siblings who have already achieved nighttim...
-
my grandson is neally 5 his younger brother 3 and is out of nappies, but he still wets at night he goes to the toilet through the day, is it because he is to lazy to get up through the night. my daughter is pulling her hair out. what should we do.
It is perfectly normal for your grandson to still be wetting the bed at night with at least 1 in 10 5-year-olds continuing to wet the bed on a regu...
-
My son will be five in January and for the past few months we have been talking to him about not wearing Drynites to bed anymore. For the past two weeks we have taken him out of the pullups, but he still wets the bed once, sometimes twice during the nigh
Hi Leanne, Bedwetting can be incredibly challenging to manage, particularly when it occurs on a regular basis. There are a number of reasons as to ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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)...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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, ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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....
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
Hi, my son is eight years old, he's a chronic bed wetter, and he is about to go on his first camp. We are both worried about that he might have an accident while going to camp, on the bus, as it is a six hour journey. This would cause him great embarrass
Hi Jane, Sleepovers, slumber parties and school camps are common sources of stress for children who wet the bed. It is important that your son is...
-
I have been told that if i continue to put a nappy on my son (nearly 8 years old) he will continue to wet it?? I have been waiting for more of a consistent pattern before i stop. At the moment its just one dry nappy every now and again? Thank you, Lisa-An
Hi Lisa, while there has certainly been some debate about the use of absorbent pants in the management of children’s bedwetting there is no resea...
-
Hi Catherine Why the frequency of wetting throughout the night?
Hi Michelle, it’s lovely to hear from you. Bedwetting has a number of underlying causes. The most common cause of bedwetting is a neurological-de...
-
My 26 mth old son fills his nappy & maternity pad inside nappy full to the brim. It is like a brick in the morning. Is this normal?
Hi P.C, it is perfectly normal for your son to be still using nappies throughout the day. The average age for boys to achieve daytime continence i...
-
Hi Dr. Cathrine, my son is 6yrs old and has Asperger's Syndrome, he is still wetting the bed at night and is the middle child of three boys, they were both night trained by 3yrs. I'm wondering what the expectancy is for a child with a developmental delay
Hi Melissa, the age at which children achieve nighttime continence is quite variable with many boys not becoming dry at night until 8 years of age....
-
My son is 3.5yrs old and wants to wear undies to bed at night, we have tried a couple of times but he just wets the bed and does not wake up when he does, i don't understand why ??
Hi Rebecca, it is perfectly normal for your son to still be wetting the bed at night. The time between achieving daytime continence and nighttime ...
-
My son has just turned 8yrs, he wants to stop wetting the bed but still wets it if he doesnt wear a dry night should i seek medical help?
Hi L.T. - Not surprisingly, bedwetting becomes more of an issue as children get older and want to start attending sleepovers or school camps. Give...
-
hi Doc C, both myself and my son are at wits end.. he is 14.5 yrs old and still wets the bed most nights, he does not know if he has until he wakes in the morn. we have done the measure drinks, the reward, the no drinks after 6pm, the alarm sheet. eveythi
Dear Karen and Ben, it must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening when you feel like you’ve tried it all and still no success. There are a f...
-
4 and a half year old son is still in a nappy @ nite and seems no where near ready to go without one, he just doesnt wake.
Hi K.J., this is perfectly normal behaviour, in fact some medical professionals argue that bedwetting, particularly among boys, is developmentally ...
-
My son is 4.5 and wets the bed every night. To avoid having to wash sheets every day, I've asked him to wear 'night undies' (pull ups) which he is happy to do. The problem we have is instead of getting up to go to the toilet in the morning, he thinks it's
Hi Kristy, while reward systems are generally discouraged in the management of children’s bedwetting you could certainly adopt this approach to try...
-
Hi my son is nearlly 6 years old and he still wets the bed. I have tried a few times putting him to bed without a pull up. but he will sleep all night in a wet bed and he will not wake up.
Hi Tiffany, while bedwetting can be incredibly distressing for parents please be reassured that it is perfectly normal for your son to still wet th...
-
My son just turned two on the 24th Feb. He constantly wakes 2-3 times at night and has really started to escalate in his screams for me to entre his room. Finally last night he said wee's, I took him to the toilet but it was too late. Could he be waking t
Hi D. B., It sounds like your son is experiencing night tremors, a common occurrence among toddlers and preschoolers. Night tremors differ from nig...
-
my nearly 10 year old boy still wets has never really been dry and we have tried alarms and nasal sprays neither worked what can i do Rochelle
Hi Rochelle - Unfortunately when it comes to treating children’s bedwetting, what works for one does not necessarily work for others. How old was ...
-
I am a mother of two who is at wits end, my 7 yr old son has bowel problems and is having trouble toileting through the night and during the day help! also my 5 yr old daughter has become lazy due to her brothers problems and wakes with her pullup complet
Hi Leisa, the first thing you need to do is seek medical advice – any form of daytime incontinence after the age of 5 years needs to be investiga...
-
We are trying to get our 3.5year old son dry every night of the week. He has few dry nights and a few wet nights during the week so we would just like some ways to help our son out as he feels really bad in the mornning if he does wet himsels. Any advice?
Hi Velika, the time it takes between achieving daytime control and nighttime continence is quite variable. Some children achieve this in a matter ...
-
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...
-
Hi, I wet my pants alot and my GP said that I would have to be put back into nappies with powder to prevent nappy rash on a 24/hr a day basis. I am quite embarrased about this and I wasa wondering if you could give me some advice..... Can I wear these nap
Thank you for submitting your question to Dr Cathrine. It has come to our attention that you have submitted 18 questions to Dr Cathrine. We und...
-
do you think it is better for my 4and a half year old boys self esteme to wear drynights or to allow him to wet the bed. Is there any difference to how long it will take to become dry at night?
There is little evidence to suggest that wearing absorbent pants either extends or shortens the bedwetting process. The main purpose of DryNites i...
-
i have a 3 year old son and he wears pull ups to bed and he is wet sometime dueing the day and he is allmost toilet training now
Hi M. A. – It is quite common for 3-year-old children to be wetting the bed at night. While some children become dry at night a few weeks or month...
-
what age do boys stop wetting bed..
Hi Kim - the age at which children stop wetting the bed is quite variable. Given the strong genetic link it is not unusual for a number of children...
-
No matter what I do my five year old son stills wets through his pull up, pjs and sheets. What else can I try?
Hi Pauline, given the strong genetic link it is not unusual to find a number of children in the one family who wet the bed – however, if neither yo...
-
Can you help with a 7yr. old boy who poo's in his pants rather than use the toilet?
Children with special needs often take longer to attain bladder and bowel control, with many parents sighting toileting issues as one of the bigges...
-
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...
-
Ask a question now...Hi Dr Cathrine,my son just turned 5 and he wets his bad once a fortnight, but thats if i don't give him anything to drink 1 hour before bed and take him him to toilet a few times just before he goes to bed. As soon as he has a drink b
Hi Angela, you seem to be completely on top of the situation. While we no longer recommend restricting fluids completely before bedtime it is a go...
-
My 4.5 yo son has been day trained for 2 years but no-where near night trained. Recently he has started wetting during his day sleeps to. Not everyday but at least once a week. Any suggestions on how to get back on track?
Hi Sharyn, the first thing you need to do is rule out any underlying medical cause. Sometimes a return to daytime wetting may be a sign of a urina...
-
My almost 5yrs old son told me 2 weeks ago that he didn't want to wear drynites. Thinking he was ready I haven't used them but he has wet the bed every night.
Hi Maria - It is not uncommon for parents of children who wet the bed to comment on how heavy a sleeper their child is. Children who are particular...
-
My son started wetting his bed around 3 1/2 occasionally. Then around 4 it increased to 4 times a week. Now at 5 1/2 it is about once a week but he might go for 3 weeks dry then wet 3 nights in a row. What can I do to help him stop?
Hi A.K. - The tricky (and frustrating!) thing about bedwetting is that we do not always know why it happens – which means that it is not simple and...
-
My 4 year old son has been toilet trained and out of nappies at night for well over a year but recently has started wetting the bed about once a week. Is this part of his physical development or should I be concerned?
Hi Dianne - Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis (SNE) is the term used to describe a situation where children have been previously dry for six or more mon...
-
My son is 7 1/2 he only has one kidney. He wets the bed every night. We have tried many things. Is his single kidney to blame?
Hi Carmen - if your son’s kidney is healthy and completely normal it may not be the cause of his bedwetting. Bedwetting can be the result of a num...
-
Hi. My 5 1/2 year old is still in Dry Nites and is nowhere near dry at night - the nappy is still full every morning. I am not particularly concerned about this - he is the youngest of 3 and I realise it just takes some kids longer than others to become
Hi K.T. – firstly, let me congratulate you on making the distinction between accidental and deliberate wetting, this is not always easily done espe...
-
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...
-
Hi, my 6 yr old son has never been dry at night; we use DryNites and he's started to ask when he won't need them any more.
Hi S.C. – bedwetting tends to become more of an issue as children get older and want to start attending sleepovers. One way you could reduce his an...
-
My 4 yr old boy, has never been dry at night, but wants to be, I have tried dry nite nappies but they are to big for him and leak so he is still wearing nappies, he is a deep sleeper, any suggestions, thanks Miranda
Hi Miranda, It is quite common for parents of children who wet the bed to comment on how heavy a sleeper their child is. Researchers have shown tha...
-
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 ...
-
Ask a question now...my 12 year old son wets the bed every night but i cant wake him up at night because he is a very heavy sleeper and diets and bladder training isnt working either what can i do
It can be incredibly frustrating when you feel like you’ve tried it all and yet met with little success. When it comes to the more traditional m...
-
My four year old boy still wets his bed at night. We use dri-nites and change them in the middle of the night but they are not absorbent enough and still overflow. Can I try the larger 8kg+ drinites or will they be too big?
Absorbency levels are the same for both sizes so the only reason to change would be if the small size were too small. It is important that the DryN...
-
Hi Dr, i have 3 boys my eldest is 13 and he still wets the bed and is attending boarding school so i took him to the Dr's and they prescribed him endep 25mg it seems to work but if he happens to miss just one tablet wets the bed!. My middlechild is 11 and
Hi Rachael, due to the strong genetic link it is not unusual to find a number of children in the same family experiencing bedwetting. When genet...
-
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...
-
Hi, i've been dry for several years now yet i still wear drynites almost every night.
Given you are not aware that you are wetting at night, I would not necessarily describe this behaviour as deliberate. If your wetting were uncontr...
-
I have recently had a baby (8weeks ago) and my 4 year old son has just started wetting the bed again after a year of being dry. How can I help him to be dry again?
Hi Anna, your son is experiencing what is commonly referred to as secondary nocturnal enuresis – a term which is used to describe the condition w...
-
Ask a question now...My son is nearly 9 and still wets the bed ,my daughter also was late to be trained at night.He does,nt seem to want to go to the toliet at night.My son has has ADHD and autism. What can I do to encourage him to go and stop him wetting
There are a number of possible contributing factors at play here. Firstly, there is a much higher incidence of bedwetting among children with autis...
-
Hi Cathrine, I'm sure you're sick of the same questions, but I would love to hear your opinion even if it's just for reassurance. My 4 year old son wets his nappy most nights, and probably half the time during day sleeps (he naps up to 3 hours). He also
It’s always lovely to hear from another parent! It is certainly true that many a daytime accident occurs as a result of children holding on for to...
-
Hi Dr Catherine, I have a six year old son who wets the bed and has worn night nappies continuously. He used to have great control during the day but that changed when he went to school. Since starting last year he now wets during the day. My husband
Starting school can be an incredibly stressful time for young children; there are new routines that they need to become familiar with, new rules, n...
-
My son is now 8 year old. He was born with grade 3-4 kidney reflux but has never had issues with bladder infections. However since he was 3 has been having issues with excessive urination during the day and remains a bed wetter (we use Dry Nites). Doct
Hi Lyndamarie, this is certainly a challenging and complex situation. In these situations I generally recommend that you adhere to your doctors su...
-
Ask a question now... My 12 y/o has daytime "accidents"
Hi John, there are a number of possible explanations for why your son continues to wet himself throughout the day. Given his age and the frequency...
-
Our 6 year old son has been on and off successfully training at night time for the last 6 months. The washing of pjs and mattresses is quite constant now- do we put him back in dry nights- or will this allow him to become lazy?
It really is a personal decision as to whether or not to use DryNites. Many parents (and children) choose to use DryNites to reduce the stress asso...
-
Hi, When do I know if it is the right time for us to try to get my son (4yrs) to stop wearing a nappy to bed (at night only - no issues during the day). He is a heavy sleeper and can't get up, however doesn't want to wear a nappy or pull up. Thanks Diana
Hi Diana, the best indicator that your son is moving toward achieving nighttime continence is an increase in the number of mornings he wakes-up dry...
-
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...
-
m y son is nearly 16 he has always wet the bed and still does he had in the past slowed down but lately has wet the bed six nights in a row i worry grately for this as the smell is strong where it hard to coverup from visiting family members and others h
Bedwetting among teenagers can really impact on their self-esteem and can lead to isolation and alienation. Having a teenager who wets the bed can ...
-
Hi. My son is 4 years old. He has been day trained for just over a year. It was a long process as he doesn't seem to care if he is wet or not. He still has accidents some days and always blames being to busy to remember, though he has only once had an
Hi Cherie, firstly, let me reassure you that your son’s behaviour is perfectly normal. It is quite common for children to experience daytime acc...
-
my son is 11 and still wets the bed it smells bad what can i do to stop this
Bedwetting can be incredibly distressing for the whole family. If you have not done so already the first step is to make an appointment with your ...
-
My 4 year old is wearing drynights but it leaks most nights. We stopped giving him too much to drink after 5pm (his bedtime is 7pm) and we get him to go to the toilet just before bedtime. Should we move to a bigger Drynights to stop the leaking?
Hi Sarah, in terms of management it sounds like you are doing everything right! The amount of urine children produce overnight is quite variable. ...
-
My son is 14 yrs and his bed wetting stops and starts. he can be dry for a few weeks, or even a month and then relapse back. He is a healthy active teenager. We have tried many methods over the years: alarms, chiro, diet etc but we cant seem to find a pat
Hi V.S. – It is not unusual for children to waiver between periods of dryness and wetting as they move toward achieving permanent nighttime conti...
-
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...
-
My son is 7 1/2. We stoppped using nappies 5 months ago even though his nappies were still very wet and have used the brolly sheets since then. We also get him up at 11pm eery night to go to the toilet. However, he still wets the bed significantly, 3-5 ti
Hi M.L – there are a number of possible reasons why children wet the bed. Some do so because their nervous system is slow to process the feeling...
-
My 4yr old son, was difficult to toilet train. He has been fine through the day for over a yr now but nights are another story, I think he is just a really heavy sleeper and doesnt wake to pee. He is too big for nappies (and doesnt want them) so we tried
Hi Nelly, nappy rash typically results from skin contact with a wet or dirty nappy. Mositure plus friction resulting from his DryNites moving again...
-
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-...
-
How do you know when to stop the night time pyjama pants? My son is 4 and has a full nappy most days!!
One of the best indicators that your son is moving toward achieving nighttime continence is an increase in the number of mornings he wakes up dry. ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
my 4 year old son is toilet trained during the day but at night wears a drynite but still the bed is wet most mornings he drinks a moderate amount during the day why is he still this wet?
Hi Alice, it is perfectly normal for your 4-year-old son to still be wetting the bed at night with many children continuing to do so right up to sc...
-
..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...
-
Bed wetting for 7 year old boy with Asperger's and ADHD medicated during the day and on melatonin at night.
Regardless of what other issues you have to deal with, coping with bedwetting can be incredibly testing and if not managed effectively can exacerba...
-
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...
-
My son is 4 years old. He has been toilet trained for about a year and a half, however at night he still wears DryNites and does not wake up to go to the toilet. Is there anything that you recommend me to do?
Hi N. C. as challenging as this may be please be reassured this is perfectly normal behaviour for a 4-year-old boy. If you are at all concerned abo...
-
my son has just recently had a couple of accidents. he is four and never wet the bed before even when toilet training but my partner has just started a new job with early morning starts
Hi Rebecca - While stress can certainly be a contributing factor in secondary bedwetting it would be worthwhile having your son checked by his GP j...
-
Hi, my name is james, i'm 15. I sometimes wet at night but my parents don't know about it, but the boys drynite leaks sometimes, and i'm worried my parents will find wet spots on my sheets. Should i try the girls drynite?
Hi James - it is preferrable that you use the DryNites designed for boys as the aborbancy patterns differ and a change to girls DryNites may in fac...
-
My 5 and a half year old son really wants to wear "jocks" to bed, but he has only ever had 3 or so dry nights.
Hi M. B., the way parents manage children’s bedwetting can often make or break a delicate situation. It really is a personal decision as to whether...
-
My son is nearly 6 and still wears a nappy to bed. He actually wets so much that he regularly wets right through his nappy and wets the bed. He has a drink with his tea, and nothing after that. He also goes to the toilet before going to bed. We have
Hi A.R., firstly, let me reassure you that it is not uncommon for 6-year-old boys to be still wetting at night, with some doctors suggesting it i...
-
Hi, my 6 year old son wears 2 pull ups to bed every night and sometimes still wets the bed as it soaks right through. He sometimes has small leaks during the day from "holding on" to long. What can you suggest we do to get keep him dry through out the n
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 girls,...
-
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...
-
Hi There, My son who is 7 yrs old next month has wet dry nite pull ups 7 days a week only at night. He is asking me 'mum why dod I wet the bed? how come I dont have a dry bed? then he says 'im learning' but when mum? I feels embrassed and hides his pull-u
Hi Y. J., bedwetting can be incredibly frustrating especially when there seems to be no obvious cause. As a parent, the most important thing is to...
-
Our 4 year old son is toilet trained totally during the day and I really want to get him out of nappies at night. Everytime I mention to him about not wearing a nappy to bed he gets very upset. I have reasured him that if he wets the bed that its no big d
Hi Alison – the way parents manage children’s bedwetting can often make or break a delicate situation. The first thing you need to do is reassure ...
-
My son is 5 1/2 and usually has a dry nappy most of the night then just before he wakes up/gets out of bed he does a wee.
Hi Jacquelene, it is very unusual (but not unheard of) for children to wet the bed out of laziness. Developing nighttime continence is not dissimil...
-
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...
-
5 year old boy wetting bed even with dry nites
Dear Brooke, while it is not unusual for 5-year-olds to experience the occasional daytime accident it is probably worth having your son asses...
-
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...
-
My 4 year old wets through his Drynites twice a night? We change him, he goes to the toliet and by the morning he is soaked again?
Hi Carina, this must be incredibly frustrating. Children’s nighttime urine output is quite variable. A small number of children who wet the bed do...
-
My 7 year old son is bedwetting 2-3 times a week after nearly a year of dryness (other than the odd accident)
Hi Josie, it is not unusual for children who take longer to become dry at night to return to wetting at times of stress, sickness or when they be...
-
Where can I buy a waterproof Sleeping Bag liner in Sydney for my son who is attending Camp soon?
Hi Carmel, I had a search on the internet for you and the only sleeping bag liner that I could find was from a online store in the US, and unfo...
-
My almost 5 year old boy seems to wet the bed randomly. Sometimes he can go for over a week without wetting it but then wets every night other times. Sometimes its obvious reasons such as large amounts to drink before bed but other times he can wet twice
Children’s bedwetting can be incredibly challenging as often there appears to be no pattern or clear explanation for why it is occurring. What you...
-
5 yr old boy night time bed wetting is getting worse. He has very heavy night nappies to the point that no nappy is holding his urine.
Hi Georgie, sometimes there appears to be no rhyme or reason to children’s bedwetting, which can be incredibly frustrating! It is not particularly...
-
6 year son, still wet every night, want help as to what strategies to take
Hi Elisa, please be reassured it is perfectly normal for your son to still be wetting the bed at night with many children (especially boys) conti...
-
At what age should we attempt to go to bed at night without a nappy?
Hi Carrie, the age at which children achieve nighttime continence is quite variable with some children becoming dry as young as 3 years of age an...
-
4 year old wetting the bed once every few months
Hi Katie, this not particularly unusual but frustrating nonetheless. I think what is most frustrating for parents in these situations, is there ap...
-
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...
-
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...
-
my son declyn is 3 years and 10months old and when he wakes in the morning his nappy is so wet.how do i help him to try keep dry at night..?
Hi Tiana Louise, please be reassured it is perfectly normal for your son to still be wetting the bed at night with many children (especially boys) ...
-
My 8 year old son wets his bed everynight despite limiting his fluids at night, using an alarm, waking him up to go to the toilet. He completely soaks through a Drynite and floods the bed. I am concerned about the amount of urine - it's a lot!
Hi Danielle, given the amount he wets it would certainly be worthwhile having this invesitaged further. Bedwetting can be the result from bladder ...
-
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...
-
My 5 yrs old son has been mostly dry at night since he was 3 (only occasional accidents). Now he hasn't been dry in over 2 months! Advice?
It is not unusual for children to waiver between periods of being dry then returning to wetting again as they move toward achieving permanent night...
-
I have a 7 year old still in drynites
Hi J.O., Training at night usually involves the use of a conditioning alarm (also commonly referred to as a bedwetting alarm), this works by helpin...
-
My 6.5 year old son has never been dry at night.
Bedwetting can be incredibly frustrating especially when there seems to be no obvious cause. As a parent, the most important thing is to reassur...
-
Hi Dr Catherine My son wil be 6 in September and is wet every night plus the occasional soak through to mattress protector. We use dry nites and have limited his night drinks. we understand that it's a connection thing and my husband plus a few other fa
Hi H.D., In order for your son to become dry at night he either needs to learn to wake in response to a full-bladder or his bladder needs to develo...
-
Ask a question now...My 8 Yr old son has been in dry nites since he was toilet trained at the age of 3. He consistently wets it every night and often wets right through to the bed. I have resorted to waking him up at least 2-3 times a night to try and kee
Hi M.W., while many children will outgrow bedwetting on their own, some children do benefit from a more focused intervention. Given his age and th...
-
my son has wet the bed all the time, he is now 12 nearly 13. He uses dry nights with pants on top. limits to drinks no liquids after 6pm, has had minerin and ditropan, always has a wet sheet on and still wets every night sometimes twice, I see no end to
Hi G – this must be incredibly frustrating for both you and him! It is not particularly unusual to have experienced little success with the medica...
-
Ask a question now... My son is 4 1/2 and his nappies were dry and night and once I put him in underpants he has started being wet again. It has only been a week but I am wondering what I should do? Thanks
Please be reassured this is perfectly normal behaviour. As children move toward achieving permanent nighttime continence it is very common for the...
-
can it be the size of a penis to make you a bed wetter
Hi Jakee, secondary bedwetting has two main underlying causes – one is physical and can include such things as urinary tract infections or juvenile...
-
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...
-
I'm at my wits end. My son is 11 years old last May and has wet the bed of a night his whole life. He was toilet trained during the day from the age of about 3 and this has never been a problem, however, he wets the bed at night approximately 3 to 4 tim
Hi M.S., primary bedwetting very rarely results from psychological causes but it may in fact be the cause of emotional or psychological distress wh...
-
Hi, i bought the drynites nappies for boys from 17kgs and up, my son leaks every night with this nappy and i'm not happy...but they don't seem to have smaller size..any suggestion what to do as he is fully toilet trained but still needs nappy when sleeps,
Hi Daniella, how frustrating! Leakage can certainly result from improper fit which happens when children’s DryNites are too large or too small. H...
-
My 9 year old wets the bed not every night but most. He does wake up occassionally dry. He is not the best sleeper. Someone told me if they can go dry for 1 or 2 nights they are on there way to staying dry is this true and is this normal
Certainly one indicator that your child is moving toward nighttime continence is an increase in the number of consecutive nights where they wake-up...
-
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 ...
-
being bullied for bedwetting
Hi Steve, no parent likes to stand by and watch their child being bullied – so it is only natural that you would want to expose the bully in this w...
-
My 8 y.o is still wetting the bed. He can have 2-4 dry nights in a row and then be wet again for a week ,we limit his fluid intake in the evening make surehe goes to the toilet before going to bed and even wake him up to go to the toilet when we go to bed
Hi K.T., I think one of the most frustrating things for parents of children who wet the bed is that there does not seem to be any logical explanati...
-
Hi, my son has been bullied for over 2 years at school by different children, I have reached the point of changing his school after doing all that has been recommended by professionals. I would like to know if there are specialised programs and/or classe
This is a really important question. There are a number of characteristics that can place children at risk of being bullied. Other than physical ...
-
My 5 year old still wets his bed at night,he is lean n has minimum body fat as he is very active,is body fat helps to stop bed wetting at night?
Please be reassured it is developmentally normal for a 5-year-old to be still wetting at night with around 1 in 7 children continuing to do so by s...
-
My son is 6 and has never had a dry night, he has always been a heavy wetter. However he is now too big for Huggies Junior size but all nappy pants leak (including DryNites) so I have resorted to still using the Huggies Junior or a DryNite pullup with a
This is incredibly frustrating and expensive! Bedwetting has many causes with some children wetting due to low ADH levels. ADH is an antidiuretic ...
-
Hi My son will turn 8 this month. He has been bedwetting atleast thrice a week. We ensure that he is not made self conscious. We ensure that he reduces his fluid intake, goes to the toilet before bed. I wake him up and take him to toilet atleast twice dur
The most challenging thing for many parents of children who wet the bed is that there often appears to be no logical explanation for why they conti...
-
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...
-
My son bed wetting
Hi Martesse, helping children to achieve nighttime continence works a little differently to daytime training. Nighttime wetting typically happens ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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,...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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....
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
I lift my son to the toilet each night, probably 2hrs after putting him to bed and he does a pee, should I be doing this?
Hi Mel, while waking or lifting a child to go to the toilet might seem like a good way to reduce the number of wet beds, it does not help train the...
-
Lifting children while asleep to go to the toilet.
Hi Nicole, while waking or lifting a child to go to the toilet might seem like a good way to reduce the number of wet beds, it does not help train ...
-
I don't understand the comment in the recent email about not lifting children when asleep to take them to the toilet helps to develop a healthy bladder. What is it about lifting them?
Once upon a time parents used to be encouraged to carry their child to the toilet during the night to help avoid a wet bed. While waking or lifting...
-
Are there any other informational web sites out there?
if you are interested in a toilet training guide I would recommend that you visit the Huggies website (www.huggies.com.au) – you can find tips on h...
-
twin 4yo girls, and one is wetting her pants. When is it time to worry about this?
we usually do not consider daytime wetting to be a problem until after children have turned 4 years of age or reach a developmental age of 4 - this...
-
We have twin daughters, one is dry at night, the other isn't
Regardless of whether or not she understands that it is normal for a 4-year-old girl to be wetting the bed at night – the fact that her twin sister...
-
My son is 5 years old and still wets the bed.
Hi Aly – nighttime wetting is considered to be completely normal until the age of 7 years – particularly when it comes to boys. Most parents and c...
-
My son is 16mths he is 16 kgs and tall,we use Huggies at night but he continues to wet through?What else could we use?
Hi Sonya – the first thing to check is that they are fitting correctly as improper fit can contribute to leakage. From personal experience I found...
-
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...
-
my son wet himself day and night at night he will were drynites but he will where them to school what can i do
Given his age and the regularity of his wetting it is very important that you make an appointment with your GP so that they can investigate the c...
-
hi my son is 12 yrs old. i have tried every treatment to help my son to stop but he keeps continuing to wet. they say that it is not his fault. i think he is just being lazy. it is causing to many fights. I am losing so much patience. i feel like that I
Hi Margaret, bedwetting does not only impact on the child, it affects the whole family. It is not unusual for parents to feel that somehow the b...
-
what sort of foods and drinks should you avoid to help stop bedwetting
Hi Jacinta – it is true that some children who wet the bed benefit from restricting certain foods from their diet. It is important to keep in mind...
-
my son is going to be 6 next month. he wets his pants during the day. Sometimes he is really wet and sometimes its just a little spot. Some days he can be dry the whole day. The same thing happens at night. Some nights he will get up and go too the toilet
While it is quite common for children to continue to experience nighttime incontinence at age 6, regular daytime accidents are less common and shou...
-
hi my almost 4 year old seems to have alot of wee at night, He wears 2 nappys and still leaks though, Kirsty
Hi Kirsty, it is perfectly normal for your son to continue to experience nocturnal incontinence. The age at which nighttime continence occurs is qu...
-
My son is 5 next month and has been wetting the bed again for the last 10 months after he started having an ear infection and relapses of tonsillitis.
Hi – it can be incredibly worrying and a little frustrating when your child starts wetting the bed again after a significant period of dryness. ...
-
what if drynites dont work
Hi Melissa – there are a number of possible reasons why your son is wetting through. The first thing to check is that they are fitting correctly – ...
-
What to do to stop night time bed wetting
Hi Deirdre – firstly, let me reassure you that it is perfectly normal for children your son’s age to still be wetting the bed at night. If you h...
-
My son has been toilet trained for 1 1/2 years now but still continues to wet the bed every night. I've tried less drinks and going to the toilet a couple of times before bed but nothing seems to work.
Hi Sarah – it is perfectly normal for children to continue to wet the bed at night even after they have achieved daytime continence. The speed at w...
-
my son is 4 1/2 years old. During the night, i have to get up every 1 1/2 to 2 hours so I can put him on the toilet. If i don't do that, he wets his bed. He doesn't feel that he needs to go to the toilet at night. If don't get him up and take him he wets
While bedwetting can be incredibly frustrating and worrying for parents – please be reassured that it is perfectly normal for 4-year-old boys to st...
-
hi, my nearly 6 year old step son wets the bed every now and then and then tries to hide it, his dad just says it's coz he's too lazy to get up, could this really be the reason? And what do i do? coz it's very frustrating
While it can be incredibly frustrating, it is often helpful to know that children who wet the bed rarely do it on purpose. Some children wet the b...
-
hi, i wet the bed every night, my left testicle is almost 3 times the size of my right one could this have anything to do with it
Hi John, bedwetting can be caused by a number of underlying factors. I would strongly recommend that you speak with your GP who can examine you ...
-
My 7 year old son can go for weeks at a time with a dry bed and then all of a sudden we will have a run of wet nights, He tells me he doesn't know it is happening until it is too late. He gets upset at the mention of "drynights" can you give me some advic
While perfectly normal, this must be incredibly frustrating for both you and him! Reassure him that it is very common for children as they move tow...
-
My 10 yo son told me that he can not feel it when he wet the bad. Should I take him to a doctor? Can stress make my son we his bed?
You son is in very good company, many children who wet at night do so without being aware. Amongst other factors, a deep sleeping pattern has been...
-
I have a just 5 year old boy and nearly 4 year old girl who have wet the bed every night since birth. Never a dry night, and they frequently over fill their nappies, and now drynites. When would be the right time to seek medical attention with my childr
How exhausting this must be for you! There are a number of possible reasons why your children are wetting through. The first thing to check is tha...
-
Can wearing dry nites help or hinder a 8 year old boy with bed wetting.
Hi Vanessa, It is perfectly fine for your son to use DryNites, these will neither shorten nor prolong the bedwetting process and will certainly red...
-
At what age should my wife and I start to encourage our 4 and a half year old boy out of pull-ups at night. It seems when he wears a pull up at night he will wet them. When I have him in undies I get mixed results. Some night dry, some nights wet. I g
When it comes to parenting, consistency is certainly the key, whether we are talking about managing challenging behaviours or bedwetting. The good...
-
how can i stop my three year old from wetting the bed
Hi Naomi, nappies with tabs can certainly be more easily removed by children than absorbent pants. You could try him in DryNItes at night. If you...
-
my 7 year old aspergers son is wearing drynights and I am doing all the toileting and drink restrictions prevention strategies but his drynight is over full every morning and even leaks to his sheets at night. Any other ways of preventing this?
Leakage often results from improper fit, which can occur if your sons DryNites are too small. Check that they are fitting him properly around the ...
-
Hi, My son is 5 1/2 and still wears DryNights to bed each night. Sometimes he's wet in the morning, sometimes not. When I was visiting my local Maternal Health nurse with my younger child, she suggested it was time to consult an incontinance expert rega
Hi Kirsty, As with many developmental milestones, children develop nighttime bladder control at different ages. Persistent bedwetting, which refe...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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. ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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, ...
-
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
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
My grandson is almost 6 and has high function autism. He's been toiled trained during the day for couple of years now, but still wears nappy at night. His mum tried couple of times to put him to bed without nappy because he kept saying that he was a big
Unfortunately nighttime continence does not work in the same way as daytime training – nighttime wetting typically happens when children are asleep...
-
Hi Doctor, My daughter is 2 years and 2 months old and will not poo on the potty or the toilet. She has now started to refuse even sitting on the toilet for wee even though she has been weeing on the toilet for the past 3 months. My question is should I
Hi Belinda – this is incredibly frustrating but not that uncommon. The average time it takes children to become toilet trained is anywhere between ...
-
Hi my 5 year old son wets heavily every night - usually through a dry nite and onto the sheets. Recently he was prescribed antibiotics for an ear infection. For the week that he was on the antibiotics he was dry every night. The last night he took the
Hi Amanda – bladder infections are certainly one cause of nighttime wetting so I would definitely have your son checked by your GP. I would also d...
-
Is bowel incontinence linked at all with bed wetting? My 5 1/2 year old has never been out of night nappies as he wets every night but over the past few months he has also been pooing in the bath or shower. This only happens occasionally as he says it c
Hi Christine - Faecal incontinence in children is typically a sign that your child is suffering from constipation. If left untreated, constipation ...
-
My children have kidney reflux. Does this make them have less bladder control? i.e. more likely to take longer to have bladder control at night?
Children diagnosed with kidney reflux can experience bedwetting as a symptom of this condition. Depending on your daughters diagnosis, children wi...
-
Hi, how long will a bedwetting episode last?
Hi Louis, I’m afraid this is a little bit like trying to answer the question, ‘How long is a piece of string?”. The answer to your question depe...
-
Is breathing through the mouth a cause of bedwetting in children?
Hi M.P., while deep sleeping is not a cause of bedwetting it certainly makes it much more difficult for children to wake in response to a full blad...
-
Hi, I have a few issues so I hope you can help. My 7 1/2 yr old son is always wet so we use the size 4-7yr drynites but he wees so much in the night that he wets through them 80% of the time. I have tried the larger size 8yr + but he wets through those
Hi Sarah, bedwetting can be incredibly challenging to manage and even more so when children do not appear to be particularly bothered by it. On one...
-
Why has my 5 year old only recently started wetting the bed?
your son’s type of bedwetting would be considered secondary enuresis (SE) – this is less common and has different underlying causes. When children ...
-
Hi my daughtter has been toilet trained for over a year. when playing outside she will tell me she needs to go and i tell her just to go if she needs to but instead of going to the toilet she will piss herself on her bed. At school she will just stand the
Hi Daphne – it is not unusual for children to experience some regression in their toileting skills at times of stress and certainly the pending bi...
-
Hi Dr Catherine, I am having trouble getting my son to use the toilet. He is 3 and he was diagnosed with Autism last year. He is fine with wearing undies but he has not learnt to read the signals for needed to go to the toilet. I try to get time to sit on
Hi Dianna, it is not unusual for children with additional support needs to take a little longer to attain both daytime and nighttime continence. A...
-
My 4 year old girl is daytime wetting, why is this?
Hi Tracey, this is certainly a challenging situation. While it is not unusual for young children to experience the occasional accident for months (...
-
My 5 year old son has been bedwetting for the last 4 months and has also been having daytime accidents (sometime 3 or 4 times) during the day.
Your son is experiencing secondary enuresis which occurs when a child has had proper control over their bladder during the night for a period of si...
-
7yo Child deliberately wetting pants at school.
Hi Terryl, this is certainly a challenging situation. Any type of daytime incontinence after the age of 6 years really needs to be investigated ...
-
hi my 7 year old daughter still wets the bed and her undies during the day even at school its really smelly im worried she will start getting teased at school because of the smell! please any advice on how to at least stop the day time wetting??
Hi Brandi, it is important that we help manage her daytime wetting first before working with her on her nighttime continence. Any type of daytime ...
-
Ask a question now...My son is about to turn 6 and he is wets his dry nites every night often right through to his sheets. He is also wet most days.
Hi K. H., given his age I would not be particularly concerned about his nighttime wetting however it is always a good idea to have any form of co...
-
i also wet the bed at night, but i am wondering, can you have daytime accidents even though you wet the bed at night?
Hi W. S., daytime and nighttime wetting typically have completely different underlying causes with the majority of children who wet the bed at ni...
-
my daugther is 7 and still has the odd wet thought the day her teacher is complaining about how can i help
Generally the causes of daytime wetting fall into two categories, one of which is medical, and the other psychological. Both need to be treated se...
-
My daughter is 4 and refuses to go #2 on the toilet but has been going wees on toilet for 12 months. We have tried everything to encourage going on the toilet. Any suggestions? is this normal?
Hi Angela, it is not particularly unusual for children to experience difficulties doing poos in the toilet. Sometimes it is a result of chronic co...
-
My 9 year old son doesnt seem to care if he wets himself in the daytime or the night time.
Hi Sue - It is completely understandable to be concerned about his daytime urinary habits – as we all know too well, children can be incredibly cru...
-
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...
-
My nearly 9 year old daughter is still wetting the bed
While it is true that some children are able to outgrow bedwetting on their own, others do benefit from some form of treatment. When the bedwettin...
-
My son is 7yrs, wears two drynites and still wets that bed most nights.
Hi Helen, while it is true that some children are able to outgrow bedwetting on their own, others do benefit from some form of treatment. When the...
-
I have a bright 5 1/2 year old who i love dearly. I am however frustrated each day at another wet bed, saturated usually. My son used to be dry during the night around 4, however it was around the same time i left my husband (his dad), he then became an o
Trying to manage our children’s bedwetting can be quite the juggling act. We try and hide our frustration and exhaustion at coping with the consta...
-
Hi Dr Catherine, My daughter is nearly 9 & had stage 3 kidney reflux at 7mths. She still wet's the bed now & then. Can you please help?
Hi K. C. – your daughter has very little control over her bladder while asleep, so while rewards can be very motivating during the day, they will d...
-
Hi Dr Catherine, I have a 9 year old daughter who has never been completely dry, day or night. We have been seeing a urologist and physiotherapist for 4 years now. She has been taking Ditropan twice a day for the last 3. She hasn't had a tablet for oveer
This is a very challenging situation. While you can certainly use reward systems to encourage her to drink regularly throughout the day, this is i...
-
Ask a question now...my girl is seven years old, she soaks her pullups. we have never made a big deal out of it. She has had several uti's. our doctor has said don't worry she will grow out of it. my concern is that she has started early development(breas
Hi Dianne, one of the trickiest things for parents when it comes to managing our children’s bedwetting is ensuring that it does not impact advers...
-
I have a 7 yr old daughter who toilet trained herself before the age of two! but sadly is still soaking a night nappy. Her Aunt wet bed until her teens. Not a big issue at all for me, but should we be trying harder? GP said go without nappy for a month!
Hi Delia, due to the underlying genetic link it is not unusual to find a number of children in the one family experiencing nighttime wetting. Whil...
-
my daughter is 13 years of age and is still wetting the bed.
It can be incredibly frustrating when it seems like you’ve tried it all yet met with little success! While conditioning alarms continue to experien...
-
Hi, I don't know what to try to help my daughters bed wetting?
Dealing with bedwetting can be incredibly challenging and failure to respond to treatment only adds to our stress. If you have not done so already ...
-
my 6 year old daughter wets the bed every night, we have tried limiting drinks after 6 and certain foods however this has not helped. She has moved house a few times in the last 2 years however she seems to have no problems with that. She also doesnt real
Hi Fiona, the most frustrating thing about bedwetting is that there are so many potential underlying causes that it can be difficult to treat. T...
-
Hi. I have 2 girls ages 12 and 9 who have both been bed wetters since birth. They are both being seen to by the bladder clinic at Westmead Childrens Hospital suites. It has been established that the 12 year old has bowel problems and was placed on movicol
Even though it is our children who wet the bed, it’s often the parents who need the most support (and often don’t receive any!). Coping with bedwe...
-
do the drynights hold runny number 2 and a hevy flow of number 1
DryNites work in much the same way as a nappy, and can hold both fecal matter and urine. Parents of older children with significant developmental d...
-
i have tried the alarm and mirinin nasal srpay and still wet the bed every night what do i do now
It can be very frustrating and disheartening when treatments do not result in the desired outcome! Nasal sprays are generally seen as a form of man...
-
my daughter is almost 9 and still wets most nights, she is a heavy sleeper, are there natural remedies worth trying without the expense
While there is less scientific support for natural remedies, some parents and children have reported improvements in bedwetting following the use o...
-
Hi.My 51/2yr old daughter still wets the bed everynight, we have had a few rare occassions where she has had a dry night, which we praise her,ring Daddy at work to tell him etc.She has water regularly during the day, some with dinner and a mouthfull after
Hi Ruth – it really sounds like you are doing all the right things. As I’m sure you are fully aware, the tricky and often frustrating thing about ...
-
My 6 year old daughter has never had a dry night in her life.
Continence issues are often an indicator of stress in young children, which explains why your daughter returned to wetting during the day after you...
-
i have a 6 year old daughter that wets the bed every night and it doesnt faze her 1 bit, i wake her up twice a night to go to the toilet and she still wets please help me
Hi Jenayah – while it’s great that your daughter is not upset by the fact that she wets at night, I see how frustrating this must be for you given ...
-
Hello, our daughter is 16 and wets the bed every night, sometimes twice a night. We have tried minirin and alarms but neither with success as she is a very deep sleeper, we are all at our wits end, can you offer any help?
In can be incredibly frustrating and disheartening when you feel like you have tried it all and still your child continues to wet at night. While ...
-
Hello. My Son is going on 14, yet still wet's the bed. We have tried many, many thins - the smell is strong, and its his 6th matress. What can i do?
It can be incredibly frustrating when it seems like you’ve tried it all yet met with little success! The best forms of treatment are conditionin...
-
Hi there, my daughter is nearly 8 years old and she has been wetting the bed from since I can remember, we have been to doctors, etc and no one has really explained or helped us with it. She doesn't just wet herself once but a few times a night, she says
Hi K.W. – the majority of children who wet the bed have nothing medically wrong with them. While doctors and researchers have been able to ident...
-
My daughter is 6, 7 in Sept and we really want to get her off her Drynites - she never has a dry one during the night?
Hi Paula - Your first step is to meet with your GP just so he or she can run a few tests just to make sure your daughter’s nighttime wetting is not...
-
my daughter is 6 wets her bed on average once a week but this week 3 days in a row. We usually take her to the toilet about 2 hours after she goes to bed but sometimes she is already wet. On the plus side, once she has wet she stays dry the rest of the ni
Once upon a time parents used to be encouraged to carry their child to the toilet during the night to help avoid a wet bed. While waking or lifting...
-
Ask a question now...My Daughter is 5 and never been dry unless I get her up in the night and thats not effective either. Isthere anything ican do to help?
Hi Emily – you are spot in describing waking or lifting as being an ineffective means of managing children’s bedwetting. Children who have achi...
-
6 year old daughter is still wetting the bed i have tried everything
Hi Cassie, given the frequency of your daughter’s bedwetting I would certainly recommend that you make an appointment to discuss this with your GP....
-
Ask a question now... Hi my son is 7yrs old and wets the bed every night. He wears pull-ups each night, and usually requires two as his urine is so strong. His pull-ups are soaked through in the morning when he wakes and he usually needs his sheets cha
Hi Gina – firstly in the short-term I would recommend trying DryNites rather than Pull-Ups, these are specifically designed for nighttime use and a...
-
We really gave the alarm a good, long try but it didn't work for us and we're over it. What next?
Hi H. C. – it can be incredibly frustrating when you feel you have given your all to a treatment and it still doesn’t result in a positive outcome....
-
hi my daughter still wets the bed at the age of 10 and we have tried every medication She finds it extreamly frustraing that she constantly has to say no to sleepovers.is it normal for a ten year old girl to still wet the bed?
Unfortunately while medications are helpful in the short-term they generally do not help children to achieve permanent nighttime continence. Abou...
-
1. Can I get my daughter tested to see if she has excess hormone? 2. If she doesnt have excess hormone, will it help to let her have a wet bed, ie no nappy to stimulate the brain / bladder communication? it seems waking her doesnt achieve anything from th
Hi Claudia – given your concerns I would certainly recommend that you speak with your GP and organise a full physical examination which may inclu...
-
Asking information regarding Enuresis Treatment Center in USA
Hi Monica, I am not familiar with this centre so am unable to advise whether or not to pursue this further. The underlying cause of children’s bed...
-
My 12 year old daughter has been a bed wetter all her life I am hoping to take her to a urologist do you think this would help.
Bedwetting can be incredibly distressing for children especially as they move toward the teenage years. Given her age and the negative impact th...
-
My 5 year old girl has always wet the bed, she wees around 5 times a night.
Hi Kelly, as frustrating as this situation is, you need to be reassured that it is completely normal – with at least 1 in 7 children continuing to ...
-
my daughter has just turned 6, the longest she has gone dry at night time has been 10 days, then back to wetting everynight! she doesnt get drinks at night after at least 6pm, yet she wets everynight. it is most frustrating having to wash bedding etc eeev
Hi Tracy, one of the most frustrating things about bedwetting is there seems to be no clear explanation as to why it is happening, and often no mat...
-
Ask a question now..my daughter is 11 almost 12 last year we used the mat alarm this seemed to work as for te first week she did not wet . during the use of it we had some wet nights but more dry ones every now and then we get a wet bed or couch etc some
Hi Tracy, given that your daughter is currently under the care of a psychologist I am reluctant to offer any specific advise with respect to the ma...
-
Hi my son is 13 and still is wetting the bed. He wets so much that the drynites get so soaked that they leak on him and his bed and on the protection they are all wet. I am not to sure what to do i have tried an alarm years ago but that didnt work. His pe
Hi Allison, It must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening when you feel like you have tried it all and still your son continues to wet at nig...
-
should a 12 year old wear drynites or just wash the sheets and pjs everyday
Hi Johanne – the decision of whether or not to put your daughter into DryNites is really up to you and your daughter. It is best to think of DryNI...
-
hi my name is sarah. i have a nearly 9 year old adhd son he still wets the bed even with a pull up on we have tried waking him up in middle of the night to go to the toilet but he just wnt go what can i do?
Hi Sarah, the incidence of bedwetting in children with ADHD is also about two to three times higher than for other children so it is not particular...
-
Our son has just turned 7 and we have been happy to wait until he was ready not to wear DryNites. We have been taking him to the toilet at 10pm and have had dry nappy in the morning for the last four days in a row. Prior to taking the night nap off, sho
Hi K.H., the decision of whether and when to remove your son’s DryNites is ultimately up to you and him. If you think he will not be bothered by p...
-
My son's bedwetting seems to stem from laziness. He often wee's in his pull ups after his gone to bed but still awake. He has no problem getting out of bed for various other reasons. He is 5 in Nov and is not fazed that he still wets the bed. He is dry a
Hi C.L., while it is very unusual for a child to deliberately wet the bed, however it does appear from your description to me more of a behavioural...
-
8 yr old grandson still wearing night nappies
A number of studies have shown an increased risk of bedwetting among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with approximately 11% of children aged...
-
Hi Dr Kathrine, our 9year old has always had bedwetting issues so about 1 year ago we wake her before we go to bed so she can go to the loo and it means shes dry in the morning. Should we be waking her???
Hi Manda, this is a tricky one – waking children is typically seen as a practical approach to managing children’s bedwetting in the short-term only...
-
About 3-4 months ago my 4 year old son dosent wear a nappy at night. When he visits his friends and family for sleepovers he will occasionally wet the bed. Do you think it would be better to put him in the dry nites for these situations. My only concern i
Hi M.P., this is certainly a tricky situation and to be perfectly honest there really isn’t a right or wrong response. When it comes to the treatm...
-
Hi, My step daughter is 12 and still wetting the bed, so has always worn nappies at night. I'm worried when she gets her period. What age does bed wetting normally stop? Could it be she is just in a bad habit now of wearing nappy at night? She is
Hi Marcia, bedwetting can be incredibly challenging to deal with and is a major cause of stress for both children and parents. One thing to keep i...
-
My 3 year old daughter has begun wetting the bed at night. Do I put her back in dry nights?
Hi Melissa, it is not unusual for young children to waiver between periods where they are dry then begin to wet the bed again. In saying this – if...
-
My son was born with hirschprung's disease and it not only affects his bowels but also his urine output. He has and never will have rectal sensation. I don't know what to do in order to make him feel ok or as he says "Normal". We never make a big deal out
Hi Tina – it’s our job as a parent to worry about our children. Having a child with any type of physical or medical condition can be particularly ...
-
Ask a question now...Hi my grandson is 4 and wets at night his parens are doing all the things you have to bo drinks after five, taken to toilet before they go to bed. He is wearing jocks to bed so if he wets he will be uncomfortable but it hasnt't helpe
Hi Sandi – helping children to achieve nighttime continence works a little differently to daytime training. Nighttime wetting typically happens wh...
-
Hello, My son is 4.5 and I am beginning to be concerned about his overnight urination. He has been day trained for almost 2 years now but he is still peeing through a regular diaper at night. He only has a drink with dinner at 5pm and uses the toilet b
Hi Jodi – firstly, let me reassure you that this is perfectly normal behaviour for a child this age, particularly boys. In fact, bedwetting is con...
-
What can I do about my son! He is 13 year old and has a drynite with 5 extra absorbant pads every night (such a hassle but he enjoys whering it) and his Drynight stinks when he wakes up. he had no mental dis or phis dis and does not want the alams, I am
Hi Kate, if you find that your son has outgrown the larger DrYnites size I would recommend that you try him in disposable products designed for adu...
-
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...
-
when will it stop??
Bedwetting does run in families so it is not unusual that both you and your brother (as well as your uncle) all wet the bed at night. When genetic...
-
Hi Dr Cathrine, My 10 yr old daughter still wets the bed and now she even wees in public. Is there anything i can do?
Coping with children’s incontinence problems is incredibly challenging for most parents, so it is completely normal to feel frustrated and a litt...
-
hi my 6yr old daughter wets the bed every night and sometimes wets her underwear just a little and doesnt feel it came is that normal
Hi – it is not unusual for children your daughter’s age to continue to wet the bed at night, although any form of daytime incontinence after the ag...
-
What can i do about my 7 year old daughter she wets the bed& her pants at school?
Hi Carmel – while some children do wet the bed because they are too scared to get up by themselves, this is rarely the cause of chronic bedwettin...
-
Would it be ok to waer my nappy to the movies with my friends this weekend. I dont want them to see me wet my pants. I dont want to be embarrased again.
Hi Penny, it is perfectly fine to wear DryNites to help manage your daytime wetting. You can try and minimize your daytime wetting by making sure y...
-
I'm 15 an still wetting the bed! Whats wrong with me?
Hi Hollyanne – there are a number of reasons why people wet the bed at night, some do so because their brain has not learnt to recognise the sign...
-
hi, im a 15 year old girl and i wet the bed every night. Do you think i should wear tampons with my drynights or not.
Hi Britney, it is certainly fine to use a tampon during menstruation and still wear your DryNites. However in deciding how to best manage your per...
-
Hi I'm 12 years old and I still wet the bed! I wet the bed at very akward times. 2 to 4 times a month. My dad always yells at me when I wet the bed and it scares me and doesn't elp at all. It's very embarassing because I can't have sleep overs and I can't
Hi Alex, wetting the bed can be very frustrating but it’s important that you know that this is not your fault, it is completely normal and you are ...
-
Hi, I'm Anabel and my condition is getting worse! I'm always wetting the bed and i'm 15! I've wet my pants during school somtimes and when I'm in the movies and when I sleep. I'm a heavy sleeper and i've tried so many ringtones to wake my as an alarm for
Hi Anabel – the most important thing for you to understand is that your bedwetting is not your fault, and that you’re not alone. There are lots of...
-
is it ok to want to wear drynights ?, i only wet like 1 a month, but i want to wear them, is this normal ?
It is not unusual for children to continue wearing DryNites even after they experience a decline in the number of nights they wet the bed. DryNi...
-
I wet my bed every night and my drynites overflow, Sould i wear 2 pairs at once?
Hi Britney – Leakage often results from improper fit, which can occur if your DryNites are too small. Check that they are fitting you properly aro...
-
Dry for months now wet again
As children move toward achieving permanent nighttime continence it is not unusual for them to oscillate between periods of dryness then return to ...
-
Hi, I am a fifteen-years-old boy who started wetting the bed last year. Nowadays I wet 2-3 times per week at night so wear diapers to go to sleep, but the worst thing is that my parents don't know yet and I'm afraid of telling them. Do you think I should
While I fully understand your embarrassment and fear, this is not something you should hide from your parents. I find most parents are incredibly ...
-
Ask your question directly to Dr Cathrine
Hi Dylan - there are many reasons why teenagers wet the bed so it is very important that you first meet with your GP so that he or she can run some...
-
12 and still has bed wetting episodes
Bedwetting can be incredibly frustrating, particularly when it continues despite your every effort to make it stop! Understandably, our efforts be...
-
Why do I have to change my sister when she wets. Cant she stop. She is to old to be wetting her diaper like a baby. What can I tell her so she will stop.
Bedwetting can be incredibly stressful for the whole family, not just the person who wets at night. Bedwetting if not handled correctly can make c...
-
i have a 5 and a half yr old daughter who is still wetting the bed. i tried taking her to toilet before i go to bed and again during the night i also cut her fluids down before bed but its not helping. what else can i do
Hi Madelyne - it is not common for 5-year-old girls to wet the bed and if managed correctly will have no lasting impact on their self-esteem or wel...
-
My 10 year old daughter occasionally wets the bed. There seems to be no pattern to when she has an accident and can go several weeks without an accident then have one two nights in a row. I have bought incontinence pants for sleepovers but she finds the
Hi C.W. – it is always advisable to have your child checked by a doctor if they continue to experience nighttime incontinence after age 6. You can...
-
My 10 year old daughter still ocassionally wets the bed. There seems to be no pattern as to when the bed wetting occurs; sometimes it is once a month, othertimes it could be two nights in a row. I have bought incontinence pants for sleepovers but she is
Hi C.W. – it is always advisable to have your child checked by a doctor if they continue to experience nighttime incontinence after age 6. You can...
-
My 6 year old son has always wee'd alot at night, so much in fact, that ever since he was 4, he's had to wear "2" pairs of Dry Nites due to leakage.
Hi Michelle – chronic bedwetting is generally believed to be the result of an immature bladder or a deep sleeping pattern. Just like your son, many...
-
Hi my 6 year old boy wears pull-ups at night as he is always soaked in the morning. Hes a healthy happy boy. Only thing is too that during the day (mainly at school) he comes home and his underpants and school shorts are damp with urine and the smell is v
Any form of daytime wetting after the age of 5 years needs to be addressed by your doctor. Constipation and bladder infections are causes of dayti...
-
im a boy of 11 and i wet the bed every single night,im getting very frustrated and i think im upsetting my parents deeplyplease help me?!
Hi Kevin, Bedwetting can be incredibly upsetting for children and parents. While your parents may appear upset, I’m sure this is more to do with...
-
Is my 4 yr old daughter starting to train herself during the night?
Unfortunately nighttime continence does not work in the same way as daytime training – nighttime wetting typically happens when children are asleep...
-
Still wearin a nappy!
Hi Bridget, there are a number of reasons why teenagers wet the bed so it is very important that you first meet with your GP so that he or she can ...
-
Daughter almost 5yrs has begun wetting her bed every night after being dry for almost the last 2yrs. She would occasionally wet the bed but now it is every night. There have been no major changes or upsets, we leave the light on in the bathroom at night
It can be incredibly frustrating for both parents and children when your child returns to wetting following a significant period of nighttime conti...
-
Ask a question now...my little girl is 4.5 she wets bed every nite i toilet her before bed at 7.30 and again before i go to bed around 9.30 pm but she is usually very wet when i go in and she is sound asleep change her and bedding and take her to toilet b
Hi Ellen, while bedwetting can be incredibly distressing for parents please be reassured that it is perfectly normal for your daughter to still be ...
-
I have a 6year old who has been toilet trained for about 2 years and wets the bed every night.Actullay soaks it. He stopped wetting the bed for about 2wks when he was 5 but still does it.He also has night terrors and is a very deep sleeper.I also has a 4y
Hi Rebecca, the age at which children achieve nighttime continence is quite variable. There are a number of reasons why your sons continue to wet ...
-
Hi i have a 4 year old girl and she wears pull ups to bed. she is wetting every night even when i get up and take her to the toilet and we have stoped having any late drinks of water, Dueing the day time nap she is dry i have told her she gets a prezy if
Hi Lisa – the tricky thing about bedwetting is that there is no single cause. It is true that for many children genetics plays a role. Given that...
-
My 5 yo daughter has started wetting the bed at night about 2/wk since my husband & I separated 6 mths ago. Should I put her in drynites (she is not keen on the idea of wearing them)? Adrienne
Hi Adrienne - your daughter is experiencing what we commonly refer to as Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis – this describes a situation where children w...
-
My 13 and 11 year old step-daughters both wet the bed almost every night. The 11 year old is improving - she maybe has 4 dry sleeps a week - but the 13 year old wets every night and usually her DryNites aren't enough to contain the urine and the bed gets
Hi Kate – there is quite a strong genetic link to bedwetting so it is not unusual to find a number of children in the same family experiencing nigh...
-
I am attempting to get our 4 yo daughter night dry and have experienced no success. We currently have her in Drynites and I am getting her up twice a night to the toilet. Sometimes she is wet both times, and she's always wet when she gets up in the morn
Hi F. D., It is quite common for parents of children who wet the bed to comment on how heavy a sleeper their child is. Researchers have shown that ...
-
is there any long term cure for adult bed wetting, such as surgery?
This must very challenging for you. It is not unusual for people who wet the bed for extended periods to experience a return to bedwetting at time...
-
I have a recent turned 6yr old girl who has never had a dry night. My father wet the bed, as did my older sister and myself. I know the pain and frustration of bedwetting. My sister and I stopped wetting the bed with the aid of the alarm. Knowing the fami
Hi Fiona, treatment is typically recommended once your child is older than 6 years of age (this is due to the high rate of spontaneous resolution u...
-
Ask a question now...
Hi Melissa - There are a number of reasons why children experience daytime accidents. The most common reason is that they have overactive bladders...
-
Hi Dr Catherine, I am the mother of a 5 year old girl who has been dry through the day since 2 yrs and 9 months with maybe 1-2 accidents since, but wet nearly every night. The longest she has gone dry is maybe 5-6 days. She can be an anxious child and the
Hi Tina, while anxiety certainly comes into play with secondary bedwetting this is unlikely to be the cause of her nighttime wetting. Bedwetting h...
-
Hi my boy is soon to turn 7. He suffers from diabetes insipidus, what is the likelihood that he will ever be able to manage his bladder/bowels?
As diabetes insipidus (DI) has a number of causes, the outcome really depends on the underlying disorder. I would strongly recommend that you disc...
-
hi i am 14 and still wet the bed. I am finding it really embarssing when i go to my friends house for sleepovers. is there anything i can try that wont cost too much money?
Hi Sarah, bedwetting can be very challenging and at times quite embarrassing especially if it continues into your teenage years. The most importan...
-
Our 4 yo girl has been wearing undies to bed for 3 months and in the last 3 weeks has started wetting the bed, we have had some stress in the home during this time, could this be a contributing factor? She woke last night at 12 and went to the toilet, how
Dear Sim, It is not unusual for children to waiver between periods of dryness and return to wetting as they move toward achieving permanent nightti...
-
my daughter is 5 going on 6 in august, she still wets the dry nites through and wets the bed she is soaked, she is a deep sleeper and doesnt know she is weeing at all. until she wakes up cold from being wet, what can we do to help this problem
Hi Michelle, while most children who wet the bed have nothing medically wrong with them it is a good idea to have your child checked by a GP if the...
-
Is it time to seek a medical opinion?
Hi Kimberley, while some children do outgrow bedwetting on their own others children benefit from a little bit of assistance. Given her age and th...
-
hi my daughter is turning 4 this week and still has a bed wetting problem we had her in pull ups until 4 months ago when she now feels she she is to big for pull ups but the problem is she is wetting 2 to 3 times a night i have tried to cut out drinks aft
Hi Jessica, many children your daughter's age continue to wet at night. The majority of them do so as their bodies have not matured to a point...
-
Ask a question now...My youngest son aged 6 has mild ADHD he started wetting the bed again at age 3. Now he might even wet twice a night and then is grumpy in the morning. We used night nappies until six months ago as he would wet through these and now we
Hi Pamela – it is not unusual for children diagnosed with ADHD to take a little longer to achieve nighttime wetting than other children however t...
-
5 year old girl regressing
Secondary bedwetting can result from a number of factors and overtiredness can certainly be a contributing factor. I remember my second eldest c...
-
Is this bed wetting or a behaviour thing.
Hi Rochell, it is highly unusual for children to be able to control their nighttime wetting in response to requests or external rewards, this is mo...
-
My 7 yr old daughter became dry night and day as a toddler then approx 2 yrs ago she started to bed wet occassionally which quickly became every night. I blame myself for this due to me working on farms. Is it me or what? What can I do to help her? Have t
Hi Diana – bedwetting can be incredibly challenging for the whole family, not just the child who wets the bed. The first thing to understand abou...
-
I am 18 and have benn wetting my bed quite often this week which I won't normally do, is there any reason why? Should I be worried?
Hi S.M. – you are experiencing what is commonly referred to as secondary nocturnal enuresis. This term is used to describe the condition where t...
-
my son is 14 is it normal he is still bedwetting
Hi Alex – approximately 2% of children will continue to wet the bed right through their teenage years. Bedwetting among teenagers can really impa...
-
My seven year old boy ( who has been dry since age 3) just started wetting his bed. I am really worried because I think he is stressed( we did find out that we are moving to another country soon) but doesnt know how to show it. What should I do to help hi
Hi Mace – your son’s wetting would be considered secondary nocturnal enuresis, which describes the condition where a child returns to nighttime wet...
-
We are trying to get our son, who is 7 & an Aspie (HFA) out of relying on night time pants. He is dry during the day and can hold on until he almost pops, but he cant do it at night. He is able to wake himself from a deep sleep on the lounge or his bed du
Hi T.D. - A number of studies have shown an increased risk of enuresis among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD – which includes HFA and A...
-
My mom says call him a baby it’s the best cure
Hi Jolly, Unfortunately many children are teased by family members for their bedwetting – this is mostly due to the fact that people really do not ...
-
Our 3.5 year old who has been dry for 1 year has just started wetting the bed every night. We have a new baby (5mnth old now), and she's just started kindy which I assume is the cause. Help! What should we do? Put her back in nappies? thanks!
Hi Nicola - firstly, congratulations on the arrival of your beautiful baby! Secondary bedwetting can certainly be a result of emotional distress or...
-
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.
Hi Ang, It can be incredibly frustrating and at times overwhelming when your child continues to wet the bed night. Firstly, let me reassure you th...
-
my daughter who is 8 wets the bed nearly every night. Most times it is so full that not only does her pull-ups leak but the plastic mattress protector gets soaked. We've cut her liquids (which I know we are not suppose to do, but we are desperate) and y
Hi Natasha, It is not uncommon for parents to comment on how deeply their child sleeps, with many children completely unaware that they have wet ...
-
My 8 year old was night trained around age 3. When he started school, he started to night wet. He never fully wets, just like a small leak. We've tried the alarm but it seems there is not enough moisture to set it off. We have also trid minirin with no ef
Hi Shannon – normally I would recommend trying the alarm again – as it is not uncommon for this not to result in nighttime continence following the...
-
7 Year old boy bed wetting
Hi R.B., it is not unusual for children to waiver between periods where they remain dry at night then return to wetting as the move toward achievin...
-
Hi I look after 2 boys who wet the bed one is 7 and one is 14yrs
Hi Robyn, in order for me to provide helpful feedback it would be great if you could provide me with additional information. Are you a foster care...
-
my name is kryistle and my daughter is 10 years old and still wets the bed wat can i use for her
Hi Kryistle, Bedwetting can be incredibly frustrating – particularly when it extends years beyond when you expect it to stop. While there are a nu...
-
My son is nearly 7 and I've tried the nasal spray, tablets and patches with him and waking him 2 or 3 times a night to no avail. It's getting more difficult to wake him and we are both over it. Is trying hypnosis a good idea?
Hi Tina, unfortunately many children fail to stop wetting in response to medication. Medication only really works for children who wet in response...
-
do you know if medicare covers the cost of bedwetting services?
Hi Rachel, Medicare rebates for psychological treatment by registered psychologists was introduced a couple of years ago under the Federal Governme...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
Ask a question now... When my daughter was 3 she began having dry nights and was dry for over 6 months and then started wetting the bed again. She is 4 now, and is still wetting the bed, and I have found that it occurs within 2 hours of going to sleep.
Hi Karen, When children return to bedwetting after an extended period of continence the first thing to consider is what has caused this change. Th...
-
My 7 1/2 year-old daughter rocks herself to sleep, and is showing signs of inattentiveness at school (to be assessed for ADHD in 2 weeks time) and she has never been dry at night. Does bed-rocking (also called rhythmic movement disorder) cause bedwetting?
Hi Amanda, is not unusual for children with ADHD to take longer to achieve nighttime continence, with bedwetting being 2 to 3 times more likely amo...
-
I have a 10 year old son that has wet the bed twice in the past week. He has never had this issue before. Is this normal? Should I make him a doctors app?
Hi K. T., Secondary bedwetting can result from a number of factors many of which are medical so it is certainly important to you’re your sons bedwe...
-
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...
-
my son has been wetting the bed all his life & nothing seems to stop it.he is 24.Need HELP
In a very small percentage of cases people do continue to wet right through adulthood. It can be incredibly frustrating when it seems like you’ve t...
-
hi i am a 24 year old sent i was a kid i have wet the bed and i still do is that still common from wayde
Hi Wade - in a very small percentage of cases people do continue to wet right through adulthood. What forms of treatment have your tried to help yo...
-
hi im 18 and still wear diapers for bedwetting is this normal????
Hi D. M., while it is not common there is a small percentage of people who continue to wet the bed well into their adult years. If you have not ...
-
I'm 20yo and still wet the bed almost every night I have no idea I'm doing it until the morning I wake up wet it's so embarrassing is there something very wrong with me I'm way to ashamed to go to my gp please help !!! Clo
Hi Clo – while I completely understand your embarrassment it is very important that you discuss this with your GP. In a very small percentage of c...
-
Is it all right if I were girls drynites in my mid twenties?
Hi Temperance, from your description it sounds like you are experiencing the condition known as secondary nocturnal enuresis. This describes the...
-
Im 39 and feel funny in my tummy. I wet the bed with out knowing and Ive never wet the bed in my whole life.. Do you know why?
Hi Tracey, any return to nighttime wetting should be investigated by your GP. While a bladder or urinary tract infection can be one cause other me...
-
Since the start of the year my 5-year-old (he started school this year) has been wet most mornings. However, his bed is not wet, just his undies and PJ pants. It seems he wakes and just doesn't quite get to the toilet, but has enough control to not wet th
Hi L.T., given that your son was dry at night for almost a year it would be worth taking him to the doctor first just to rule out any underlying me...
-
hi i am 13 nd started witting the bed 4 week ago when my bro got sick wat can i do to stop
Hi Arron, you are experiencing what is typically referred to as secondary bedwetting. It is not unusual for teenagers to wet the bed at times of s...
-
Hi My daughter is 6 years old and has been dry at night for over three years. In the past few months she has started to wet her bed at least once or twice (sometimes more) a week, and once twice in the night. Nothing seems to have changed for her in terms
Hi – your daughter is experiencing a condition known as secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE) – this is the term used to describe a situation where ch...
-
Ask a question now...
Hi Chrisna, It is not unusual for children to start wetting the bed again after starting school. There are a number of simple explanations for t...
-
Hi i have a 7 year old who has gone back to wetting the bed. Her father went to Afghanistan earlier this year and then she started. Her father has since returned and she is still doing it please help me! Thank you Tracy
Hi Tracy – your daughter is suffering from secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE) a term used to describe the condition where a child has maintained pr...
-
My 5 yr old who has been previously dry for nearly a year has suddenly started wetting the bed every night. He has high functioning Autism
While there is certainly a higher incidence of bedwetting among children with Autism – this is usually with respect to primary bedwetting and not s...
-
is it normal for my friend who is 13 to start wetting the bed when she never has wet before ??
Hi Jade - your friend is experiencing Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis a term used to describe a situation where children or teenagers have been previo...
-
My son 14 years old. He never had a problem of bed wetting earlier. 3 months ago he started to wet the bed during night. Almost every day up to now. We consulted family doctor, got some medical reports, but all were normal. Could you pls. let me know what
Hi Sum – as no doubt your GP has already explained, your son is suffering from secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE) a term used to describe the condi...
-
We just had our second child and our 5 year daughter is wetting the bed again. what do we do?
Congratulations on the arrival of your son! Secondary bedwetting can certainly be a result of emotional distress or stress – and a common cause o...
-
Is there anything that could be medically wrong that i should be looking for?
Secondary bedwetting (this is when you start wetting the bed after being dry for months or years) can be the result of a number of different factor...
-
Hi our 3.5 year old boy has just started to wet his bed. What is it we should do?
Hi Susna, while it is not particularly unusual for a 3-year-old to be wetting the bed at night, what you do need to think about is what has resulte...
-
4 year old - dry during day, undies at night and dry, but now wetting again.....!
Hi Rebecca - Stress can certainly be a contributory factor when it comes to secondary bedwetting. Young children can suffer a certain level of stre...
-
Hi I'm 16 and still wet the bed it started when my period first started.
Hi Becci – you are experiencing what is commonly referred to as secondary nocturnal enuresis. This term is used to describe the condition where ...
-
11 and bed wetting?
Hi Danielle, what you describe sounds more like secondary bedwetting – this simply refers to a situation where children have been dry for 6 months ...
-
Ask a question now...My Daughter has been dry ( day and night) since she was two years old, But for the past 3 months she has wet the bed every night. What can I do to to get her back on track?
Hi R.W. – your daughter is experiencing secondary nocturnal enuresis, this is where children have been dry for an extended period (usually 6 months...
-
4 year old boy wets bed every night after being dry for almost a year
Hi Sheila, what you are describing is secondary bedwetting. This is where children have been dry at night for at least 6 months or more and then...
-
My 6 year old son was been fully toilet trained since 2-3 years of age and hasn't wet the bed for at least a year until Feb this year he gradually starting wetting at night and has now wet every night for a week?
It is not unusual for children to return to nighttime wetting at times of stress. The tricky thing about managing stress with young children is th...
-
Urine
A return to nighttime wetting after many years of dry nights can be the result of an underlying medical condition. A return to bedwetting has been ...
-
Our daughter who is turning 6 was fully toilet trained at around 3 years old. She didn't have any accidents until recently when she had a urine infection and since then has continued to wet the bed every night. This all coincided with her starting schoo
Hi Jodie, as I am sure you are aware, it is not uncommon for a child to return to nighttime wetting upon starting school – this can be due to str...
-
My daughter is almost 4 years old. She hadn't wet the bed in a year, until a changed household situation has seen her wetting the bed almost every night. I'm sure this is the cause. She has no physical health concerns and doesn't have daytime accidents. H
Stress certainly is a major contributor of secondary bedwetting and the fact that her return to nighttime wetting coincided with her father going...
-
my 14year old son has just started to wet the bed and i don't know why he has never done it before.
Your son is experiencing secondary enuresis which occurs when a child has had proper control over their bladder during the night for a period of si...
-
Hi, our 5 1/2 -year-old daughter was dry night and day but when she was 4 1/2 her most beloved friend moved to another town and she started to wet her pants again - day and night. She is totally unconcerned when she wets herself and very resistant to the
Friendships are incredibly important to young children, so when they lose someone close to them, especially a best friend, it can seem like the end...
-
Hi. I have a 6 and half year old daughter. After a couple of years having dry nights 95% of the time, she has started to wet the bed most nights, sometimes having two accidents in one night. She may have one dry night in a fortnight. I started a full
Hi Michelle,stress certainly is a major contributor of secondary bedwetting and the fact that her return to nighttime wetting coincided with you re...
-
My 5 yr old girl started wetting the bed again after a year of dryness. She is back in drynites but I don't why she started again. I went to the dr and ruled out uti. Its not tapeworm as she has taken medication for that.
Hi T.M, your daughter is experiencing secondary bedwetting, which occurs when a child has had proper control over their bladder during the night fo...
-
My grandson was dry at night around the age of three and a half. About 1 year later he started to wet at night. I think it was not long after he went on a camp where there was no power with his mother partner and his two boys. He was left to entertain hi
Hi Jan, your grandson is experiencing secondary enuresis which occurs when a child has had proper control over their bladder during the night for a...
-
I have 3 boys 13,10 and my youngest just turned 5. No issue with any of them with nighttime wetting with all being dry by 3. However my youngest Son has for at least the past 6 months just started wetting up to 4 times a week at night. In addition to thi
Hi K.T., secondary bedwetting has two main causes: medical and psychological. Psychological causes tend to be more common and include things like...
-
my son has been out of nappies for over 2 years. he is 5 and a half and got into a fight at school and was puched down low. Since then he has wet his bed 3 of the next 4 nights. Is it physical or does he have a emotional issue
Hi Mark, a return to nighttime wetting can certainly be in response to an emotionally charged experience such as bullying. In saying this, it is...
-
My 7yrs old daughter has been dry since she was potty trained at the age of 2, she has wet her bed two nights in a row, what could be possible reasons for this.
Your daughter is experiencing secondary enuresis which occurs when a child has had proper control over their bladder during the night for a period ...
-
HI, my second child (a boy) was toilet trained day and night by 2 years, not a problem. Then when he started town kindy @ 4 years, he started having 'accidents' day and night (No. 1's & 2's, he also stopped talking for a year). It took a year, but finally
Hi D.K., it sounds very much like your son and daughter are experiencing secondary enuresis which occurs when a child has had proper control over t...
-
My 12 year old daughter still wets the bed sometimes. We've been to doctors, but I wanted to know if it may be stress?
Dear J.M., stress is certainly one of the main causes of secondary bedwetting. Stress manifests itself in different ways, some of us cry, others m...
-
Ask a question now... I see 6 plus year ? yet my four y.old stopt wetting her bed at 3 then started again at 4?????
Hi Alana, it is not unusual for children to return to wetting at times of stress or sickness - however it is always wise to have children checked ...
-
Is it normal for my child to be bedwetting frequently at 13?
Your son is experiencing secondary enuresis which occurs when a child has had proper control over their bladder during the night for a period of si...
-
Hi, do you know why I wet my bed every night? Both my little sister and brother aged 6 and 8 don't wet themselves at night. I am the biggest one aged 13 1/2 and I wet my self. I tryed everything like nasal spray, not drink anything from 5 hours before I s
Hi Jessica, it is difficult to say why one sibling wets the bed while another doesn’t. Sometimes it is helpful to think about bedwetting just like...
-
hi my name is Ryan and i am 12 yrs old and i still wet the bed and i am going on a school camp what can i do ?
Hi Ryan – your first school camp is a very exciting experience, so it is important that you are able to attend this without having to worry about y...
-
Have an 11yr old who wears the Drynites pants but overflows, therefore wetting his sheets. Any suggestions? Does not seem to be light at the end of the tunnel and he's going on school camp in 10 days!
Hi L.T., unfortunately there is not a lot we can do in the short time between now and school camp. The first and most important thing to do is to d...
-
my son was heard tearing off his drynite at camp last year ( the boy then looked under the toilet door and saw him)the boy got in a lot of trouble but my son is now very nervous about camp this year and it is making his reflux worse as well, any hints w
The idea of heading off to school camp can be an incredibly nerve racking experience for children who wet the bed, particularly, as was the case fo...
-
My nine-year-old daughter has never been consistently dry in her bed at my home.
If her encopresis was a result of chronic constipation, then her bedwetting may also be a result of poor bowel habits. If this is the case then yo...
-
Hi Doctor, my 8 year old son is still wetting his drynite every night. We have just purchased a Dri Sleeper bed alarm. Can you best advise me on a couple of things. Firstly, can i put the sensor inside a drynite for ease of middle of the night toilet runs
Hi Lisa-Anne, it is a good idea to fit the DRI Sleeper alarm inside your son’s DryNites as it may take up to 2 to 3 weeks before he starts respondi...
-
Hi my daughter is 13 years old and wears drynights to bed everynight. sometimes the drynight is light or nothing in it and other nights it is quite heavy. She complains that she cannot get up in the night to go to the toilet. We went to our GP and he said
Whilst some children do outgrow bedwetting on their own others benefit from a little bit of assistance. The most consistent form of treatment curre...
-
Our 10 year old girl has done the bell and pad program 3 times in the past 3 years and is now wetting the bed again every night. She is humiliated, we are tired of changing sheets and we are wondering what else to try. Any alternative suggestions?
Hi Rachel, it is incredibly difficult as a parent to watch your child in distress and feel powerless to make it stop. The most important thing for...
-
Do you have any advice about enuresis alarms? Which brand? Wear with Dry Nites or undies?
There are two main types of alarms. One is a body alarm with a small sensor that can be worn inside your child’s pyjamas – many parents prefer ...
-
Ask a question now... My son is 10 and continues to wet bed......
Hi Angela - It is not unusual for parents of children who wet the bed to comment on the fact that their children are able to stay dry when attendin...
-
My 7 year old son has always wet the bed occasionally but recently started wetting on most nights. We're using Dry Nites but he developed a nasty urinary tract infection that saw him end up in hospital. Are there any clinics where I can hire a bed wetting
Hi A. L., your best course of action is to speak with a continence advisor who will be able to recommend a suitable alarm for your son. For a refe...
-
My son is 10 years old and he is still wetting the bed occasionally. What can we do to prevent this?
Hi Sophie - Conditioning alarms are currently the safest and most effective means of treating bedwetting. The alarms success also increases among ...
-
I have a 7 year old daughter who still wets every night. She was dry during the day at 2 and rarely had accidents. There is a family history spanning 3 generations of bedwetting, mailnly girls and some till their teenage years. One had underdevelope d
Hi Rachel, due to the strong genetic link it is quite common to find a number of individuals within the one family experiencing bedwetting. Obviou...
-
My daughter still wears a nappy to bed and hardly ever is dry. Is there anything we can do to help her become dry?
Hi Rachel, depending on your daughter’s age there are a few things that you can do. If she is under 7 years of age then the general recommendation...
-
We have been lifting our almost 6yr old boy at the same time every night. What would suggest as a next step to break out of this habit that we have created?
Hi D. R., while putting your child on the toilet through the night may reduce the number of wet beds you have to change (and that is certainly a bi...
-
I'm 11 AND STILL WET THE BED!
Hi Keriana, as embarrassing as this may seem you are not alone. There are thousands of people, including teenagers and adults, who wet the bed at ...
-
besides pull ups is there any other alternative to fix my child bed wetting??
Hi Anya, DryNites should be viewed as a form of bedwetting management rather than treatment. Ultimately they are designed to help minimise the stre...
-
Where do I purchase the alarm that fits inside the dri nites
The alarm that you refer to is called a ‘personal alarm’ which has a small sensor which can be placed inside your grandson’s DryNites and is link...
-
My daughter is 6 1/2 & has never been dry overnight. Her bed doesn't get wet as she wears a Drynite every night so talking about 'bed wetting' doesn't make much sense. What other strategy can you suggest as she is starting to become very self conscious ab
Hi Sian, given her age and the fact that her bedwetting is starting to impact negatively on her sense of self I would certainly recommend you look ...
-
my son is 11 almost 12 years and is a frequent bed wetter,we have tried averything from limiting drinks at night, to setting an alarm for him to get up at night. he can wet the bed anywhere from once a week to everynight! he is a happy, healthy boy who ha
Hi M.E., it can be incredibly frustrating as a parent when you feel like you’ve tried everything and your son still wets the bed. When it comes to...
-
Where do u purchase the alarm that goes into the drynite?
Hi Marcia, bedwetting can be incredibly challenging to deal with and is a major cause of stress for both children and parents. One thing to keep i...
-
Nearly 9 year old bed wetting, gets angry when woken.. where do I get an alarm from?
Hi – conditioning alarms are the preferred approach to treating children’s bedwetting, with approximately 75% of children achieving nighttime con...
-
Why am I still wetting my nappy
Dealing with constant wet beds can be incredibly challenging – it’s no wonder you feel frustrated! If you have not already done so it is impor...
-
Wouls it be ok to wear my Drynite while playing soccer.
Hi Julien, DryNites are very discrete so you can certainly wear these while playing soccer. If you are at all concerned about your teammates seein...
-
I'm 15 and I still wet the bed.
Hi Sarah, it’s lovely to hear from you. When it comes to treating bedwetting what works for one person does not always work for another. This is ...
-
i wet the bed at night only and i would like to be dry for one night. Even if that means wearing a nappy or a dry night i will but i don't know how to tell my parents.
While I fully understand your embarrassment, this is not something you should try and manage on your own. I find most parents are incredibly suppo...
-
hi im 13 years now i stopped bed wetting when i was 5 and started bed wetting again ever since 7. can you please give me ways i could stop bed wetting?
There are a number of treatments currently available on the market you could certainly try. The best success rates are typically achieved with bed...
-
I was playing soccer at school and a bully came at the back of me and pull down my pants and I forgot to wear my undies because they were in the washing machine and now it past pretty quickly that I wear nappies and that I wet my bed plus I have no friend
Hi Jimmy, your parents are correct in their view of the situation. Bullying is a very serious issue and not something to be ignored. It is import...
-
im 16 and wet the bed
Hi Sarah, while it is unlikely the wearing of absorbent pants at night has contributed to your incontinence, if you are at all concerned about the ...
-
Hi can these help with your periods
Hi Claudia, DryNites are designed to assist children and adolescents who wet the bed. There are a number of products on the market that would be m...
-
I'm 17 years old and wear my litttle sisters goodnites with her every night because I still wet the bed about once a week. I'm scared to tell my mom that I wear them.
Hi Austin, while I fully understand your embarrassment, this is not something you should try and manage on your own. I find most parents are incre...
-
Hi, my little sister is almost 13 and still wets the bed, recently she has got her period.
Hi Morgan - bedwetting can be very stressful for the whole family, not just the person who wets at night. If not handled correctly bedwetting can ...
-
did bedwetting but stopped right before period, and hasn't bed wetted since. nothing has changed? is this normal?
Hi Hannah, one of the reasons children wet the bed at night is because their bodies are yet to mature to a point where their bladder is capable of ...
-
12 year old daughter wets her bed daily, she says that she dreams about going to toilet. She even wets herself at school,here she says she couldnt not hold it,but her teacher says she does not ask about the need to go to toilet and she pees her skirt sit
This must be very distressing for both you and your daughter. I would imagine that your daughter is also having to deal with negative comments dir...
-
hey im 15 and still wet the bed. Its very embarressing. why do you think im doin this still?
Bedwetting can be very challenging and at times quite annoying especially if it continues into your teenage years. Unfortunately we do not always ...
-
im 16- and wet my bed, what to i do??? my name is Connor
Hi Connor – bedwetting can be really annoying as well as a little frustrating especially when nothing you seem to do makes it stop. You do not ind...
-
Hi my daughter is nearly 17 years old and still has wetting the bed mostly every night. We've tryed alarm - didn't work - she sleeps heavily. Could you recomend a good specialist in the area in Melbourne?
Hi Elena, given your daughter’s age she could still be seen by a pediatrician. Unfortunately I am unable to recommend anyone specific however I wo...
-
I need these.
Hi Tiana, DryNites are really designed for the management of bedwetting. While teenage girls who wet the bed can continue to wear DryNites when th...
-
intercourse
Hi Tiana, this must be a very challenging and sensitive time for you. You could request a DryNites sample from the website to see if they fit, if n...
-
my daughter is 14 and started wetting the bed and having day time acidents a few months ago.this was just at the point where we began toilet training our 3 year old. i think she is attention seeking and so does our doctor who has ruled out phisical proble
Hi Alison, this must be a very challenging time for you. It is quite unusual for a teenager to deliberately wet herself. The most common cause of d...
-
MY daughter has been wetting her pants day and night and she is nopw 14 this started 4 years ago. The doctors have told us that she has a bladder infectiuon and it could be around for s while we have tried many products but none of them seem to work. Do y
Hi Holly - this must be incredibly distressing for you all. Recurring bladder infections may be the result of urinary tract abnormalities so it is...
-
ok. i am 12 years old and started wetting the bed every night last week and daytime wetting 2-3 times a week. my parents are gonna diaper me 24/7 . why is this happening?
Hi C. C. – this must be very upsetting for you. A return to nighttime and daytime wetting at your age really needs to be investigated further by y...
-
I am 14 and have tried a sample of drynites but it is not absorbent enough and my sheets got wet. I have notice that lately i have been letting out more urine. I only wet the bed twice a week.
The larger DryNites size is designed for children and teenagers weighing between 27-57kg+. It is important that these fit properly around the leg ...
-
hi i am 13yr old i still wet the bed i use pull up and drynites but the sheets are still getting wet can it be fix or not from Emma
Hi Emma - Leakage often results from improper fit, which can occur if your DryNites are too small. Check that they are fitting you properly arou...
-
Hello I am a teen bedwetter 16 and my parents say i have to take care of my wet mornings I am uncomfortable with the thought of wearing diapers/drynites and i don't want my frinds to feel the plastic sheet under my bed what can i do
Hi A.F., it can be very tricky trying to manage your bedwetting on your own. Sometimes parents can get a little frustrated with dealing with bed...
-
how do i tell my parents that im wetting the bed at the age of 12 is that normal
Hi Toby – as embarrassing as this may seem you are not alone. There are thousands of people, including teenagers and adults, who wet the bed at ...
-
HI im 15 boy, and still wet the bed, what do i do ?
There are thousands of people, including teenagers and adults, who wet the bed at night while they are asleep. This is not conscious wetting and th...
-
I woke up with poo in my drynites what should I do, I am too scared to tell my mum
Hi Bridget – this can occasionally occur when you are suffering from chronic constipation so it is essential that you speak with your Mum and have ...
-
hey Dr Catherine you answerded my question 20 days ago but the thing is I am not constipated though I go regular and it wasn't the kind of poo you described as constipated kind it was normal and soft
Hi Bridget, lovely to hear from you again. You do not indicate whether this has happened again or if it was a one-off incident. Sometimes when you ...
-
Hi, I'm nearly 16 now and i'm still wetting the bed almost every night.
Approximately 1-2% of individuals do continue to wet their bed well into adulthood. Given the frequency of your wetting it is unlikely that you w...
-
15 years old wets bed
You do not indicate in your question whether your daughter has experienced a sudden onset of bedwetting or has been experiencing bedwetting most of...
-
my son age 13 he had a sleepover by his freind, and he was using a pull-up, his freinds had discoverd it, now they call him "the baby", and since then he wet his pants by day in school' and said its becuse he gets to nervos
This is a very challenging and unfortunate situation. Being 'discovered' by your friends can be incredibly traumatic for any child and unde...
-
Bed wetting & menstruation
Hi B.R., The age at which girls stop bedwetting is incredibly variable and holds little relationship to the beginning of menstruation. Give your d...
-
I'm 15 years old and I have been wetting the bed and I do not want anyone to know! How can i prevent this?
Hi John, you do not mention in your question whether this is something new. If so, it is very important that you speak with your parents and you...
-
i am 15 and i wet my underwear most nights,can i get a free sample without it getting sent in the mail.
As embarrassing as this may seem you are not alone. There are thousands of people, including teenagers and adults, who wet the bed at night whil...
-
I'm 18 about to go off to college and i still wet the bed. Sometimes i go for a week or two without doing it and other times its every night or every other night. I've been too enbarrassed to talk to my doctor about it but should i just suck it up and tal
Hi D., given your age and the fact that you are about to go away to college, I would certainly recommend speaking with your doctor. With respct to...
-
I have a sleepover tonight and ive been looking forward to it for ages but im really worried my friend will find my drynite in my bag or they leak whilst sleeping
Hi Claire-Louise, I'm sorry I was not able to respond before you attended your sleepover - I hope it went really well and you had a great night...
-
my son is 15 and still wetting the bed why should i do
Approximately 2% of children will continue to wet the bed right through their teenage years. Bedwetting among teenagers can really impact on thei...
-
Hi my 14yr old daughter wets the bed most nights i have tried everything its such a strong smell and it ruins her bed should i take her to a doctor from kelly
Hi Kelly, it is not clear from your question whether your daughter has been wetting the bed at night since birth or this represents a new pattern o...
-
My son is nearly 13, and his bedwetting has nearly stopped except if he is really tired he will 99% of the time still wet. Is there anything else we can do?
It is great that you have been able to find a pattern to your son’s bedwetting. It is not unusual for children to return to wetting at times of st...
-
I'm 15 teen and I've been wetting the bed 2-3 times a night and sometimes during the day when I'm at school I'm scared if my friend know I wet the bed is there any product that I can use so I can stay dry during the night and day
Hi Wyatt, it is perfectly fine for you to use DryNites during the day to help manage your incontinence. If you do wear them make sure to change the...
-
Can you help me
Hi Max – bedwetting can be incredibly annoying particularly when it stops you doing fun things like going to sleepovers. Have you thought about ho...
-
I am 20 years old and still struggle with bedwetting. I have tried nasal sprays and minirin tablets and no water before bed but I still manage to wake up wet. Do you have any ideas ok what I can do to cure this? Would taking a vitamin or herb help cure it
There are certainly some more alternative methods that have met with different degrees of success. Please keep in mind however that these have no...
-
hi my name is jessie i am 16yrs old i been wetting the bed sents young i wear dry nites every night but i still find i wet the bed can you me help
Hi Jessie – this must be very frustrating for you. The leakage that you are experiencing may be the result of improper fit, which can occur when y...
-
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...
-
Almost 8 year old who has started wetting his bed.
While urinary tract infections are certainly one underlying cause, a return to bedwetting may also result from increased anxiety due to a change in...
-
i stil wetting the bed and was wondering if i should wear drynites and plastic pants 2 bed
Hi Brendon, it is perfectly fine for you to use DryNites to help manage your nighttime wetting. Many children choose to wear DryNites on a regular...
-
Why can't my little boy stay dry at night?
As with many daytime continence, children develop nighttime bladder control at different ages. The most common cause of bedwetting is a neurologica...
-
My daughter is 3.5 yrs old - she has been toilet trained for 6 months(day & night). She has now started to wet the bed at night and also pants are damp during the day.
It is always wise to follow-up with your doctor when children return to wetting after a significant period of continence. There are both physical ...
-
Ask a question now...hi my daughter is 3.5 years and fully toilet trained during the day, she vary rarely wakes up with a wet nappy do you think i should approach nickers at night, she probably wets her nappy maybe 1 night a week, what would u reccomend?
Hi Melissa, you could certainly give knickers a try. I generally recommend parents hold off until children have experienced at least 10-14 consecu...
-
Hi, miss 10 stopped wetting the bed by 3yrs of age then at 4 she started again. there were no major changes or upsets in her life at the time.
Hi Tina, bedwetting runs in families, which means that children who have parents who wet the bed, are much more likely to wet the bed themselves. ...
-
Hi my 7 year old daughter wears drynites. The problem we have is that they overflow! She urinates so much that she wakes, bed wet, despite the drynites. My now 11 year old wore them till she was 7 and this never happened to her. My 7 year old NEVER wak
Hi Natasha, this must be incredibly frustrating for you all. Nasal sprays are generally seen as a form of management, not a cure. If you’re looki...
-
My daughter is almost 4 and has not yet been successful in night-time toilet training. She wets through pull-ups and I have had to go back to nappies, which she has almost grown out of. How can I help her?
Hi Rachael, it is perfectly normal for your daughter to still be wetting the bed at night with many children continuing to do so right up to school...
-
i have a 4 year old daughter we have tried no drinks after 6:30 and toilet before bed but she still wets the bed but when she is sleeping over someones house she doesn't wet the bed she well wet the bed about 5-6 days a week we try to leave lights on for
Bedwetting can certainly be a complex and challenging issue and having to deal with constant wet sheets only adds to the stress of the situation. H...
-
hi im 12 and i am concerned can i start weting the bed because i hold my wee in the day because i can do you think dr that if i continued doing this i could start weting the bed and my cousin wets the bed and shes 11 so could i have the gene from her and
Hi Jade - while deep sleeping certainly plays a role in bedwetting it is not the primary cause of why it happens in the first place, so it is unlik...
-
2 and a half year old refusing to wear nappies to bed.
This is a tricky situation, as while you want to support your daughter in her quest for independence, you also need to minimize the amount of work ...
-
My 5yo has recently recovered from a UTI, however, since completing the medication she has been wetting the bed two times a night (over the last 2-3 weeks) as well as having accidents during the day. She'd have accidents before but not as frequently.
Hi Rose - while there is not a strong research-based to support this, I am familiar with literature that suggests a link between food allergies or ...
-
my 2 and a half daughter is fully toilet train she wears undies all day and night and doing well but she has been wetting the bed of a night
Hi Linda, the time it takes between achieving daytime control and nighttime continence is quite variable. Some children achieve this in a matter o...
-
Hi My daughter is only 4 and half, but the sensitive type of child. It is time for getting rid of the night time nappies and have put her in drynites. How is this any different than wearing nappies, cause she still doesn't wake to go to the toilet? Howe
Hi Natalie – the way parents manage children’s bedwetting can often make or break a delicate situation. It really is a personal decision as to ...
-
Hi, my 6 year old daughter is a bed wetter. We have her in pullups to save laundry, as she has managed only a couple of dry nights in a row. We have tried a few times without nappies, but inevitably there will be wet nights again. She says she wakes on
Hi Belinda – bedwetting can result from a number of factors with the three most common causes being (1) an overproduction of urine overnight â€...
-
I Mind a 4yr who still has to wear a nappy every night and every morning the nappy is very full and wet?Please Help?
Firstly, let me reassure you, this is perfectly normal for a child this age. There really is very little relationship between being continent durin...
-
My daughter is 5 yrs old & had always worn a nappy to bed. She is toilet trained during the day but her night nappy is always wet. I am not sure how to go about stopping the night wetting & whether I should wait since she has global developmental delay.
Hi C.T., It is not uncommon for children with global developmental delays to take a little longer to achieve nighttime continence. Developing night...
-
Is it confusing for our daughter, and will it inhibit night time toilet training, if we put a nappy on her for part of some nights and/or for some nights and not others?
Hi Rebecca, consistency is the key when managing children’s nighttime wetting. While I completely understand the logic in putting a nappy back on ...
-
My almost 4.5yr old has started wetting the bed at night time.
Hi K.H., it is not unusual for children to waiver between periods of being dry then returning to wetting again as they move toward achieving perm...
-
Hi, my daughter is just about 7 and has wet pullups everynight. We have tried taking her to the toilet before we go to bed with no sucess. When she was about 4 she had a period of haing urine infections, she saw a specialist and this is now sorted. Wha
Hi Lee, given your daughter’s age and the potential impact her bedwetting is having on her self-esteem – now is the time to look into introducing...
-
Girl 4.5. Started night training around 3 years. She now seems to be wetting the bed more often than not. It doesnt really bother her that she has wet the bed. She may have wet the bed maybe twice a week previously - but now is more frequent. Have had her
Hi Rachel, this is such a common story! Firstly, daytime accidents are incredibly common up until starting school mostly because children have o...
-
Hi there, I have a 8 yr old girl who has bed wetting issues. She has been tested for diabetes due to her frequent toilet visits during the night (10-15 times at least) and has also had kidney and bladder ultrasounds plus blood tests. All came back normal.
Hi Monique, smelly urine is often a telltale sign of a urinary tract infection. If this is a recurring issue then you need to look more closely at...
-
my child suffers from constipation
Hi Nicole – It’s wonderful to hear that you have found DryNites helpful in helping manage your daughter’s bedwetting. It is not unusual for childre...
-
Should I be wearing Drynites even though I dont have any bedwetting problems?
Hi Emma, I think it is wonderful that you love your sister enough to want to support her through this process. Bedwetting can be incredibly embar...
-
My daughter is turning 10 and still 5-6 nights a week is wet. We have had tests and an ultrasound and nothing physically wrong. How do we go about getting dry at night?
Hi – bullying can be an insidious and emotionally damaging experience and is often the cause of bedwetting in children – so it is great to hear tha...
-
Hello my daughter will be 5 in a couple of weeks. She stills wears a pullup at night and has only been dry a handful of times. But when she has sleepovers at friends she is dry everytime. I asked her why she is dry when she has sleepovers but not at ho
Hi S.A - it is not unusual for parents to comment on their children not wetting the bed while attending sleepovers or when away on holidays – whi...
-
My daughter is 7 in Oct and still wets the bed she had Kidney surgery to repair a blockage in the tube when she was 3 she doesn't need to see her specialist anymore. Could this be why she still wets the bed
Hi Nicky – it is not unusual for children to continue to experience nighttime incontinence once they have started school – with as many as 1 in 10 ...
-
My daughter is 8 yrs old and started wetting the bed about 9 months ago what can i do to help her stop
It is not unusual for children to experience a return to bedwetting at times of stress, which can result from something as simple as the birth of...
-
I don't really know if I wet the bed or not, beacause when I wake the bed is damp on most nights but not exactly wet. Should I wear drynites just in case??
Hi – if you are in fact wetting the bed you should be able to smell the urine on your bed sheets – urine usually has quite a strong odour so it sho...
-
Can Drynites be worn when swimming.
Hi Julie, unfortunately DryNites are not suitable for swimming. You could try contacting the Continence Association of Australia (1800 330 066) who...
-
Hi, my 4 year old son hasn't started to wet the bed at night he just hasn't toilet trained for the night time as yet. I have been using pull ups at night as he has grown out of the range of Huggies nappies but the pull ups simply arnt doing the job either
Hi Nikki, the time between achieving being toilet trained during the day and achieving nighttime continence is quite variable. Some children do th...
-
what should i do if my 17 year old son AND daughter still wet the bed will drynites still fit them?
DryNites come in two sizes; the largest size is designed for children and teenagers who weigh between 27-57kg+. It is important that these fit pro...
-
im 13 and drynites are leaking
Hi i.b. - DryNites come in two sizes; the largest size is designed for children and teenagers who weigh between 27-57kg+. It is important that the...
-
Ask a question now...
Hi Kate, DryNites were designed to cater for older children who experience difficulties with bedwetting. Bedwetting is not typically considered to...
-
Can I reuse or wash drynights, because my daughter doesn't alway wet the bed?
Hi James, DryNites are not suitable for washing and for hygiene purposes it is not recommended that they be re-used. If costs are a concern you ma...
-
My 5 and a half year old son wets his bed a few times a week. We found out a few months ago that he had chronic constipation and were hoping that the night wetting would clear up as the constipation did. However that doesn't seem to be the case. He is ver
Parental responses to bedwetting can either help diffuse a potentially stressful situation, or make a bad situation even worse. Keep reassuring him...
-
Nothing is absorbent enough??
Children’s overnight urine output can be quite variable – parents of children who seem to pass a lot of urine overnight sometimes find it easier to...
-
My 4 year old son wears dry nites every night, but most mornings they have leaked through the bed, even though they dont seem completely saturated. What could be causing this?
Leakage often results from improper fit, which can occur if your sons DryNites are either too small or too large. Check that they are fitting hi...
-
Hi I am thinking of trying drynights-my son has very bad exmar -skin condition - I use wet dressing nightly - over all his body
DryNites (when they fit properly) should provide a snug fit, much like an underpant. The do not have the side openings like Pull-Ups so they are l...
-
My son wets the bed every night. He always has a full nappy in the mornings. When I changed him this morning he has developed nappy rash on his bottom. What do I do?
Hi S. P. - Nappy rash typically results from skin contact with a wet or dirty nappy. Moisture plus friction resulting from his DryNites moving agai...
-
My nine year old Son needs a product for faecal incontinence. Will dry nites contain faecal matter. He really needs them for night and day at school. Please can you help me.
Hi Jennifer – this must be very challenging for both you and your son. It’s great that he has a teacher who is supportive as this will certainly m...
-
hi im 12 i asked you a question a couple of days ago if i could start weting the bed from holding my wee in well i do wet the bed every night i was asking that for a friend of mine because they wanted to know my 10 yr old brither jack wets the bed and so
Hi Jade - nice to hear from you again! DryNites can be worn during the day to help manage daytime incontinence. You should change them regularly t...
-
my son is only 2 yrs old and he is wetting the bed i want too get the drynites but they are too big for him cos he is only 15kgs any advice would be good thanks
Hi Bianca, it is very common for 2-year-old children to continue to wet at night even after they have achieved daytime continence. Given his age a...
-
hi dr its me jade again u sent me an email a couple of days ago and u said that i should get my free samples by mid november when is mid and do u think i will get it within the next few days and it was 2 weeks last sunday when they were due and i went ont
Hi Jade, mid-November is around now so if you still have not receive your free sample you could call 1800 028 334 or email www.kca.com.au/contact. ...
-
Ask a question now...just wondering when to try my daughter without nappies at night , she dosn't have nappies during the day & dosn't have accidents throughout the day & is dry most mornings when she wakes up , she is 34mths old .
Hi Simone – A good sign that your daughter has achieved nighttime continence is when she experiences about 14 consecutive mornings where she wake...
-
How much is a box of Drynites?
Hi Bridget,DryNites are sold in packs and cost between $12-$16 depending on where you purchase them. Regards, Dr Cathrine
-
Are DryNites 4-7 years more absorbent than Huggies Junior (16kg+) nappies?
Hi Tracey, DryNites offer similar absorbency to the Junior nappies – the decision to switch is typically motivated by children’s desire to wear...
-
Can I Get a Free Sample Of Drynites, My Daughter Is 13 And Still Wets The Bed ,We've Tried EVERYTHING Can You Help Me Out By Sending Me A Free Sample .
Hi D.H., when you visit the DryNites website you will notice on the left-hand side a purple box titled "Free Sample", if you click on ...
-
My 5 yr old son has wet the bed since he was toilet trained. We put him on the toilet before we go to bed, he wears a pull-up and yet he and his bed are soaked through every morning. He also leaks during the day, is there likely to be a more serious under
Hi Madeleine, while it perfectly normal for your son to be still wetting the bed at night, any type of daytime wetting after the age of 5 years sho...
-
My daughter is 4 years old and has been daytime trained since she was 2. She has never once had a dry nightime nappy though. A lot of people have suggested that she won't stop wetting the bed until I take away the nightime nappy. Is there any truth to th
Hi Jennifer - despite arguments to the contrary there is no solid research evidence to suggest wearing DryNites either prolongs the bedwetting proc...
-
My son is nearly 2 1/2 yo and has hypotonic Cerebral Palsy and global development delay. Our problem is that he wets through his nappy every night. Wet PJs, sheets, etc.
Hi Jo, while it is common for children with global developmental delays to take longer to achieve continence the age at which they do this really d...
-
We have experienced leakage problems with the Dry Nites used by my four year old son.
Hi Nitsa, Please contact the CAS team who will be able to process your complaint. They can be contacted by calling AUS 1800 028 334 or NZ 0800 733...
-
Ask a question now...is it ok to go to using dry nights after trying for a couple of months of knickers??
Hi Amanda, it is perfectly fine to put your daughter back into DryNites at night. Many children prefer to wear DryNites as it gives them the confi...
-
Ask a question now... we have just started using drynites for our 5 and 7 year old boys, but they have both come out in a rash on their backsides since using them
We are really sorry to hear your child has developed a rash and hope it clears up quickly. Rashes are unpleasant for your child and obviously upset...
-
are the girls 8-15 yr drynites more absorbent than the male equivalent for a boy that has gone thorugh puberty?
Hi Owen, the boys and girls DryNites offer similar levels of absorbency however they do differ in terms of the pattern of absorbency with the boys ...
-
My 4 year old son has been trained at night for the past 6 months with the odd accident. However he has wet the bed 7 out of the last 9 nights. I don't know if I should be putting him back in pull ups as he really doesn't want this but its not worrying hi
Hi J. E. – it’s a tricky question … how we as parents handle our children’s bedwetting is of ultimate importance as this is what they will remember...
-
Will Drynites work for discreet daytime wear?
Hi Robert, while DryNites can certainly be used for the management of daytime continence I would recommend that you have a few trial runs at home f...
-
I'm in New Zealand trying to get my free sample, How do I do it?
Hi Helen - apologies for the delay in responding - you are able to request a DryNites sample via the NZ DryNites site: http://www.drynites.co.nz/b...
-
Does the free sample come in a discreet envelope so that nobody will know that there is a nappy inside for the purpose of my wetting. Also is it obvious that there is a nappy inside when you hold the package. Please help as I need a free sample but dont w
Hi Ben – I have directed your question to marketing regarding the packaging, as I am not familiar with this. However I would encourage you to ta...
-
Pull ups giving my son eczema, will drynites do the same?
The difference between Pull-Ups and DryNites is that Pull-Ups are specifically designed for toilet training and daytime use. They have a built-in...
-
Can drynights be used for poo as well as urine
Hi Mihi – while DryNites can certainly be used to help manage both enuresis and encopresis (which refers to fetal incontinence), this should only b...
-
my son is 14 and big will the 11 to 15 fit him he is 87cm wasit
Hi Debbie - The larger DryNites size is designed for children and teenagers weighing between 27-57kg+. If you are unsure whether these would fit an...
-
After 2 months of mostly dry nights, my 5 year old son has regressed and is wetting his bed once, or even twice a night.
Hi Liz – as frustrating as this may be please be reassured that this is perfectly normal. As children move toward achieving permanent nighttime co...
-
My 6 year old daughter has bed wetting problems but also wets her nappy before she goes to bed.
While there may be an underlying medical issue, your daughter’s behaviour may also be a reaction to something else going on in her life. It is no...
-
Where can I buy DryNites in Perth (for a 7 year old)?
You should be able to purchase DryNites through most of the major retailers including Coles and Woolworths, a number of chemists also stock them....
-
Please help me find a nappie that fits thnxxxx
Hi Beckie, this must be a very challenging time for you. While it is perfectly fine for you to use DryNites if they provide a proper fit, there a...
-
Dry Nites Free Samples
I have referred your question to the marketing and will get back to you with a response as soon as possible. Regards, Dr Cathrine
-
My 4yr old wets his bed at his dads but not his mums
Hi Faith, when children are under a shared care arrangement it is important to try and adopt as consistent a pattern of parenting as possible. In ...
-
Size Range is very limited.
Hi S.S. - thank you for your feedback and I will certainly pass this onto the marketing team. In the meantime have you tried the nappy pants as th...
-
WHat can I do to prevent my 2 year old ,freshly toilet trained form weeing through her walkers nappy every second night?
Hi M. B., how frustrating! There are a number of factors that may be contributing to the leakage. Improper fit around the leg, which can happen if...
-
My 12 year old son has just been to a sleep over and he said to me that every one at the sleep over was wearing dry nites what should I do
Hi Ted, it is difficult for me to advise you on this, as it is not clear from your question whether the children attending the sleepover were weari...
-
What can 14 yr old boy were if drynights do not fit and if he still wets the bed
Hi Cody, If you find you have outgrown your DryNites you might like to consider products that have been designed for adults, many of which are avai...
-
Why cant I buy Drynites Bed Mats in Australia?
Hi Bethwyn, if you are unable to locate these in your local supermarket or chemist there are a number of online stores (such as gotoddler.com.au)...
-
Hi, I have twin 4 year old boys with Autism. One of them is toilet trained during the day but still wears a nappy at night. The other is still not toilet trained and at this stage shows no signs of being ready to start. However I am finding the Junior siz
Hi S. K., It is not unusual for children with additional support needs to take a little longer to attain both daytime and nighttime continence. I w...
-
i would like to get 6 boxes of drynites delivered
Hi Cindy, unfortunately this site is not for ordering (although you can certainly request a sample). I would recommend that if you are unable to g...
-
I'm 13 and no baby nappies (for daytime) fit me anymore could you use drynites during the day?
While it is perfectly fine to use DryNites to help manage daytime wetting it is important to understand that these will not help you to stop wettin...
-
Are there any bed wetting nappies for teens that are not pull up but open tabs that you close yourself?
Hi Travis, I'm not aware of any with side tabs. The design of the DryNites is done in a way so that they appear more like an underpant than a ...
-
My 22 month old has fairly recently been potty trained and now she is absolutely refusing to wear pyjama pants at night...
This can be really tricky. Moving from nappies to underpants is incredibly exciting and a true measure that she is now becoming a big girl. It ...
-
Can the boys 8-15 Drynites be worn by a 16 year old?
Hi D.D. - DryNites come in two sizes; the largest size is designed for children and teenagers who weigh between 27-57kg+. It is important that the...
-
Are the Drynites as absorbant as a nappy?
Hi D.D., DryNites are designed to keep children and teenagers dry throughout the night and provide similar levels of absorbancy as nappies (relativ...
-
Hi, Our mildly autistic 10 year old boy wears drynights, we have had some success but mostly they are soaked through in the morning. We have tried sticker charts and presents and taking him to the toilet in the night but nothing really works. Also, he'
Hi Kerry, a number of studies have shown an increased risk of nocturnal enuresis among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with approximately ...
-
My son is only 2, so this is a slightly different question, however he consistently has wet sheets in the mornings. I have stopped the night milk, and drinking the bath water etc however 5 out of 7 mornings I have to change the sheets. Do you have any a
This must be VERY frustrating! Children’s overnight urine output can be quite variable – parents of children who seem to pass a lot of urine over...
-
Can my son use girls dry nites, are they exactly the same (apart from the pictures on them)?
Hi Delwyn, while the girls and boys DryNites offer similar levels of absorbency, the pattern of absorbency differs in that the boys DryNites have m...
-
Hi Dr Catherine, my 5 year old has developed thrush type rashes on his lower back since using Dry Nights.
It sounds like it may be what is commonly referred to as ‘nappy rash’. Nappy rash typically results from skin contact with a wet or dirty nappy. ...
-
Hi there, I have 2 daughters who wet the bed, one is 15years the other 9 years old. Is it possible to purchase Huggies Drynites in bulk as it is sooo expensive, year after year to buy them at the supermarket. Thanks.
Hi Helen, This is something that you may be able to negotiate with your local supermarket – alternatively you could search online to see if you ...
-
im wearing drynites at nite but am finding my nappy is so full when i wake up and it leaks through the nappy and over nap. what could be causing this and anything i could do
Hi Brendon, leakage often results from improper fit, which can occur when your DryNites have become too small. If you do find you have outgrown you...
-
i want to buy drynites in bulk please by the cartons
Hi Cindy, This is something that you may be able to negotiate with your local supermarket – alternatively you could search online to see if you ca...
-
I was wondering, what does the outer packaging of the nappy look like? as in the envelope or whatever the nappy comes in? the thing that will be posted through my door? is it obvious what the contents is?
I am happy to confirm that the samples are sent out in discreet unmarked packages. I understand that this is also noted on the website when you do ...
-
my 7 yr old wears the drynites every single morning he wakes up he is soaked through the drynites right through all his bed sheets it doesnt matter if we wake him during the night and take him to the toilet he is sometimes soaked through before we even t
Hi A. R., how frustrating for you! Children’s nighttime urine output is quite variable. There are a number of reasons why children wet the bed – s...
-
Hi I'm a 18 year old girl and wet my bed every night it has gotten to the point that I actually enjoy wetting myself is ther anything wrong with that
Dear Rhianna, Sorry I am unable to answer your specific question. Please feel free to contact our Consumer Advisory Service (CAS) on 1800 028 334 ...
-
need a nappy, not a pull up for cp child who weighs 21kg but is long in the body ..what size nappies are available? thank you.
Hi C.G., The largest nappy size is the Junior size which is designed for children weighing 16 kg and over. If you find these do not provide a prop...
-
My son has just turned three and is toilet trained during the day but at night he wets right through his nappy early hours of the morning. Other problem is doesnt matter what brand of nappy i use for night time none are big enough as hes 22kg. What do i t
Hi C.D., given your son’s size you could certainly try him in DryNites for nighttime use. Leakage at night often results from improper fit, whic...
-
How can I get a free sample if I live in the United States and that only for the uk only can you please help me
Hi Austin – it is great to hear from you! In the US you need to access the GoodNites website (www.goodnites.com). If they do not include access t...
-
Hi my name is Jordan I'm 17 and transgendered I started HRT 2 months ago and I have started bed wetting and I don't know what to do ?
HI Jordan, this is really beyond my area of expertise. can I recommend that you consult with your doctor about this as it may be a common side eff...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
Hi, we have found that amines seem to cause our son to wet at night, have you ever heard of this before? if he has amines, he can wet up to 3 times in one night and he's nearly 10 yrs old. Thank you
Hi Erin – it is not unusual for children’s bedwetting patterns to alter in response to dietry changes. A colleague of mine who is a Naturopath has...
-
Hi my 3 yr old hasn't been wetting the bed for 4months and has for the past week wet the bed every night,
Hi H.L. – It is not unusual for young children to experience periods where they start to wet the bed again as they move toward achieving nighttime ...
-
My son is 11years when is a good time to try him without the pull ups.
Hi Shona - While it is true that some children are able to outgrow bedwetting on their own, other children benefit from more formal interventions....
-
how young can children stop wetting the bed at night?
Hi Donna, the age at which children become dry at night is quite variable. Some children become dry within weeks of achieving daytime continence, ...
-
my son is 7 years old and ws fully potty trained since last summer he started not pooping on toilet or only half on toilet and leaving rest in underwear and just walks around like its ok????
Hi Hope, coping with children’s wetting can be incredibly challenging as a parent, particularly when it is difficult to determine why this is happe...
-
why my 4 year old sometimes wets bed even thou i help him to the washroom 1-2 times during night?
Firstly, let me reassure you – nighttime wetting is completely normal at 4 years of age with approximately 1 in 7 children continuing to wet the be...