I have read through the questions already answered but have a slightly different question. My 6 and 10 month old son was a nightly bedwetter until I took him to a local incontinence clinic who were very helpful and informative and eventually suggested the alarm system. We were fortunately able to hire it very cheaply and whilst we felt like we had a new baby with the alarm going off it seemed to start working after a couple of weeks. My question is though that my son has not learnt to wake up to wee - he seems to have developed the capacity to hold on all night but will not wake up and consequently wets the bed still about once a fortnight. Should we try the alarm again or just wait.
the time it takes for children to achieve dryness can be anything from a few weeks to a few months with about 10-15% of children experiencing some relapse – when this happens you need to reintroduce the alarm treatment although you will find that he will become dry much quicker the second time around. In some instances families have found that they have had to reintroduce the alarm a third time before their child achieves nighttime continence – even then it is not unusual for children to start wetting again at times of high stress. Some families have also combined the alarm treatment with other more experimental approaches such as hypnotherapy and have found it to be more successful than when using the alarm on it’s own – although I would recommend that you consult with your continence clinic before trying this. Continue to be encouraging as it can be very difficult for children when they experience a relapse – explain to your son that this is not unusual and with time his bedwetting will be just a distant memory!
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