My daughter and I are not stressed about her wetting at the moment and thought we'd wait until she's 7 until we maybe try the bedalarm if she is still wetting. However I want to know if I will be helping or hindering her bladder by her having her last drink at dinnertime (which we have tended to do always as last year her DryNite would always leak / overfill if she drank after 6pm. I feel this year that though her DryNite has urine in it in the morning it is not as full as it used to be - is this a sign her bladder is slowly improving or not???) Also if she goes to bed a bit later on occassions - 9pm or later her DryNite is often dry and she will get up at her usual wakeup time (6:30am) and go straight to the toilet. Being at school I want to make sure she gets adequate sleep too! The DryNite she wears is the largest size (she is tall for her age, she is on the 97 percentile for height) and works very well to stop leakage as long as I put the BACK of the girls DryNite at her front so most of the padding is at her back (she sleeps on her back). Otherwise the lack of padding at the BACK results in urine leaking out the back while not all the "front" padding is full - who designed these or are other girls different???? I find it is also important that the DryNite is sitting straight over her bottom and not crooked - I always check otherwise there can be a leak!!! Thankyou very much for your time and your website to have a forum for these issues.
Hi J.S – you sound like you have everything perfectly under-control, which is wonderful as we know a supportive parent makes all the difference in ensuring children are not negatively affected by their bedwetting. It is perfectly fine to let your daughter drink after dinner, restricting fluids can cause constipation, an underlying contributor to children’s bedwetting. I would probably encourage her to only drink water as both citrus and dairy have been linked with increased urine production. The fact that she appears to be wetting less at night, may be a very good indicator that her body is maturing and her kidneys are no longer producing as much urine as before, or it may be that her bladder is becoming more effective at storing the amount of urine she produces – either way, it is an encouraging sign!! I certainly wouldn’t extend her bedtime in an effort to help her keep dry, overtiredness will only impact on her ability to function effectively throughout the day and will make it more difficult for her to wake in response to a full bladder. When it comes to her DryNites, it is very important to ensure that they are sitting properly as improper fit certainly contributes to leakage. The new DryNites design (released a couple of months ago) is now more absorbent so hopefully this will reduce any problems you were previously experiencing. All the best!
Regards,
Dr Cathrine
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