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 develop to a point where it can store the amount of urine her body produces until morning. While age is certainly one factor in deciding when to introduce an alarm, frequency of wetting is another. Generally we find the alarm works best for children who experience less frequent wetting (i.e., 3-4 times per week). Before introducing an alarm I would recommend that you speak with a medical professional just to rule out any possible underlying medical cause. Further the more support and guidance you receive with using the alarm the greater the chance of success. Children who are particularly sound sleepers like your daughter usually need their parents to respond to the alarm first then wake them so that they can turn it off. It can mean many broken nights sleep for both of you but it will be worth it in the long term. If the short term, if you continue lifting her to the toilet try and vary the times you do this so that her body does not become conditioned to needing to empty at the same time each night.

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Dr Cathrine

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