At 8 years old, your child is probably going to be involved in more and more social activities like sleep overs and school camps which will take them away from your home at night. If your child is bedwetting, these outings have the potential for embarrassment. For situations like these, it’s always best to be prepared. One thing you can do to minimise the impact of an accident is to get your child to wear a protective pyjama pants like DryNites. DryNites look and feel like real underwear but provide overnight absorbency which allow your child to manage accidents at night. . If your 8 year olds bedwetting isn’t getting better, it might be time to visit your Paediatrician, just to check everything is ok with his/her waterworks. Because your 8 year old child is becoming more social, it’s no surprise that that our expert receives a lot of questions revolving around how to minimise embarrassment at sleepovers and camps. Some other 8 year old bedwetting questions involve seeking medical help and how to manage the bedwetting stage with as little fuss as possible.
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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 …
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My 8 years old son still wet his bed at night.
Dear Monica, it is not unusual for children to waiver between periods of dryness then return to wetting the bed again as they move toward…
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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 Federa…
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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…
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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…
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My 8 year old wets the bed about once a week, however if he has has a busy week (like when he did swimming lessons every day at school) or stays up past 7.30pm, he will almost always wet the bed. He is not phased in the slightest about his bed wetting whi
It is not unusual for children to experience an increase in wetting at times of illness or stress or when they get overtired – which expl…
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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…
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Ask a question now…my nearly 9 year old daughter suffers day and night time enuresis
Hi Anna – It can be incredibly frustrating to feel like you have tried it all and still experienced no success. The first thing to do is…
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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 chi…
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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…
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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…
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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 s…
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My 8 year old wets the bed nearly every night and we have tried everything including leaving lights on and getting him up he does not like the fact he wets the bed he gets upset
Hi Lee-Ann, it is completely understandable that he gets upset – no child every wants to wet the bed. Given his age and the fact that …
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My son has been bed wetting 4 times per week. It is less with no video games and stimulus but sometimes he does for no reason. He is 8 turning 9. He went on camp and it wasn’t good.
Hi Sonia, bedwetting can be incredibly challenging to manage, and even more so when it starts to impact on children’s school and extra-…
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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 …
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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 h…
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Ask a question now…My son is 8 and is still bedwetting at night.My GP suggested the alarm.What should I try first.
There are two main types of alarms. One is a body alarm with a small sensor that can be worn inside your son’s pyjamas – many parents…
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Hi, my son is nearly 9 years old and wets his bed every night. We have ruled out any physical issues a few years ago and hoped he would grow out of it. He had several treatments with a chiropractor a few years ago who said that we were best to just wait t
Hi Tammy, as bedwetting has an underlying genetic cause, it is not unusual to find a number of children in the one family who wet the bed…
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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 …
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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 fro…
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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 u…
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My GP has advised I do nothing about my 8 year old sons bedwetting for several years yet, saying its not uncommon. Will he naturally become dry at night?
Hi C. R. – bedwetting is often one of those things that no-one likes to talk about, with many parents feeling embarrassed and therefore…
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I have two boys aged 8 & 6 that wake up every morning with wet Drynites and most of the time my 8 year old has a wet bed aswell.
Bedwetting does run in families so it is not unusual to find a number of children in the one family experiencing nighttime wetting. When…
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Our 8 year boy is still incontinent even with using Minirin Melts. Can you suggest anything else or do you think that he will grow out of it?
Thanking you,
Dominic S
Hi Dominic, while it is certainly possible that your son will outgrow bedwetting on his own, the chances of children doing this reduce, a…
