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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 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'
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How can I encourage my 5yo to toilet train at night? My sister was also a bedwetter.
Often when it comes to bedwetting no matter how hard we try children will continue to wet at night. This is partly because they really have very li...
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My 2yo daughter is toilet trained during the day. At what age or what signs should I look out for to start training through the night?
While children can be taught to control their bladder during the day, nighttime continence is a completely different story. The first and most impo...
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My daughter has just turned 10. We have not yet tried the bed alarm, do you think this is something we should do?
it is not unusual for children to experience periods of dry nights then a return to wetting as they travel the road toward nighttime continence. Th...
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My daughter is 10 and is still wetting the bed almost every night. Should we be taking her to the doctor?
Unfortunately when it comes to bedwetting many parents and children suffer in silence, too embarrassed to discuss their situation with anyone while...
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My 12 yr old daughter has just started wetting the bed again. Wondering if it could be related to puberty?
this must be very distressing for both you and your daughter. It is not unusual for a child who has experienced some difficulty achieving nighttime...
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I have an 8yr old daughter who has been bed wetting 3 to 4 times a week. It's getting rather stressful as she doesn't want to stay over at friends because of this. We use drynites.
it is perfectly normal for parents to feel worried as well as a little frustrated when their child continues to wet the bed at night. Urinary tract...
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My daughter is 15 and still wets the bed is something wrong she's been on all the tablets and nothing worked. What should I do?
when bedwetting continues over many years it becomes increasingly frustrating for both the parents and the child. It must feel at times that this w...
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My daughter was toilet trained when she was 3 but started bed wetting again at 4. She is now 10 and still wets every night. Is this normal after being dry for so long?
Sometimes children begin to wet the bed again after experiencing a period of dryness – these children are experiencing what we refer to as secondar...
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My daughter aged 11 years has been having nocturnal enuresis.
Firstly, please accept my apologies for the delay in getting back to you I have had a large volume of questions to answer over the past two weeks. ...
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My daughter is 9 and she has been wetting the bed since she was 2. She has low self esteem and is depressed. I don't know how to help her
Firstly, please accept my apologies for the delay in getting back to you I have had a large volume of questions to answer over the past two weeks. ...
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My daughter is 8 yrs old , its embarrassing for her, so she doesn't get to sleep at her friends place.
unfortunately not all children outgrow bedwetting – with some requiring more than just the basic measures we can implement at home. If you are conc...
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Have been told I can get tablets for my daughter, Why hasn't my doctor prescribed them for my daughter?
Children wet the bed for a number of reasons, some do so because they produce double the amount of urine overnight, others do so as they are unable...
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I have a 7 1/2 year old daughter who suffers really bad bed wetting every night. I watch her when she is asleep, she does not stir or wake up.
This is fairly typical – the majority of children who wet the bed at night are unaware it is happening and will continue sleeping even when wet. On...
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My daughter is 10yrs, sometimes she is already wet after only being in bed 1 hour.
When bedwetting goes on for a number of years it is perfectly normal for parents to feel helpless and overwhelmed. Children typically wet the bed a...
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I have a 14 year old daughter who still wets the bed. The problem is now she has gotten her period.
Bedwetting has been found to run in families so it is not unusual to find a number of siblings in the same household wetting the bed. I’m sure if y...
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My 11 year old daughter has just started having a few dry nights in a row. Should I encourage her not to use dry nights to keep her going or do I still use them until she is completely dry?
One of the signs that your daughter is moving toward achieving nighttime continence is a reduction in the number of nights she wakes up wet. The fa...
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My 9 year old girl has recently started wetting the bed. I talked to her about DryNites and she hated that idea.
Your daughter is experiencing what we commonly refer to as secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE) – this occurs when a child has maintained nighttime c...
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Ask a question now... Hi I have a four year old Daughter who will be five in a few days. But I do not know what to do? Is it because she has a baby who wears nappys?
It is perfectly normal for your daughter to still be wetting the bed at night with almost 1 in 10 4-year-olds continuing to wet the bed on a regula...
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My son was toilet trained at hight from 4.5YO. After an enjoyable family holiday he began to wet his bed at night. His wetting is hit and miss. What can I do to help him overcome this?
If my Math is right he was dry at night for a period less than 6 months so he would still be considered to be experiencing primary enuresis. It is ...
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Sometimes my 5yo wakes up by himself but instead of going to the toilet he'll just cry / scream hysterically until he wets himself. How can I help him to wake himself up and go to the toilet quietly?
Unfortunately there is nothing we can do to make a child wake-up on their own, this is why we do not recommend that parents lift or wake their chil...
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5 year old son shows no sign of stopping bed wetting
The first thing to keep in mind is that bedwetting is quite common among 5-year-old children with about 17% continuing to wet the bed at night – at...
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5 year old daughter is on and off with wet and dry nights
It is not unusual for your daughter to be wetting the bed at age 5 with about 15% of children still doing so by the time they start school. Typical...
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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...
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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...
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My daughter is nearly 16yrs old and is still wetting the bed. She can go a week with no wet beds and then wet every nite for a week. She has been checked for any physical reason and there was no problems.
If you look at the research the most effective treatments are conditioning alarms – they are successful in about 75% of cases, unfortunately your d...
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My son is 8 years old and has Aspergers. He has some wet nights. Your advice would be greatly received as he wants to start having 'sleepovers' which at the moment I am not comfortable with.
it is true that many children do outgrow bedwetting on their own and it is not unusual for children with additional needs to take a little longer. ...
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Should I hide me DryNites?
Hi Dustin, one of the many wonderful things about having a best friend is that we can share personal thoughts and feelings without the fear of bein...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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My 4 year old son has been dry through the day for at least a year but has just recently started wetting his pants at childcare when they have nap time despite going to the toilet sometimes twice. He is not dry at night and I'm hesitant to put him back i
Hi Christine – stress is a frequent cause of wetting for children who had previously achieved daytime continence. Daytime wetting may begin after a...
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Is it ok to wear dynites during the day?
Hi Anna, DryNites are perfectly suitable for daytime use. The largest size is designed to fit girls who weigh between 27 to 57kg. The new DryNite...
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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. ...
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my son is ten years old. We have tried almost every method to resolve the problem. He is a tall boy and currently weighs 52kg.
Unfortunately DryNites only have these two sizes, however there are a number of products currently on the market that are designed for use with adu...
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My 5 year old daughter can't control her day or night-time urine and bowel movements.
Hi Amanda – while it is quite common for children to continue to experience nighttime incontinence at age 5, regular daytime accidents are less com...
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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...
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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...
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I am 16 and I still wet the bed. I have grown out of the huggies dry nites and I dont know what nappy to wear now. Can you give me some advice
Hi Daniel – unfortunately the 8-15 years is the largest size that DryNites come in so you would need to look into purchasing a product designed for...
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i am 15 dry nights dont fit me do they come in bigger size
DryNites come in two sizes; the larger of the two caters for children and teenagers ranging in weight from 27-57kg+. If you have outgrown the larg...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Messy Pants
Any kind of daytime incontinence after the age of 5 years needs to be investigated further by a pediatrician who specialises in treating urinary pr...
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iam 16, and ive been wetting during the day and night for about 5 years, my period has been really heavy lately. can i use drynights for my period and for wetting ??
While DryNites are not specifically designed for the management of menstrual flow they can certainly be used in conjunction with tampons when you h...
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I wet my bed every night and wet myself most days. Is there any thing to help?
Hi Jake – this must be incredibly frustrating for you. Any type of daytime incontinence at your age should certainly be investigated further. Ther...
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I can stop wetting and pooing in my pants both day and night.
Hi Amanda, daytime wetting can be very embarrassing so it is important to try and treat this as soon as possible. One of the main causes of daytim...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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, ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...