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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 'I'm 15 an still wetting the bed! Whats wrong with me?'
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My 4 year old son doesn't wet when wearing DryNites, only when wearing undies. How do I train him?
The reduction in the number of times children wet the bed is a very good indication that they are well on their way to achieving nighttime continen...
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7 year old boy wets the bed every night
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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Help, five year old likes to wet his bed because its warm!
It is completely normal for parents to feel tense or frustrated and at a loss when it comes to dealing with bedwetting – you are not alone! It help...
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5 year old still wets bed, even having peed before bed
there are lots of other mothers out there asking the very same question. Many of us feel that once our child has achieved daytime control nighttime...
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Both my children are bedwetters. Is it because my life is based around sports and late night trainings and my kids are with me at all times. Could that be the problem.?
It is not unusual for bedwetting to run in families with studies showing an underlying genetic link. There is still a great deal of debate surround...
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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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Son not waking up. Time for bed alarms?
the decision to pursue treatment is really up to you and your son. About 15% of 8-year-old children who wet the bed will achieve nighttime continen...
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ryan bedwetting
One possible cause of children’s bedwetting is thought to be a deep sleeping pattern. In these instances children often sleep so deeply that they a...
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My 12 yo son has Down Syndrome and still not toilet trained.
We are much more likely to see persistent bedwetting as well as daytime incontinence in children with delayed development. I'm not surprised he has...
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3yo boy, toilet trained but always poos in his undies! Is he just being lazy or does he just not get it?
Firstly – I wouldn’t be concerned about his nighttime wetting – he is still very young so it would be unusual for him to be dry every night. Waking...
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6yo still bed wetting- should we try an alarm? My doctor said they didn't recommend trying anything till after 7 years but not sure why
doctors typically recommend holding off on treatment until children turn 7 years of age due to the high spontaneous cure rate up until then. Also t...
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My almost 4yo son sleeps through the night and wakes up half drowned. What should I do about it?
the most important thing to understand is that this is rarely a medical or psychological problem - many children continue to wet the bed at night f...
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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 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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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 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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I have tried to toilet train my 5yo boy at night without success. Do you suggest continuing or allowing him to get to that stage himself using DryNites?
It is perfectly normal for you to feel overwhelmed and a little helpless – this is the most common response for parents whose children continue to ...
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Our son can stay dry when he gets less than his usual 12 hours of deep sleep. Is there anything you can think of that we can try to help him stay dry for that full nights sleep?
Most children who wet the bed tend to do so in the first couple of hours after they have gone to sleep at night, when they are in a very deep sleep...
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My son is 7.5yo. He sleeps very well, which means he doesn't wake up to do his wees. How can I help him to stop wetting the bed? Please help
dealing with constant wet sheets can be incredibly frustrating – I find just keeping up with the standard daily load is difficult enough let alone ...
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5yo wet his bed every night. We have tried waking him, an alarm and just letting him wet the bed. What can I do to help him?
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. Firstly, ...
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My 6.5 yo has never had more tham 3 dry nights in a row. I have tried the alarm and I consulted my doctor. I feel very alone and not sure what to do next.
Even though it is the child who wets the bed, I often find it’s the parents who need the most support. Coping with bedwetting can be overwhelming f...
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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 son is such a deep sleeper, he doesn't wake up
The first thing to keep in mind is that bedwetting is quite common among 5-year-old children with about 10-15% waking up wet at least once a week o...
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Are we creating bad habits with our 5 year old boy?
waking your son at night to take them to the toilet may help in reducing the number of wet beds, however this should only be done if it does not re...
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Should I wake my son to go to the toilet at night?
Lifting or waking children is generally not recommended as it results in broken sleep and while it may lead to a dry bed in the morning it will not...
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Son is now 9 and still wetting the bed. Have tried diaries and limiting drinks. Do you suggest an alarm?
lots of patience and understanding are needed in the management of bedwetting and that’s not just for your son but for you too! A small bladder cap...
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Seven year old son has tried bed wetting alarms and he just does not wake up. He gets very embarrassed and i do not know what to do.
it can be extremely frustrating when a bedwetting treatment does not seem to work for your child. While the conditioning alarms currently have the ...
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my daughter is 7 and still wets the bed. I have tried stopping drinks before bed- what else can I do?
firstly, let me apologise for the delay in getting back to you I have had an overwhelming number of questions to answer over the past two weeks. Ch...
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4 year old daughter has milk before bed and then wets the bed. Should I stop with the milk?
you would find most children your daughter’s age would still be wetting the bed at night with many professionals not even viewing nighttime wetting...
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my daughter is 7 and still wets the bed. I have tried stopping drinks before bed- what else can I do?
Feelings of helplessness and frustration are common among parents with children who wet the bed – you are not alone! Given her age I would recommen...
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Will my daughter start waking up at some point to go to the toilet?
Many parents of children who wet the bed have commented to me on how deeply their child sleeps and while it definitely plays a role in bedwetting i...
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Five year old daughter is a sound sleeper and can't wake up to go to the toilet
many parents of children who wet the bed have commented on how deeply their child sleeps. Despite this a number of controlled studies have shown th...
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My daugher has hypothyroidism is nearly 6 and starting school
it is not unusual for children to be wetting the bed at age 5 with about 15% of children still doing so by the time they start school. Children dev...
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My 6yo sleeps soundly and doesn't wake through the night. We do not know what the solution is. Can you help?
Many parents of children who wet the bed comment how deeply their child sleeps - while this plays a role in children’s bedwetting it is not a prima...
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Is there a link between sleep apnea and bed wetting? My 9yo daughter has been diagnosed with poor executive function and some elements of ADHD. I believe may have sleep apnea too.
Hi Sandra, this is a very timely question! There was a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics (July, 2009) conducted by Dr Joseph Barone...
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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 daughter is turning 10 and still 5-6 nights a week is wet. We have had tests and an ultrasound and nothing physically wrong. How do we go about getting dry at night?
Hi – bullying can be an insidious and emotionally damaging experience and is often the cause of bedwetting in children – so it is great to hear tha...
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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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Hello my daughter will be 5 in a couple of weeks. She stills wears a pullup at night and has only been dry a handful of times. But when she has sleepovers at friends she is dry everytime. I asked her why she is dry when she has sleepovers but not at ho
Hi S.A - it is not unusual for parents to comment on their children not wetting the bed while attending sleepovers or when away on holidays – whi...
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My daughter is 7 in Oct and still wets the bed she had Kidney surgery to repair a blockage in the tube when she was 3 she doesn't need to see her specialist anymore. Could this be why she still wets the bed
Hi Nicky – it is not unusual for children to continue to experience nighttime incontinence once they have started school – with as many as 1 in 10 ...
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Nearly 9 year old bed wetting, gets angry when woken.. where do I get an alarm from?
Hi – conditioning alarms are the preferred approach to treating children’s bedwetting, with approximately 75% of children achieving nighttime con...
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My daughter is 8 yrs old and started wetting the bed about 9 months ago what can i do to help her stop
It is not unusual for children to experience a return to bedwetting at times of stress, which can result from something as simple as the birth of...
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My nine-year-old daughter has never been consistently dry in her bed at my home.
If her encopresis was a result of chronic constipation, then her bedwetting may also be a result of poor bowel habits. If this is the case then yo...
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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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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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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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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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I don't really know if I wet the bed or not, beacause when I wake the bed is damp on most nights but not exactly wet. Should I wear drynites just in case??
Hi – if you are in fact wetting the bed you should be able to smell the urine on your bed sheets – urine usually has quite a strong odour so it sho...
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Can Drynites be worn when swimming.
Hi Julie, unfortunately DryNites are not suitable for swimming. You could try contacting the Continence Association of Australia (1800 330 066) who...
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Hi, my 4 year old son hasn't started to wet the bed at night he just hasn't toilet trained for the night time as yet. I have been using pull ups at night as he has grown out of the range of Huggies nappies but the pull ups simply arnt doing the job either
Hi Nikki, the time between achieving being toilet trained during the day and achieving nighttime continence is quite variable. Some children do th...
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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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what should i do if my 17 year old son AND daughter still wet the bed will drynites still fit them?
DryNites come in two sizes; the largest size is designed for children and teenagers who weigh between 27-57kg+. It is important that these fit pro...
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im 13 and drynites are leaking
Hi i.b. - DryNites come in two sizes; the largest size is designed for children and teenagers who weigh between 27-57kg+. It is important that the...
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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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Ask a question now...
Hi Kate, DryNites were designed to cater for older children who experience difficulties with bedwetting. Bedwetting is not typically considered to...
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Can I reuse or wash drynights, because my daughter doesn't alway wet the bed?
Hi James, DryNites are not suitable for washing and for hygiene purposes it is not recommended that they be re-used. If costs are a concern you ma...
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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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I have a 5yr old that wets the bed each and everynight. Sometimes even a few times a night. I take her to the toilet 2 or 3 times after she has gone to bed but doesn't seem to help. We have stopped fluid intake after a certain time. We found that putting
Hi Tania, if you haven’t done so already I would recommend that you make an appointment to see your GP. While it is not unusual for children you...
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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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When will I stop bedwetting?
Hi Jimmy, while it is certainly true that some children outgrow bedwetting, this is not the case for everyone. The good news is that there are a n...
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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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my 6 year old wets the bed.everynight sometimes 2 times a night. she did stop for 6 months 2 years ago .now its been 1 and a half years of bed wetting everynight. we have tried alarms, chore charts, even waking her. but to no avail.she has no infections .
Hi S.B – your daughter is suffering from secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE) a term used to describe the condition where a child has maintained prop...
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Son great with wee training, but the pooing is becoming a problem
children hold onto their bowel motions for a number of reasons. For some it is a matter of control - this is often the case when other things in th...
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I have a 7 year old boy who has sensory processing disorder. I would appreciate any suggestions that you could pass on to me?
it is not unusual for children with SPD to take longer to achieve nighttime continence. Many children who wet the bed at night do so because their ...
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I have a 7 nearly 8 year boy who wets the bed every night. We have tried tablets. Do you think it is worth trying an alarm, as this worked for me when I was younger
Hi – my apologies for the delay in responding to you. Conditioning alarms are certainly the preferred approach to treating children’s bedwetting, ...
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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 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 son is 5 and is still wetting through his nappy and soaking the sheets almost everynight. I'm not sure if i should try medication or if it is something he will grow out of.
It is not unusual for your 5-year-old son to be wetting the bed at night with about 17% of children continuing to do so. The ability to control our...
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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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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 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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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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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 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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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 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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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, 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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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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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...
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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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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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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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i have a 5 and a half yr old daughter who is still wetting the bed. i tried taking her to toilet before i go to bed and again during the night i also cut her fluids down before bed but its not helping. what else can i do
Hi Madelyne - it is not common for 5-year-old girls to wet the bed and if managed correctly will have no lasting impact on their self-esteem or wel...
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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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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
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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My 6 year old son has always wee'd alot at night, so much in fact, that ever since he was 4, he's had to wear "2" pairs of Dry Nites due to leakage.
Hi Michelle – chronic bedwetting is generally believed to be the result of an immature bladder or a deep sleeping pattern. Just like your son, many...
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Hi my 6 year old boy wears pull-ups at night as he is always soaked in the morning. Hes a healthy happy boy. Only thing is too that during the day (mainly at school) he comes home and his underpants and school shorts are damp with urine and the smell is v
Any form of daytime wetting after the age of 5 years needs to be addressed by your doctor. Constipation and bladder infections are causes of dayti...
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im a boy of 11 and i wet the bed every single night,im getting very frustrated and i think im upsetting my parents deeplyplease help me?!
Hi Kevin, Bedwetting can be incredibly upsetting for children and parents. While your parents may appear upset, I’m sure this is more to do with...
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Is my 4 yr old daughter starting to train herself during the night?
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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Still wearin a nappy!
Hi Bridget, there are a number of reasons why teenagers wet the bed so it is very important that you first meet with your GP so that he or she can ...
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Daughter almost 5yrs has begun wetting her bed every night after being dry for almost the last 2yrs. She would occasionally wet the bed but now it is every night. There have been no major changes or upsets, we leave the light on in the bathroom at night
It can be incredibly frustrating for both parents and children when your child returns to wetting following a significant period of nighttime conti...
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Ask a question now...my little girl is 4.5 she wets bed every nite i toilet her before bed at 7.30 and again before i go to bed around 9.30 pm but she is usually very wet when i go in and she is sound asleep change her and bedding and take her to toilet b
Hi Ellen, while bedwetting can be incredibly distressing for parents please be reassured that it is perfectly normal for your daughter to still be ...
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I have a 6year old who has been toilet trained for about 2 years and wets the bed every night.Actullay soaks it. He stopped wetting the bed for about 2wks when he was 5 but still does it.He also has night terrors and is a very deep sleeper.I also has a 4y
Hi Rebecca, the age at which children achieve nighttime continence is quite variable. There are a number of reasons why your sons continue to wet ...
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Hi i have a 4 year old girl and she wears pull ups to bed. she is wetting every night even when i get up and take her to the toilet and we have stoped having any late drinks of water, Dueing the day time nap she is dry i have told her she gets a prezy if
Hi Lisa – the tricky thing about bedwetting is that there is no single cause. It is true that for many children genetics plays a role. Given that...
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My 5 yo daughter has started wetting the bed at night about 2/wk since my husband & I separated 6 mths ago. Should I put her in drynites (she is not keen on the idea of wearing them)? Adrienne
Hi Adrienne - your daughter is experiencing what we commonly refer to as Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis – this describes a situation where children w...
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My 13 and 11 year old step-daughters both wet the bed almost every night. The 11 year old is improving - she maybe has 4 dry sleeps a week - but the 13 year old wets every night and usually her DryNites aren't enough to contain the urine and the bed gets
Hi Kate – there is quite a strong genetic link to bedwetting so it is not unusual to find a number of children in the same family experiencing nigh...
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I am attempting to get our 4 yo daughter night dry and have experienced no success. We currently have her in Drynites and I am getting her up twice a night to the toilet. Sometimes she is wet both times, and she's always wet when she gets up in the morn
Hi F. D., It is quite common for parents of children who wet the bed to comment on how heavy a sleeper their child is. Researchers have shown that ...
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when will it stop??
Bedwetting does run in families so it is not unusual that both you and your brother (as well as your uncle) all wet the bed at night. When genetic...
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hi my son is 12 yrs old. i have tried every treatment to help my son to stop but he keeps continuing to wet. they say that it is not his fault. i think he is just being lazy. it is causing to many fights. I am losing so much patience. i feel like that I
Hi Margaret, bedwetting does not only impact on the child, it affects the whole family. It is not unusual for parents to feel that somehow the b...
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what sort of foods and drinks should you avoid to help stop bedwetting
Hi Jacinta – it is true that some children who wet the bed benefit from restricting certain foods from their diet. It is important to keep in mind...
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hi, im a 15 year old girl and i wet the bed every night. Do you think i should wear tampons with my drynights or not.
Hi Britney, it is certainly fine to use a tampon during menstruation and still wear your DryNites. However in deciding how to best manage your per...
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Hi I'm 12 years old and I still wet the bed! I wet the bed at very akward times. 2 to 4 times a month. My dad always yells at me when I wet the bed and it scares me and doesn't elp at all. It's very embarassing because I can't have sleep overs and I can't
Hi Alex, wetting the bed can be very frustrating but it’s important that you know that this is not your fault, it is completely normal and you are ...
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Hi, I'm Anabel and my condition is getting worse! I'm always wetting the bed and i'm 15! I've wet my pants during school somtimes and when I'm in the movies and when I sleep. I'm a heavy sleeper and i've tried so many ringtones to wake my as an alarm for
Hi Anabel – the most important thing for you to understand is that your bedwetting is not your fault, and that you’re not alone. There are lots of...
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hi my almost 4 year old seems to have alot of wee at night, He wears 2 nappys and still leaks though, Kirsty
Hi Kirsty, it is perfectly normal for your son to continue to experience nocturnal incontinence. The age at which nighttime continence occurs is qu...
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My son is 5 next month and has been wetting the bed again for the last 10 months after he started having an ear infection and relapses of tonsillitis.
Hi – it can be incredibly worrying and a little frustrating when your child starts wetting the bed again after a significant period of dryness. ...
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what if drynites dont work
Hi Melissa – there are a number of possible reasons why your son is wetting through. The first thing to check is that they are fitting correctly – ...
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is it ok to want to wear drynights ?, i only wet like 1 a month, but i want to wear them, is this normal ?
It is not unusual for children to continue wearing DryNites even after they experience a decline in the number of nights they wet the bed. DryNi...
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What to do to stop night time bed wetting
Hi Deirdre – firstly, let me reassure you that it is perfectly normal for children your son’s age to still be wetting the bed at night. If you h...
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I wet my bed every night and my drynites overflow, Sould i wear 2 pairs at once?
Hi Britney – Leakage often results from improper fit, which can occur if your DryNites are too small. Check that they are fitting you properly aro...
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Dry for months now wet again
As children move toward achieving permanent nighttime continence it is not unusual for them to oscillate between periods of dryness then return to ...
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My son has been toilet trained for 1 1/2 years now but still continues to wet the bed every night. I've tried less drinks and going to the toilet a couple of times before bed but nothing seems to work.
Hi Sarah – it is perfectly normal for children to continue to wet the bed at night even after they have achieved daytime continence. The speed at w...
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my son is 4 1/2 years old. During the night, i have to get up every 1 1/2 to 2 hours so I can put him on the toilet. If i don't do that, he wets his bed. He doesn't feel that he needs to go to the toilet at night. If don't get him up and take him he wets
While bedwetting can be incredibly frustrating and worrying for parents – please be reassured that it is perfectly normal for 4-year-old boys to st...
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Hi, I am a fifteen-years-old boy who started wetting the bed last year. Nowadays I wet 2-3 times per week at night so wear diapers to go to sleep, but the worst thing is that my parents don't know yet and I'm afraid of telling them. Do you think I should
While I fully understand your embarrassment and fear, this is not something you should hide from your parents. I find most parents are incredibly ...
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Ask your question directly to Dr Cathrine
Hi Dylan - there are many reasons why teenagers wet the bed so it is very important that you first meet with your GP so that he or she can run some...
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My 10 yo son told me that he can not feel it when he wet the bad. Should I take him to a doctor? Can stress make my son we his bed?
You son is in very good company, many children who wet at night do so without being aware. Amongst other factors, a deep sleeping pattern has been...
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I have a just 5 year old boy and nearly 4 year old girl who have wet the bed every night since birth. Never a dry night, and they frequently over fill their nappies, and now drynites. When would be the right time to seek medical attention with my childr
How exhausting this must be for you! There are a number of possible reasons why your children are wetting through. The first thing to check is tha...
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12 and still has bed wetting episodes
Bedwetting can be incredibly frustrating, particularly when it continues despite your every effort to make it stop! Understandably, our efforts be...
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Why do I have to change my sister when she wets. Cant she stop. She is to old to be wetting her diaper like a baby. What can I tell her so she will stop.
Bedwetting can be incredibly stressful for the whole family, not just the person who wets at night. Bedwetting if not handled correctly can make c...
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hi my son is 14 and still wets the bed regularly. Recently i have found the local shops to be continuosly short on boys drynites. Theres allways girls drynites though, would it be ok for him to wear these? Once he hits16 should he continue using drynit
Boys DryNites are typically in higher demand due to the higher incidence of bedwetting among boys than girls. It might be helpful to share this in...
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hi my son is 14 and regularly wets the bed. Our local shops are always short on boys drynites but allways have girls drynites, would it be ok for my son to wear the girls version? Also if he still wets at 16 should he still use drynites? And if not wha
Boys DryNites are typically in higher demand due to the higher incidence of bedwetting among boys than girls. It might be helpful to share this in...
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my 7 year old aspergers son is wearing drynights and I am doing all the toileting and drink restrictions prevention strategies but his drynight is over full every morning and even leaks to his sheets at night. Any other ways of preventing this?
Leakage often results from improper fit, which can occur if your sons DryNites are too small. Check that they are fitting him properly around the ...
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Hi, My son is 5 1/2 and still wears DryNights to bed each night. Sometimes he's wet in the morning, sometimes not. When I was visiting my local Maternal Health nurse with my younger child, she suggested it was time to consult an incontinance expert rega
Hi Kirsty, As with many developmental milestones, children develop nighttime bladder control at different ages. Persistent bedwetting, which refe...
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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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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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hi, my nearly 6 year old step son wets the bed every now and then and then tries to hide it, his dad just says it's coz he's too lazy to get up, could this really be the reason? And what do i do? coz it's very frustrating
While it can be incredibly frustrating, it is often helpful to know that children who wet the bed rarely do it on purpose. Some children wet the b...
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Can wearing dry nites help or hinder a 8 year old boy with bed wetting.
Hi Vanessa, It is perfectly fine for your son to use DryNites, these will neither shorten nor prolong the bedwetting process and will certainly red...
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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 lift my son to the toilet each night, probably 2hrs after putting him to bed and he does a pee, should I be doing this?
Hi Mel, while waking or lifting a child to go to the toilet might seem like a good way to reduce the number of wet beds, it does not help train the...
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Lifting children while asleep to go to the toilet.
Hi Nicole, while waking or lifting a child to go to the toilet might seem like a good way to reduce the number of wet beds, it does not help train ...
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I don't understand the comment in the recent email about not lifting children when asleep to take them to the toilet helps to develop a healthy bladder. What is it about lifting them?
Once upon a time parents used to be encouraged to carry their child to the toilet during the night to help avoid a wet bed. While waking or lifting...
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Since the start of the year my 5-year-old (he started school this year) has been wet most mornings. However, his bed is not wet, just his undies and PJ pants. It seems he wakes and just doesn't quite get to the toilet, but has enough control to not wet th
Hi L.T., given that your son was dry at night for almost a year it would be worth taking him to the doctor first just to rule out any underlying me...
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hi i am 13 nd started witting the bed 4 week ago when my bro got sick wat can i do to stop
Hi Arron, you are experiencing what is typically referred to as secondary bedwetting. It is not unusual for teenagers to wet the bed at times of s...
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Hi My daughter is 6 years old and has been dry at night for over three years. In the past few months she has started to wet her bed at least once or twice (sometimes more) a week, and once twice in the night. Nothing seems to have changed for her in terms
Hi – your daughter is experiencing a condition known as secondary nocturnal enuresis (SNE) – this is the term used to describe a situation where ch...
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Ask a question now...
Hi Chrisna, It is not unusual for children to start wetting the bed again after starting school. There are a number of simple explanations for t...
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Hi Doctor, my 8 year old son is still wetting his drynite every night. We have just purchased a Dri Sleeper bed alarm. Can you best advise me on a couple of things. Firstly, can i put the sensor inside a drynite for ease of middle of the night toilet runs
Hi Lisa-Anne, it is a good idea to fit the DRI Sleeper alarm inside your son’s DryNites as it may take up to 2 to 3 weeks before he starts respondi...
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Why am I still wetting my nappy
Dealing with constant wet beds can be incredibly challenging – it’s no wonder you feel frustrated! If you have not already done so it is impor...
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Wouls it be ok to wear my Drynite while playing soccer.
Hi Julien, DryNites are very discrete so you can certainly wear these while playing soccer. If you are at all concerned about your teammates seein...
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I'm 15 and I still wet the bed.
Hi Sarah, it’s lovely to hear from you. When it comes to treating bedwetting what works for one person does not always work for another. This is ...
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i wet the bed at night only and i would like to be dry for one night. Even if that means wearing a nappy or a dry night i will but i don't know how to tell my parents.
While I fully understand your embarrassment, this is not something you should try and manage on your own. I find most parents are incredibly suppo...
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hi im 13 years now i stopped bed wetting when i was 5 and started bed wetting again ever since 7. can you please give me ways i could stop bed wetting?
There are a number of treatments currently available on the market you could certainly try. The best success rates are typically achieved with bed...
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I was playing soccer at school and a bully came at the back of me and pull down my pants and I forgot to wear my undies because they were in the washing machine and now it past pretty quickly that I wear nappies and that I wet my bed plus I have no friend
Hi Jimmy, your parents are correct in their view of the situation. Bullying is a very serious issue and not something to be ignored. It is import...
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im 16 and wet the bed
Hi Sarah, while it is unlikely the wearing of absorbent pants at night has contributed to your incontinence, if you are at all concerned about the ...
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Hi can these help with your periods
Hi Claudia, DryNites are designed to assist children and adolescents who wet the bed. There are a number of products on the market that would be m...
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I'm 17 years old and wear my litttle sisters goodnites with her every night because I still wet the bed about once a week. I'm scared to tell my mom that I wear them.
Hi Austin, while I fully understand your embarrassment, this is not something you should try and manage on your own. I find most parents are incre...
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Hi, my little sister is almost 13 and still wets the bed, recently she has got her period.
Hi Morgan - bedwetting can be very stressful for the whole family, not just the person who wets at night. If not handled correctly bedwetting can ...
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did bedwetting but stopped right before period, and hasn't bed wetted since. nothing has changed? is this normal?
Hi Hannah, one of the reasons children wet the bed at night is because their bodies are yet to mature to a point where their bladder is capable of ...
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12 year old daughter wets her bed daily, she says that she dreams about going to toilet. She even wets herself at school,here she says she couldnt not hold it,but her teacher says she does not ask about the need to go to toilet and she pees her skirt sit
This must be very distressing for both you and your daughter. I would imagine that your daughter is also having to deal with negative comments dir...
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Almost 8 year old who has started wetting his bed.
While urinary tract infections are certainly one underlying cause, a return to bedwetting may also result from increased anxiety due to a change in...
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i stil wetting the bed and was wondering if i should wear drynites and plastic pants 2 bed
Hi Brendon, it is perfectly fine for you to use DryNites to help manage your nighttime wetting. Many children choose to wear DryNites on a regular...
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Why can't my little boy stay dry at night?
As with many daytime continence, children develop nighttime bladder control at different ages. The most common cause of bedwetting is a neurologica...
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My daughter is 3.5 yrs old - she has been toilet trained for 6 months(day & night). She has now started to wet the bed at night and also pants are damp during the day.
It is always wise to follow-up with your doctor when children return to wetting after a significant period of continence. There are both physical ...
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Ask a question now...hi my daughter is 3.5 years and fully toilet trained during the day, she vary rarely wakes up with a wet nappy do you think i should approach nickers at night, she probably wets her nappy maybe 1 night a week, what would u reccomend?
Hi Melissa, you could certainly give knickers a try. I generally recommend parents hold off until children have experienced at least 10-14 consecu...
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Hi, miss 10 stopped wetting the bed by 3yrs of age then at 4 she started again. there were no major changes or upsets in her life at the time.
Hi Tina, bedwetting runs in families, which means that children who have parents who wet the bed, are much more likely to wet the bed themselves. ...
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Ask a question now...
Hi Theresa, while bedwetting can be incredibly concerning for parents and grandparents alike, it is often reassuring to know that this is perfectly...
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Hi there, my daughter is 4 next month & has been toilet trained during the day since she was 2 years 4 months old. Our next big step is night time training, she is a heavy deep sleeper & wears a pull up to bed at night, which is quite wet in the morning,
Hi S.B. – helping children to achieve nighttime continence works a little differently to daytime training. Nighttime wetting typically happens whe...
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Hi my 7 year old daughter wears drynites. The problem we have is that they overflow! She urinates so much that she wakes, bed wet, despite the drynites. My now 11 year old wore them till she was 7 and this never happened to her. My 7 year old NEVER wak
Hi Natasha, this must be incredibly frustrating for you all. Nasal sprays are generally seen as a form of management, not a cure. If you’re looki...
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My daughter is almost 4 and has not yet been successful in night-time toilet training. She wets through pull-ups and I have had to go back to nappies, which she has almost grown out of. How can I help her?
Hi Rachael, it is perfectly normal for your daughter to still be wetting the bed at night with many children continuing to do so right up to school...
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Why do I wee the bed every night?
Hi Foebe, There are a number of possible reasons why you continue to wet at night. Some children who wet the bed do so because their nervous system...
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hi, i have 13 year old twins who wet the bed for a big part of ten years (their father is an adult bed wetter). Their eight year old brother still sometimes wets the bed. I also have a 4 1/2 year old daughter and 3 month old from a new relationship. The 4
Given the strong genetic link it is not unusual for a number of children in the same family to experience bedwetting. If both parents were bedwett...