My son is 9, he toilet trained very early and with no fuss, except for night time wetting. It goes in fazes there is no real pattern I can see. Some weeks he might wet once or twice the next he could wet every night some times twice. He is very healthy and fit loves sport and school. Home is great he has both mum and dad. I have tried the alarm twice over the past 2 yrs both times for approx 3 months. I am the only person that wakes up, not even my husband hears it, my son takes after him I say they would both sleep through a cyclone. I have seen a paediatrician for help. She just suggested to ride it out with time. The thing is now it is starting to affect him, even though my husband and I never make a fuss and reassure him when he is feeling down. He is now worringing about school camp at the end of the yr and I am at a loss as to where to go from here.
Hi Natalie – it is not unusual for parents of children who wet the bed to comment on how deeply their child sleeps. One theory when it comes to bedwetting is that children are in such a deep sleep state that they are unable to recognize and respond to the signals sent from their bladder to their brain to wake-up and go to the toilet. The fact that he is able to sleep through some nights without wetting suggests that his bladder is capable of holding sufficient urine overnight. With regards to the alarm, treatment can take between 3 and 6 months and it is not uncommon for children to experience one or two relapses before achieving permanent continence. If you do decide to revisit this treatment I would strongly recommend that you tackle this with the help of a nurse continence advisor. Hypnotherapy has been successfully used to help children mentally prepare their subconscious to either hold the urine or wake up and go to the toilet. This can also be used in combination with the conditioning treatment in helping to wake-up in response to the alarm. If your son continues to wet the bed and is concerned about attending school camp you could consider putting him on medication – this is something that you should discuss with your paediatrician. Make sure you allow yourself some lead-up time as it may take a while to get the levels right in order for him to stay dry overnight. Please do not hesitate to contact me again if you have further questions. All the best!
Regards,
Dr Cathrine
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