I dont know where to go, my doctor has said he will be fine give it time but he is now older and noticing it alot more as he has occasional sleepovers.
Hi L.T. – Not surprisingly, bedwetting becomes more of an issue as children get older and want to start attending sleepovers or school camps. Given your son’s age and his desire to become dry I think it is certainly time to introduce some form treatment. Conditioning or bedwetting alarms are currently the most effective form of treatment. These work by helping your son learn to recognise the need to pass urine and either wake-up and go to the toilet or learn to hold on until morning. If he is a particularly deep sleeper and unable to wake on his own you may need to initially help him to wake in response to the alarm. It can take a few weeks until he begins to respond to the alarm and may take up to 3 months to achieve continence. This is best done under guidance of a continence specialist, so if your own doctor is not familiar with this form of treatment ask to be referred to someone who is.
Regards,
Dr Cathrine
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