Hi Jennifer – despite arguments to the contrary there is no solid research evidence to suggest wearing DryNites either prolongs the bedwetting process or helps children to become dry. By just taking your daughter out of DryNites this is unlikely to teach her to wake-up and go to the toilet or train her bladder to store the urine until morning. Taking these away may in fact result in increased frustration and workload. Nighttime wetting typically happens when children are asleep and are not in conscious control over their bladder, making it more difficult to train a child to become dry at night. The most common cause of nighttime wetting is a neurological-developmental delay. Young children whose nervous systems are still forming may not be able to know when their bladder is full. Consequently, they do not wake up in time to go to the toilet. The best indicator that your daughter is moving toward nighttime continence is an increase in the number of mornings she wakes-up dry, until then it is perfectly fine to continue using DryNites.

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Dr Cathrine

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