Bed wetting at night

[Brewer]

Son 7 still wetting. Sometimes twice at night. Had a period last year where he was dry but since then be wet. Tried lots of things and under hospital. Have a 4 year old and have not even tried him out of pull ups as struggling to cope mentally with my 7 year old.

[ERIC-Charity Partner]

Hi Brewer, sorry to hear about your son and his night time wetting it can be a really lonely time for children and their families. Do you mind me asking what you have tried so far? Have you used the bed wetting alarm/medication? Natalie@ERIC

[Brewer in reply to ERIC-Charity]

Hi he is under the hospital and the lady said he is too young. I did buy one ages ago but tried once but the alarm kept going off.... I have asked him if he wants to try again but he is not really interested. I have increased fluids, no pull up, wake at 11pm to go to the toilet then leaving all night without waking, tried no fluids an hour before bed, increased toilet trips during day and waiting 30 seconds and then trying again but nothing seems to be working

[ERIC-Charity Partner in reply to Brewer]

The bed wetting alarm can be disruptive, especially if you are weeing more than once in a night. There isn't really a minimum age for using the alarm I think its down to the individual child.He would need to be able to cope with helping to change the bed after the alarm has sounded because that is part of the process. He would also need to be able to cope with the disruption of waking. Some families wait until the next long school holidays to start using the alarm and you really need to try it for 12 weeks when you give it a go. The alarm tends to work best for children who have reached the point where they really want to be dry, sometime if mum or dad want it more it can be less successful. The medication called Desmopressin which can help to reduce the amount of wee passed at night can be prescribed from the age of 5. Given that you've tried so much already you could ask to be prescribed that to try. Natalie@ERIC

[Brewer in reply to ERIC-Charity]

We are going back in February . The nurse said not to worry but you feel judged. And having sometimes two lots of sheets to wash every day gets you down. I'm scared to try and attempt to do my other son. Which is not fair on him, but the thought of having 2 to 4 lots of sheets to wash makes me feel anxious. I've been told not to make an issue of it so I don't know if he cares or not,