Please Help...I Am Looking for a "used..bedwetting Alarm"

I know it's not a long term solution but for camp have you looked at the kids pull up type things that actually look like boxers. They are supposed to look just like real boxers and so maybe he could be less embarrased. He could have little trash bags to put them into and change in the restroom, put them into the bag (maybe black ones) and then deposit them in the trash.

Good luck

my son had the same problem and I can relate the camp situation so well...just spending the night at a friends house was such a humiliation for him for years. We tried everything as you did and finally did the alarm...the philosophy of the system did not make much sense to me and I was not very convinced that it would work (after all else had failed). IT DID WORK!!! Very quickly too. My son was very ready for it too and open to the idea. I have the alarm and the pad we bought with it, in fact I am sure I have the book that came with it as well. I remember it being a stretch financially and would have loved someone to have helped me. I would be happy to send you everything I have at no cost. My normal email address is ____@____.com or you can call me at ###-###-####. My name is L.. I hope this helps...

you can also post an ad on craigslist under items wanted to see if anyone in the bay area who isn't on mamasource has one too!

Have you tried using Hyland's bedwetting tablets? I have never tried them, but I bought their cold and cough syrup for my children and it works better than those otc's. You should give them a try.

http://www.hylands.com/products/bedwetting.php

Both of my sons were still wetting the bed at 10
But there are some things that helped
First of all get tested for allergies, the histamine response from the allergies can dilute the hormone that condenses urine as we sleep
thats why typical 10 year olds dont need to be awakened at night to pee They dont need to, they condense their urine so they pee in the morning like regular folk :) this helped a GREAT deal.

But generally we used "good nights" (a lg pull up) and boxers
For camp we put them in the bottom of his sleeping bag so he put them on after lights out.
There are lots of 10 year old boys that wet the bed
My son's school had a meeting before the campout and talked about it to the whole group. They spoke about it in medical terms like runs in families etc......So there was no stigma
I am sure all the closet bed wetters were relieved that they talked baout it for the whole group and they felt part of and not alone
Speak to the school somebody at the school like the school nurse of even a parent of one of the families
AND FOR SURE send your boy to camp
YOU need to be fine about it and then and only then will he be ok about it to
Bed wetting doesnt scar kids but the attitude about it does
its not a personal failure it a medical issue

K.,

Have you taken your son to see his pediatrician? This could be much more than a childhood thing.

Check out this web site for the Enuresis Treatment Center you might find it helpful: http://www.nobedwetting.com/children.htm

Until you have an opportunity to speak with someone here are a few inexpensive alarms I found on eBay. Just search the item number. These items are Buy It Now so bidding is not required.

1. 360100967775 $37.50 (new)
2. 250328186627 $35.99 (new)
3. 290273411642 $3.99 (new)

Good Luck!!
CM

just fyi...

I know a kid who had the bed wetting alarm...it was bad enough to know he wet the bed. The alarm truely traumatized him.

Some kids at this age just haven't had their bladders catch up with them. If you have made sure there isn't a medical reason (such as a bladder infection) then give him a spare set of sheets he can change his bed with (and a towel); you can give him some depends or pads to sleep with.

He will likely grow out of it; but it isn't likely to stop immediately.

Good luck.

Our pediatrician told us that all kids produce a hormone that makes them produce less urine at night and that all kids start producing this hormone at different ages. She told us that there is a pill form of this hormone that kids can take on special ocassions. (Its not something you would want to do all the time, but just for the camp time)I don't know if that is helpful. I have never tried the alarm or the pill. My son is 6, so I'm still feeling pretty patient about it. But he did leave a sleepover last night, I think because he was embarrassed about the pull-up.
Good luck.

Hi. Which medication have you used. They recently came out with some new options, that worked for my 9 yr. old. The DDAVP nasal spray hardly ever worked for him, but Ditropan 5mg did (he takes the generic form and it works!!). And the doctor said that if that didn't work that there are other medication options, but since the Ditropan worked we didn't find out what the other options were. We were about to try the alarm too but didn't have to. Sorry I don't have an alarm and maybe you've heard this before, but I was unaware of the new medications so I thought maybe you were too. Good luck and if you have already tried all this, sorry.

If the problem hasnt been resolved by the time camp comes up, how about him wearing diapers at night? i see ads on the tv for them for bigger kids that look like underwear. if those are too small, he could probably wear a small adult diaper. he could keep them in a small duffel or perhaps an adult could be told in confidence and would keep them for him so they wont be "discovered" by a classmate. he could put them on in the bathroom before bed and then off in the bathroom in the morning. i hate to think he would miss something as fun as camp just cause he wets at night. my husband was a bed wetter until he was 11. his was due to kidney problems. he was in a horrid bicycle accident and lost one of his kidneys at age 11 and for some reason the bed wetting stopped.i realize wearing a diaper at 10 is no fun, but better that than miss camp!! good luck!

Find out if he is afraid to get up. He may not tell you this, but tell him that if he wakes up to go pee and wakes you up that you will go with him and this may solve the problem. Sometimes it is fear that stops them from getting up in the night. Plus they don't want to turn on too many lights or they will wake up completely.
Good luck. Just remain positive!

My son also had this issue and it stopped on it's own at age 10. For camp or sleep-overs, You can try the larger size pull-ups, along with boxer shorts on top. The boxer shorts will cover up the pull-up. When he removes his pull-ups and boxers, show him how to remove both the boxers and the pull-ups all at one time/in one unit, so that no one else will even see the pull-up. Can you picture what I mean? I would also follow the mom's advice to buy dark colored plastic trash bags to put them in so that no one can see. If you can't find dark colored plastic trash bags, I would use 2 white ones together. Practice this with him at home many times before the camp. Sometimes at camp kids are expected to change clothes in their rooms and a trip to the bathroom is only for washing up/brushing teeth. Also, I would speak with his teacher and I would be frank about your concerns. I am SURE that your son is not the first child to have this issue at camp. His teacher and/or the camp counselors might have solutions/advice. Finally, I agree with the other mom's ideas about talking wtih your pediatrician again. There may indeed be a medical problem or a medication he can try. Meanwhile, remember not show any anxiety or anger or upset about his wet bedsheets and pajamas. Your son already feels bad enough about it. It's hard when it's 3am and bedsheets & blankets have to be changed. It's hard when you wake up in the morning and are already in a hurry, and find wet sheets and blankets to deal with. It's hard when sometimes even his pillow is wet! I used waterproof mattress covers on my son's bed and waterproof pillowcase covers on his pillows too. Now they make some waterproof bed items that do not make that "crinkly" noise. JC Penney & Sears have reasonable prices. I would check K-Mart & Target too. I would always put 2 waterproof mattress covers on his bed. This way, when one would get wet, I would remove it to wash, and I'd immediately have another one right on the bed ready to go. I know that money is an issue, so maybe the pediatrician could even help out in some way with buying the things you need/perhaps there's an organization that has resources to help you. I know how you feel!! Good luck and let us know what happened.

Dear K.,
Have you and your son been to a therapist? There may be a deeper source of the bedwetting having nothing to do with anything physical. With children for whom this is occurring at this age that is usually the case. He might easily get over whatever is happening for him with just a little bit of professional help.
Best thouhts for you both.
Joys Birns
Educator/consultant/mother of two

Sometimes bedwetting is related to allergies or food intolerances. Milk (dairy products) allergies can cause bedwetting. I know it sounds strange but cutting out dairy can make a difference.
K. S

This may not apply at all to your situation, but my 10 year-old nephew recently started struggling with bedwetting and they actually diagnosed him with a spinal issue in his lower back that was causing the problem. He had a small surgery that corrected the problem and hasn't struggled since. It may be something you could ask your pediatrician about and if you want me to ask my sister-in-law what the name of the condition was, feel free to let me know.

We have been using an alarm for almost a year now - mixed success. It worked like a charm at first to the point we didn't need it anymore, but over time the deep sleep crept back in so we are now waking at least twice to the alarm every night. My pediatrician told me there is medicine available to stop bed wetting but he only prescribed it to older children for reasons like yours, i.e., overnight camps. I don't know what the med is called as that was not our issue but you may want to check with your pediatrician to see if there's something he/she can prescribe for the short term.

I would also recommend the big kids pull ups instead of skipping camp... Poor guy! Good luck in your search...