Wet Stop Alarm

My parents tried the wet alarms on me TWICE, and they were a BAD IDEA. I don't remember how old I was the first time, possibly 7 years old. I was a heavy sleeper, and the alarm cut into my sleep schedule & made me cranky. The second time, I was in my mid-teens, and had greater responsibility with the alarm. I was still a heavy sleeper. It cut into my sleep so badly, that it just seemed easier for us for me to wash sheets. When I went off to college, I was put on Imipramine & it helped. As a child, I tried to watch what I drank at night & had plastic sheets on my bed. Eventually I just grew out of it. Best wishes to you. There are newer meds on the market now, like DDAVP--a nasal form & a pill form.

It was the only thing that worked for me after wetting the bed for 10 years. I was very thankful for it as a child. Bedwetting is an awful fate for a kid to live with. Try everything within your power to help your child.

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I feel for you I sure do-- I have not used it on my son--who was the bed wetter--but my mom used it on one of my brothers-- and not sure if it really works or not-- since they are sound sleepers and many times he never actually heard the alarm! And you do know the way it works right? if he doesn't hear it then the possibility of shocking him with the wetness is there! So I didnot want to do it-- I think that I recall my brother saying he didn't like it --and anyway everyone near can hear--

BTW -- my ex even wet himself after we were married--he had too much to drink-- but it was still embarressing!-- for both of us

I did get me son up a few times during the night!-- and yes i had a hard time keeping him up-- but that was still important to do!

I tried to make him responsible-- and make it easy to clean up-- there are many things that you can try!-- positive -- charts and more-- but have him responsible for cleaning up and doing the sheets-- the deal is too that the bed is made with at least 2 sets of sheets--with a plastic sheet of some kind in between the 2--so you--he just has to take off the wet sheet and there is the dry one--

BTW I also heard that many times milk is a problem/issue-- and wheat-- I will look for some of the info that I have-- but you might take this--or different things out of his diet--and they say to do this for a week at a time-- before doing the alarm--

get him up--yes--!

Take care--and good luck!

My neice used this because she has a neurological problem where her brain doesn't get the signal that she has to go. She was 9. They used it for about six months and she doesn't need it now. They still have theirs in case she starts having problems again, but they are hopeful her body has adjusted. She is 12 now. I'd say give it a try. It can give them a start at first until they get used to the noise. My neice shared a room with her sister and it didn't bother the sister much. Good luck and God Bless.

My parents used it on my brother and he still talks about how scary and horrible it was. I don't know if they make them less scary now (that was 20+ years ago), but both me and my brother were like that, he still was at 13, I stopped around 4th grade, but my parents certainly didn't use the alarm on me (it didn't work on him either, but maybe they stopped pretty soon, because it really scared him). I think it's not abnormal for a 5 year old to still wet the bed. Watch it, though, I had a physical issue that made me have to pee at night (most kids don't even get up at night to pee), and with medicine and monitoring and growth, I got over it...

But, I would say do what you think is right in your situation. If it seems like something that would work for YOUR kid and YOUR family...

K.

WE used this for my son when he was about 5. The company was pacific international. It took about 3 mos and it really worked. The problem is they sleep too hard and can't wake up to pee. The alarm scared him, but it really worked. Their program was a little expensive, but they came to the house, explained everything, talked to justin, and we had to send in reports every week. He had a reson there who was his penpal and really helped. It was a great program and worth every penny. Our son has been dry at night for 3 years and it really helped his self-esteem.
Good luck

I have a friend whose parents used one on her when she was young. It took one time, and she woke up every time after. I think it might sound kind of mean to some people (not sure), but it is a great favor to do for your child since they could continue to wet the bed until adolescence, and it makes overnight socializing a horrible embarrassment. Good luck!

N., My husband found the DRI Sleeper bedwetting alarm on the internet and it worked great. I was a bedwetter as a child so I really doubted the alarm would work, but it sure did.

There is a sensor that you put in the child's underwear, I sewed a little pocket with old t-shirt material so that it would stay where it needed to be. There is another piece that you put at the head of your child's bed that goes off when they start to wet. The first week it was a little like having a newborn in the house because my son, my husband and I would all be up as soon as the alarm went off. I suggest you read the hints and blogs on the web-site, they had a lot of great ideas.

Good Luck, e-mail me if you have other questions.

M.

I used this as a kid, too, and it didn't work for me. We tried EVERYTHING. My parents were always very supportive, but I was a heavy sleeper, too, and just didn't have the muscle strength/control to make it through the night. I was 12 before I outgrew it. It doesn't hurt to try the alarm - just don't expect it to be the answer as it may not work. Good luck! Hang in there!!

My oldest son used the one that clips on to the underwear. He slept so heavy he didn't wake up to it so it didn't work for us. My 5 year old had accidents almost every night until recently. We had tried everything as well. Now we pick him up out of bed and walk him to the bathroom about 10:30 (right before we go to bed) and that seems to be our answer. It took a couple of weeks before he showed signs of being aware of walking to the restroom. When we go in the restroom we turn on the water or flush the toilet to help encourage him to go. Now when we skip a night or two he still wakes up dry. It also works best when they are getting plenty of sleep. We adjusted bedtime to 1/2 hour earlier but we that half hour is downtime like reading in bed while relaxing.

My son (38 yrs old now) wet the bed until he was 8 or 9 and we tried everything, including the wet stop alarm , yes it has been around that long.
It was no savior for us, it goes off when a drop of urine hits the pad, but what follows aa drop is the entire urine output, no one stops after one drop even if an alarm goes off.
Our pediatrician at the time said our son had an immature bladder and just needed to grow into it and the fact that he was a very sound sleeper didn't help.
Try not to worry just buy overnight pullups and believe me he will stop on his on.
These are usually very artistic and intelligent children and their minds go a hundred different ways, so staying dry is just not important to them.
Hope this helps

yes!! it does work~ I think my daughter might been a little older

Hi N., Good luck with your problem!! My son had a bedwetting problem well into his teen years. We tried "everything", including a wet alarm. The alarm helped at first, then he became used to the noise, and slept right through it. It would wake his brother, but not him. Eventually we saw a urologist, and he determined that the uretha wasn't allowing all the urine to empty from his bladder. After a simple outpatient surgical procedure to open the uretha, the bedwetting stopped, and all was well with the world!! He is now 37 and the father of 3 sons (one bedwetter!!) and is very happy we took this action. We never scolded or punished him, it was just something he couldn't help. We learned to keep sheets near his bed, so that if he did wake up, he could just slip a clean sheet on the bed in case of an accident. You just adapt your lifestyle until you find your cure. Good luck.

5 still seems so little to try something. I have brought it up here and there with our doc and just recently brought it up again, but I think we're just going to wait it out. My daughter is 7 and the most frustrating thing is wondering when! Unless she specifically asks to do something about it, I have given up. Time will tell!

I can't help you with the alarm, but you may want to try something in addition. During the day, have your son drink a specific amount of liquid, I'd say a can of soda but I won't suggest that for a kid. Then, when he urinates, measure how much he puts out. Catch in a measuring cup or graduated cylinder (we actually have such things around our house) I know this sounds weird, but you both need to get an idea of how much he can "hold" Over time, increase the amount of liquid and see how long he can hold it, then measure. What you're trying to do is increase his bladder capacity. Keeping him empty actually hurts rather than helps the problem. The more he drinks, the longer he holds it and the more he puts out will help him stay drier at night. No guarantees, but it should help.