Bedwetting alarms?

Question

how much are bedwetting alarams. and how do they work i have 3 bedwetters the oldest one will be 11 in june the youngest one is 6

Answer 1

ew. teach your kids (especially the 11 year old!!!) that they need to pee when they get the urge. dont let them drink anything before bedtime, and make them get up in the middle of the night to go. also go before bedtime.

Answer 2

My little bro. had to have one of those. It was a mat with a cord connected to a mettle box that when he peed on  the mat it would go off. Sorry this isn't that informative. I tried. :)

Answer 3

My son is 7 turning 8 this year the best is to go to the docter for some medication my son is on DDAVP it helps.

Answer 4

It worked for us....started  trying with the alarm when son was 8/9.....had to bring it back after a few months of success....been several months with no accidents!  If I had known how sucessful the alarm was going to be, I would have tried it much sooner.....

Good Luck!

Answer 5

The "potty pager" is $60. They range from $40-$100.

Answer 6

My brother had one and no it didn't work. My sister would hear it go off in the night and wake me up to tell me. He became used to it, I think. Poor kid, but he finally did grow out of it.

Answer 7

Ugh, thumbs down to the DDAVP answer.  Please do NOT put your child on this medication.  While it may be ok for infrequent use (sleepovers, camp, etc) it can have serious health side effects when used regularly.  

Invest in a bedwetting alarm!  they usually rung between $50 - $150 depending on the brand/type you get and when and where you buy it.  However, they are the number 1 most effective method of teaching a child to be dry at night.  

All the alarms work on the same principal.  When the child starts to wet, urine touches the sensor, and the alarm goes off.  Do NOT expect immediate results.  Most alarms take between 6 weeks to 6 months to be effective.  They slowly teach the child's brain to wake up when it feels a full bladder by waking the child when the bladder is released.  

I would recomend a nite-trainer or Malen for your younger sons.  Likely you will have to wake up with them during the night, and those brands offer an extra "alarm" to put in your room.  

Your older child, if he's a boy, would probably prefer the NightHawk by PottyPager.  I'm not sure how well they work for girls, but for adolecent boys they offer more privacy, but since they vibrate right on top of the p***s, they're usually pretty effective at waking them up.  

Good luck!  Maybe you'll get to save some money on laundry and/or diapers soon!

Answer 8

Have any been tested for Diabetes?