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Bed Wetting Alarm ? Keeping Your Child Dry
Spring and summer are the times of year parents of a bedwetting child dread most. School is on holidays and every kid in the class is looking forward to a summer of sleepovers and fun – every kid that is, except yours because he or she is anxious about wetting their bed or taking nappies with them to sleepovers.
And although many parents may have tried to help their child to stop wetting their bed at night, it may not necessarily have been the right way.
In the first instance, the recommended treatment for bedwetting is with a bedwetting alarm as there is good evidence to show that they are effective in stopping bedwetting. Bedwetting alarms are usually recommended after six years of age to train children to become dry at night.
There are two kinds of alarms:
It really is important that the child wants to be dry when using an alarm. And since alarms may take time and effort from the family and child, it is essential that everyone understands the problem. When using a bedwetting alarm, the aim is to have fewer wet nights or smaller wet patches and when the child has at least 14 dry nights in a row, it is considered a treatment success.
It may take up to three months for a bedwetting alarm to work and best results are achieved with the support of a healthcare professional. Bedwetting alarms are not suitable for all patients and not all patients will respond to an alarm. In these cases, it would be appropriate to consult a doctor as medication may be a suitable option.
The key to success with a bedwetting alarm is correct use. This means for the first few nights, when the child wets the bed and the alarm goes off, the parent may have to go into the child’s bedroom, help them wake up if they’re not awake already (as some kids are very deep sleepers) and take them to the bathroom to finish going to the toilet. If the child is older, he or she should always be responsible for turning off the alarm.
Bedwetting can be treated and spring and summer is a great time to try. Seeking advice from a healthcare professional about alarm treatment and other treatments available would be the first step to take.
Tags: bedwetting alarm, bedwetting alarms, child wets, first instance, sleepovers, spring and summer, suitable option, treatment success, wet nights, wet patchesAnd although many parents may have tried to help their child to stop wetting their bed at night, it may not necessarily have been the right way.
In the first instance, the recommended treatment for bedwetting is with a bedwetting alarm as there is good evidence to show that they are effective in stopping bedwetting. Bedwetting alarms are usually recommended after six years of age to train children to become dry at night.
There are two kinds of alarms:
It really is important that the child wants to be dry when using an alarm. And since alarms may take time and effort from the family and child, it is essential that everyone understands the problem. When using a bedwetting alarm, the aim is to have fewer wet nights or smaller wet patches and when the child has at least 14 dry nights in a row, it is considered a treatment success.
It may take up to three months for a bedwetting alarm to work and best results are achieved with the support of a healthcare professional. Bedwetting alarms are not suitable for all patients and not all patients will respond to an alarm. In these cases, it would be appropriate to consult a doctor as medication may be a suitable option.
The key to success with a bedwetting alarm is correct use. This means for the first few nights, when the child wets the bed and the alarm goes off, the parent may have to go into the child’s bedroom, help them wake up if they’re not awake already (as some kids are very deep sleepers) and take them to the bathroom to finish going to the toilet. If the child is older, he or she should always be responsible for turning off the alarm.
Bedwetting can be treated and spring and summer is a great time to try. Seeking advice from a healthcare professional about alarm treatment and other treatments available would be the first step to take.