Comments for Welcome to Bedwetting Buddy - Powered by Huggies Dry Nites http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk Welcome to Bedwetting Buddy - Powered by Huggies Dry Nites Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:45:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on My child refuses to wear dryNites by admin http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=817&cpage=1#comment-115 admin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:45:52 +0000 http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=817#comment-115 s he is 8 years old your GP would most likely now refer him to an enuresis clinic where various options are available. I know that for us at that stage the clinic provided a huge amount of information and support which in those days (not that long ago) was not available anywhere else. Usually the referrals are quite quick but in the meantime remind him that astronauts wear a version of the pants and if it’s good enough for them then it’s good enough for him. What he wears under his pyjamas can and should be a private thing between you and he. Provide a distraction incentive for the little one. No teasing earns him something that he wants; or participating in teasing causes loss of something he likes. The last thing your 8 year old needs right now is to be made fun of by his little brother or anyone else and that most definitely needs to be addressed. But first stop – GP and hopefully clinic. Good luck! s he is 8 years old your GP would most likely now refer him to an enuresis clinic where various options are available. I know that for us at that stage the clinic provided a huge amount of information and support which in those days (not that long ago) was not available anywhere else. Usually the referrals are quite quick but in the meantime remind him that astronauts wear a version of the pants and if it’s good enough for them then it’s good enough for him. What he wears under his pyjamas can and should be a private thing between you and he. Provide a distraction incentive for the little one. No teasing earns him something that he wants; or participating in teasing causes loss of something he likes. The last thing your 8 year old needs right now is to be made fun of by his little brother or anyone else and that most definitely needs to be addressed. But first stop – GP and hopefully clinic. Good luck!

]]> Comment on boy aged 11 by admin http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=813&cpage=1#comment-114 admin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:45:00 +0000 http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=813#comment-114 October 29th, 2009 Hi there i have an 11 year old boy who has hardly had any dry nights since being tiny. we have done all the doctors clinics, medicines just doing alarm now (which i ended up buying myself because my opinions clashes with the local enurisis nurse ) anyway my son sleeps through the alarm !! it wakes the rest of the house up but not him, i kind of think if that isnt waking him how will anything else?? any advice would be greatly appreciated! thanks Shell Give the alarm a chance. In our house that was what finally did the trick. Yes I had awhile of waking up, trudging in there and turning it off in the beginning. But then it started to do its work and we’ve never looked back. Good luck! October 29th, 2009
Hi there i have an 11 year old boy who has hardly had any dry nights since being tiny. we have done all the doctors clinics, medicines just doing alarm now (which i ended up buying myself because my opinions clashes with the local enurisis nurse ) anyway my son sleeps through the alarm !! it wakes the rest of the house up but not him, i kind of think if that isnt waking him how will anything else?? any advice would be greatly appreciated! thanks Shell

Give the alarm a chance. In our house that was what finally did the trick. Yes I had awhile of waking up, trudging in there and turning it off in the beginning. But then it started to do its work and we’ve never looked back. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Girl 5 by admin http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=845&cpage=1#comment-113 admin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:44:02 +0000 http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=845#comment-113 The trick with incentives is not to make them rewards for a dry night as that makes it seem that it is her choice and she is choosing not to which of course is not the case. A more effective way to use incentives is as acknowledgement for actions taken, which might eventually lead to a dry night. So a smiley face sticker for no more drinks before bed. Another for a trip to the loo before bed. A collection of small actions, which over time will add up to the desired result. She is still young but if it will make you feel better take her to the GP just to rule out any medical possibilities. Be sure to mention that she did have a spell of being dry most of the time in case they want to investigate the possibility that going to school has affected her and caused a slight reversal of habit. If she is a very heavy sleeper it is possible that now that she is at school she is more tired and therefore is just sleeping deeper. Good luck! The trick with incentives is not to make them rewards for a dry night as that makes it seem that it is her choice and she is choosing not to which of course is not the case. A more effective way to use incentives is as acknowledgement for actions taken, which might eventually lead to a dry night. So a smiley face sticker for no more drinks before bed. Another for a trip to the loo before bed. A collection of small actions, which over time will add up to the desired result. She is still young but if it will make you feel better take her to the GP just to rule out any medical possibilities. Be sure to mention that she did have a spell of being dry most of the time in case they want to investigate the possibility that going to school has affected her and caused a slight reversal of habit. If she is a very heavy sleeper it is possible that now that she is at school she is more tired and therefore is just sleeping deeper. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Advice on Hypnotherapy. by admin http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=841&cpage=1#comment-112 admin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:40:50 +0000 http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=841#comment-112 We have used Hypnotherapy in our house for several issues and have always had positive results, so in principle I do believe it can sometimes help. However, and this is a big ‘however’, it needs to be done by someone who is fully trained – in other words, not you or I. There are therapists and even some psychologists who use hypnotherapy or similar techniques as part of their methods; and for it to stand any chance of working you must use a qualified practitioner. In this as in so many other instances the rules often vary within the NHS trusts so I would speak to your GP and ask for a referral to a therapist who also uses hypnotherapy. A lot of what occurs in hypnotherapy is about relaxation so it might also be worth your while to do some simple relaxation techniques such as yoga stretching with your daughter. It might not help with the bedwetting but it might help her have a peaceful night’s sleep, which is certainly no bad thing. Good luck! We have used Hypnotherapy in our house for several issues and have always had positive results, so in principle I do believe it can sometimes help. However, and this is a big ‘however’, it needs to be done by someone who is fully trained – in other words, not you or I. There are therapists and even some psychologists who use hypnotherapy or similar techniques as part of their methods; and for it to stand any chance of working you must use a qualified practitioner. In this as in so many other instances the rules often vary within the NHS trusts so I would speak to your GP and ask for a referral to a therapist who also uses hypnotherapy. A lot of what occurs in hypnotherapy is about relaxation so it might also be worth your while to do some simple relaxation techniques such as yoga stretching with your daughter. It might not help with the bedwetting but it might help her have a peaceful night’s sleep, which is certainly no bad thing. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Dry at night but wetting as she’s waking by admin http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=877&cpage=1#comment-111 admin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:33:36 +0000 http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=877#comment-111 Does she wake up at about the same time every morning? Mine always did, still does in fact. If so then set your own alarm for 1/2 an hour early, go in, wake her up and walk her in to the loo. Make a game of it ‘Quick, quick let’s see how fast we can get there!’ This is also a great opportunity for a reward chart. I have to say that we used this approach and it was big fun and very successful. Good luck! Does she wake up at about the same time every morning? Mine always did, still does in fact. If so then set your own alarm for 1/2 an hour early, go in, wake her up and walk her in to the loo. Make a game of it ‘Quick, quick let’s see how fast we can get there!’ This is also a great opportunity for a reward chart. I have to say that we used this approach and it was big fun and very successful. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Lifting? by admin http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=885&cpage=1#comment-110 admin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:31:49 +0000 http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=885#comment-110 Sarah is a good person to ask about lifting, as she is a stronger proponent of it than I am. It is still relatively early days and I would give it another month or two before starting to worry. Make sure that you’re stopping the liquids about an hour before he goes to bed. Make sure he is having a wee right before he nods off. And if you’d like then also walk him to the bathroom before you go to sleep yourself. But if lifting is what you want to try then Sarah has great tips on that. Good luck! Sarah is a good person to ask about lifting, as she is a stronger proponent of it than I am. It is still relatively early days and I would give it another month or two before starting to worry. Make sure that you’re stopping the liquids about an hour before he goes to bed. Make sure he is having a wee right before he nods off. And if you’d like then also walk him to the bathroom before you go to sleep yourself. But if lifting is what you want to try then Sarah has great tips on that. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Age To Start Trying For Dry Night by admin http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=905&cpage=1#comment-109 admin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:28:21 +0000 http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=905#comment-109 This is a bit tricky and as good a time as any to address what could become a very important issue down the road. I know that we are here to talk about bedwetting but wanting to be ‘just like his brother’ is not always going to be a good thing for either of them. This is as good a time as any to make sure you don’t fall into that as an automatic pattern. I had a friend once who had a similar situation and she told her child that astronauts wear pyjama pants and believe it or not it worked! He went back to wearing them with not a complaint J You can also do a reward chart. Because he is rather young it would need to be very simple – if he wears them 7 days in a row he gets (?) Make sure that he also understands that he is being rewarded for his own activity. This might seem unnecessary now but down the road there will be times when you are going to need to focus on individual behavior, punishments and rewards. Good luck! This is a bit tricky and as good a time as any to address what could become a very important issue down the road. I know that we are here to talk about bedwetting but wanting to be ‘just like his brother’ is not always going to be a good thing for either of them. This is as good a time as any to make sure you don’t fall into that as an automatic pattern. I had a friend once who had a similar situation and she told her child that astronauts wear pyjama pants and believe it or not it worked! He went back to wearing them with not a complaint J You can also do a reward chart. Because he is rather young it would need to be very simple – if he wears them 7 days in a row he gets (?) Make sure that he also understands that he is being rewarded for his own activity. This might seem unnecessary now but down the road there will be times when you are going to need to focus on individual behavior, punishments and rewards. Good luck!

]]> Comment on 5yr old daughter wet everynight by admin http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=909&cpage=1#comment-108 admin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:25:34 +0000 http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=909#comment-108 It certainly can’t hurt to take her to the GP who will be able to run appropriate tests just to rule out any possible issues. Your biggest issue right now is just making sure that she is healthy then you can put some of the tips listed in other sections of the site into play. Cutting down on nighttime liquids etc. will often do the trick. It is such a juggling act sometimes worrying about praising one at the expense of the other. Praise your son quietly on his own but when your daughter is out of earshot, you don’t want a situation where he feels that bedwetting is a way to get additional attention from Mum. Good luck! It certainly can’t hurt to take her to the GP who will be able to run appropriate tests just to rule out any possible issues. Your biggest issue right now is just making sure that she is healthy then you can put some of the tips listed in other sections of the site into play. Cutting down on nighttime liquids etc. will often do the trick. It is such a juggling act sometimes worrying about praising one at the expense of the other. Praise your son quietly on his own but when your daughter is out of earshot, you don’t want a situation where he feels that bedwetting is a way to get additional attention from Mum. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Feeling under the weather and bedwetting by admin http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=925&cpage=1#comment-107 admin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:23:29 +0000 http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=925#comment-107 Your son is still quite young and the occasional accident is to be expected at this age. Many children exhibit behavior outside their normal patterns when feeling ill. We always used to know when my son was about to get ill because he would get cranky and shouty. However the next time your son gets ill make a note of his other symptoms and discuss with your GP in case there is something like an underlying infection that becomes activated when he is ill. Good luck! Your son is still quite young and the occasional accident is to be expected at this age. Many children exhibit behavior outside their normal patterns when feeling ill. We always used to know when my son was about to get ill because he would get cranky and shouty. However the next time your son gets ill make a note of his other symptoms and discuss with your GP in case there is something like an underlying infection that becomes activated when he is ill. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Do you have any tips for minimising the disruption of bed-wetting? by admin http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=961&cpage=1#comment-106 admin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:21:56 +0000 http://www.bedwettingbuddy.co.uk/?p=961#comment-106 I am surprised that they would be considering introducing an alarm to a 5 year old as in my experience that usually doesn’t occur until about 8 which is the age at which you would be considered for referral to an enuresis clinic. If you are referring to the time and financial impact of bedwetting I am afraid they are what they are and there isn’t much we can do about it except always remember that while it seems like forever it really isn’t. And most likely it’s not going to be for that much longer. What can linger however is the emotional impact of bed-wetting and that is what we really must try to avoid. If you look at the statistics you’ll see that your situation is not unusual and there is a good chance it will be over soon. The maintenance aspects can’t be reduced but the emotional impacts can. Remember that the ‘lighter’ you handle it is the lighter a burden it will be. And I promise you as one who has been there and washed the bedsheets – it does end and sooner than you think. Good luck! I am surprised that they would be considering introducing an alarm to a 5 year old as in my experience that usually doesn’t occur until about 8 which is the age at which you would be considered for referral to an enuresis clinic. If you are referring to the time and financial impact of bedwetting I am afraid they are what they are and there isn’t much we can do about it except always remember that while it seems like forever it really isn’t. And most likely it’s not going to be for that much longer. What can linger however is the emotional impact of bed-wetting and that is what we really must try to avoid. If you look at the statistics you’ll see that your situation is not unusual and there is a good chance it will be over soon. The maintenance aspects can’t be reduced but the emotional impacts can. Remember that the ‘lighter’ you handle it is the lighter a burden it will be. And I promise you as one who has been there and washed the bedsheets – it does end and sooner than you think. Good luck!

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