Have any of you purchased any of the alarms for kids that help alert them to when they are starting to wet the bed to help train them to sleep dry? If so, have they worked for you, and what brand did you use? My son is almost 9 and still has problems with wetting the bed. Dr says he will eventually out grow it, but this is gettting really old! TIA!

Michael Landon was 14 when he gained control of bed wetting. I know this info doesn't help you but I mention it because I wanted to let you know your precious son is not the only one.

My niece was 9 or 10 when she stopped wetting at night. My 9 yr old dd still wets at night - Goodnights come in large sizes and work great. They are pricey but it's worth it to keep the bed dry and to keep my dd from feeling bad about something that she has no control over. You can sign up for the Caregivers Marketplace to get back $1.00 per package.

2 of my kids were/are bedwetters, both began to have dry nights around age 14. (dd is 14 and has only had dry nights in the past 2 weeks). Tried the alarm for both kids, it was a waste. The thing clipped onto underwear so when the undies got damp the alarm would sound. The idea was that it would train the kid to unconsciously recognize, whilst asleep, that feeling and wake up to go pee.
It woke everyone in the entire house up but both kids slept thorough it till someone vigorously shook them awake.
Tried DDVAP (a hormone from doc, came as a nasal spray) for 1st kid, he had some success w/that, but after a month it stopped working.
I just ended up getting GoodNights, Pull-Ups, and Depends.
Is your kid a heavy sleeper? Both of my bedwetters slept like rocks so the alarm was useless.
We limited sweets and liquids (none after dinner), tried all sorts of diets recommended to help, had established bedtime routines (including peeing right before bed), and nothing worked until at some point their bodies were ready to make it through the night.

I have a 6yr old nephew who wets the bed. That child sleeps like the dead. No alarm would ever wake him. I keep pullups on hand for when he sleeps over. No biggie.

I've never understood the big deal about bed wetting. Some kids do, some don't. I've never heard of a child not growing out of it. I understand that having to change the sheets every day may be a pain, but it'll pass eventually and once a child reaches a certain age, they should be able to have a hand in changing the sheets.

It appears that all the stressing and limiting liquids don't mean anything. It'll end when it ends.

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My advice would be to thank God for oversized pullups, and show him how to use them and keep himself clean. And, what to do for sleep overs, camp, etc. Seriously. A 9 year old should be old enough to use them and let you know when he needs more. I believe the alarms and drugs just put unneeded stress on a child with a medical problem that will resolve in time.

The stigma of an imature bladder has been all but erased by this marvelous invention.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

It's been the other way around in our experience. The alarms and pullups were more stressful, the medicine (DDAVP) has been a godsend.

My son didn't want to wear pullups at sleep overs or when he went to camp. He was sure his friends would find out. Either they would see it in his bag, notice that he was wearing it or see it when he went to throw it away, Plus they tend to leak.

The medicine doesn't work for everyone, but it works great for him.

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>>>I believe the alarms and drugs just put unneeded stress on a child with a medical problem that will resolve in time.<<<

Ditto. I learned from the 1st kid to go through this not to do it w/the 2nd kid. She even went to camp this summer, no problem.