Have You Used a Bedwetting Alarm??

Tried one with one of my sons. No luck. The thing is, is that sometimes the body inside grows at a different rate than the body outside. I am not kidding when I say he still had issues now and then when he was 12. For the most part it went well when he was going to start school. But he was such a deep sleeper that sometimes he couldn't wake up in time.

So keep it in mind that it isn't always a matter of by a certain age they should be 'trained'. Maybe being grateful for daytime success would be good, because if that was a problem, there'd be a lot of self esteem issues if accidents happened at school.
Try getting through to her that as soon as she gets out of bed she goes to the toilet. Immediately. And get mattress protectors. Use underpads.

I've heard some favorable reviews of the alarm, but have never used one.

My recommendation is to make sure your daughter uses the bathroom every two hours. It's a pain to have to remind her to go, but it really helps. If she goes every two hours during the day, and then stops drinking fluids after dinner, and uses the bathroom right before bed, she may stop wetting without further intervention.

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My husband's brother had 2 kids that had to use these and they worked great for them.

We bought one for our 4 yr old son (almost 5). I've yet to use it because I am due in a couple weeks with another baby and am trying to get my sleep! But we will be using it soon. I think he might be on the young side. From the comments I've read on Amazon, it takes about two weeks, I think. Some it only takes a couple days.

My sister used it for her daughter, and it worked really good. I think it's a good idea! We ended up buying a rather expensive one because it had good ratings and the others didn't. I think ours was over $100!! But if you see how much the nighttime diapers cost, we felt like it was worth it. We have tried not using diapers and letting hiim go in the bed and clean it up, and it did nothing to help potty train him. So, we'll try the alarm...

My son hit his 6th birthday and was still wearing pull-ups. We had tried taking them off and seeing if he would train himself before then but he was just too heavy of a sleeper. The day after his 6th birthday we bought the Wet Stop 3 alarm and showed it to him. After about 2 weeks he was waking up on his own to go to the bathroom. It really helped. He is now almost 7 and typically only has an accident when he has a very exhausting day (once every few months or so), and even then he wakes himself up after a his underwear gets a little damp and he hasn't even gotten his sheets wet and finishes in the bathroom.

Yes, the alarms work. I'm not sure what age they recommend but my son was about 8 when we did it.

It only took about a week of it going off in the night and then we continued to use it for another week just to be sure. We read the suggestions and reviews on the web page for the product we bought (one of the more expensive ones I think) there were a lot of great ideas. I sewed a pocket in the front of about 5 pair of my sons underwear (using an old tee shirt for matierial) just large enough to slip the sensor device in. I tried to position the pocket so that it would be in the best place to go off as soon as he began wetting.

Be ready for a rough week, almost like having a newborn in the house. My hubby and I both got up as soon as we heard the alarm and ran to my sons room. We got him up and to the bathroom then checked his PJ's and bedding and made any changes and reset the alarm.

Another thing we did was do practice runs in the evening. We'd have my son lie down on his bed with the lights out and my hubby or I would use a little water and set off the device. My son would practice getting up and going into the bathroom.

I was a bed wetter, so this was a sensitive subject for me, but this is one of the best things we've ever done as parents. We don't have to worry about over-nights any more, it is definately a self-esteem booster to over come this problem.

Good Luck.

We used one with daughter #2 (many years ago-she is now 27) and it worked wonderfully... we actually started with one that was super expensive, as a free trial, and then decided to get an inexpensive one to see if we could do it with that. I don't really remember how long it took, but it woke her up quickly when she started to urinate, so she could go to the bathroom.

FYI... I was a bedwetter, also, so these things can run in the family.

Depends on how much sleep you want. If you get woke up every few hours to make her go to the bathroom then go for it. But be aware sleep deprivation is an evil thing to deal with in a child and in an adult. They don't work. Take her to a pediatric urologist to have her checked out just to be sure. She may be constipated or not drinking enough in the evenings so that her bladder sends the signal it is full.

Yes, and it did indeed wake my son up (about age 6 at the time) for about a month. Then he just got used to it and started sleeping through the alarm. The alarm seemed to be poorly made as well. It broke within a few months, and while we were able to ship it back and get it repaired, it pooped out again a few months later. We got ours at pottypager.com My brother used one when he was a kid and started sleeping through it rather quickly as well. So, for us, it did not solve the problem. But it could be worth a try. I would just make sure whatever company you purchase it from has a solid return policy.