Older Child Night-time Bed Wetting

I"ve never heard of hte nose spray but I say its worth a try. My middle child wet the bed till she was 7. We even tried giving her a pill ( I cant remember the name) It didnt work, she just finally out grew it last summer.

My friends daughter was 8 and it stopped once they had her tonsils out. Which was my next step.

From what I understand (and I could be wrong) the spray is used when the night wetting is caused by a type of hormonal imbalance. You would need to discuss treatment options with your child's doctor.

ive not tried the spray but what i found very affective and still use with my 4 yr old is hyland all natural bedwetting tablets the are great.the are very small and dissolve under ther tounge.hope this help you.

First, I agree with an earlier post in that the spray is probably something used occasionally to stop nighttime wetness when, say, a child wants to spend the night with a friend and not have to use a pull-up. In my experience, it may or may not work perfectly. We have used the pills in the past and still had nighttime wetness. It decreases amount of urine output (if I remember correctly).

It depends on how old the "older child" is. All my kids are super, super heavy sleepers. That along with a slower developing bladder makes for pull-up use until at least age 8. It wasn't an issue of occasional wetness, they were soaked every night. We went through the pediatric urologist to make sure there were no issues(which may be a good idea-just to be safe), decreased evening fluids, etc. and basically, had to just wait it out. We did use the nighttime alarm, which worked great for the boys, but my daughter seems to have more anxiety with the alarm, so we are just waiting it out, mostly.

I have heard parents say they make the child help them "clean up" the bedding after an accident. I personally, don't agree with this. If in fact there's nothing medically wrong, and the child is a very heavy sleeper...they cannot help it. It is not something they are doing out of spite or to irritate you. They sleep through the body's cues to wake and go to the bathroom. For my oldest two, the alarms helped trigger the brain to wake and, eventually, they became drier and drier each night.
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So, the spray or the pills that help decrease urine output can help once in a while, but we were told that it is not a cure for bedwetting, just something you can use occasionally.

An alarm can be useful, it really just depends on the kid whether it works or not. For us, we would put my son to bed with the alarm and I slept with a baby monitor. This way I could hear the alarm and get him up. Like I said, my kids will sleep through anything, including the bedwetting alarm! The alarm will detect when the underwear gets wet, so you may have to help him change underwear, etc. We would put underwear on then a pull-up over it, so that we didn't have to deal with wet bedding each and every night. However, the alarm did go off at the first detection of wetness, so he may wake up or you may get to him before he's soaked.

I wish you luck. We have been through these nighttime bedwetting issues and I know it can be very frusterating. Sometimes some kids just need a little more time to develop those bladders. :)

Okay, my 7 year old still wets too and I will say PLEASE take any advice (including my own) with a grain of salt. Your child is unique and individual and what works for one parent may not work for another.

I don't believe deep sleep is the problem. Think about it: many adults are deep sleepers but they don't wet the bed. The problem is training the child's bladder not to release the urine while sleeping.

I tried using a bed alarm for our son. It began to work, but then it broke, so I had to quit using it. I've yet to buy another but I think it does work if you stick with it.

Some people will tell you to eliminate dairy. Some will tell you to get his allergies tested. Some will even say that it has something to do with ADHD. Trust me, I've considered it all and been desperate for an answer. My suggestion would be to talk to a pediatric urologist, if possible. A specialist will give you the BEST advice.

As for the nose spray, I'm sorry I have not tried that but I have heard of it. I know some medications, though, are only intended for temporary use because they have undesirable side affects. However, short term use is okay. I am considering getting a scrip from my child's doctor for when my son has to go on a camping trip next month.

Good Luck!

The nasal spray is a form of an antidiuretic hormone - typically during sleep our brains trigger us to release this hormone - that basically concentrates our urine so that we don't have to get up and urinate all night...if you don't produce enough - which is common in children - then you are up to go to the bathroom/bedwetting. The spray is a TREATMENT - it can help but it is not a cure.

First you need to know what is causing the bedwetting - is it new?? Bedwetting in children is considered "normal" until age 15 - after that - it is not. Of course it is not good for a child's self esteem to be bed wetting at later ages....

I would reccomend a pediatric urologist - it helped us greatly with my 9 year old son (he is now 11 and has had dry nights for over a year - thanks to treating an underlying chronic constipation issue, doing detrol for several months to help with urgency and bladder training... and the use of a bed alarm at night - he was dry within just a couple nights with the alarm!!!

All the kids in my family are solid sleepers and are bedwetters until they get closer to adolescence. You'll need to make an appointment with a Urologist or other urinary track physician. They can do testing to see if it's constipation or another factor. Stopping drinks and stuff really didn't work for us because it's just natural for urine to gather in the bladder during sleep and when our kids got older they just stopped on their own.

I don't know about the nasal spray but we have wetting problems (day and night) and my son is 8yrs old. but last summer we used a bed wetting alarm, from the bed wetting store online, and we no longer have any night time wetting, it worked great for us! and I highly recommend it!