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We Know the Enuresis Treatment can be Tough

We understand how challenging bedwetting can be for the entire family, so we’ve put together some helpful tips!

Bedwetting can affect many aspects of daily life: children may avoid sleepovers, camps, and other social events, while parents often face the exhausting routine of washing bedding and worrying about their child’s well-being.

But the Patient should remember, they’re not alone in this!

Things to consider when treating with a bedwetting alarm

Before Treatment Starts

What to think about before starting Treatment.

Treatment App

When using the DryGuardians Treatment App.

Bedwetting Alarm

This is good to know when using an alarm.

Alarm Treatment

What to think about when using a Bedwetting Alarm.

Before Treatment Starts

  • Place the alarm unit near the child’s bed.
  • Don’t forget that the child has to pee before it’s time to sleep.
  • Put on the sensor/trousers before the child goes to bed.
  • Parents should sleep near the child (same room/rooms nearby) for the first few weeks so that the child can get quick help when the alarm goes off.
DryGuardians Registration

Using the DryGuardians App

  • Important! Register when in the evening the child goes to bed in the app. Can also be filled in afterwards if you forget.
  • Should the alarm not be automatically registered in the app, it can be entered afterwards.

Bedwetting Alarm Treatment

  • The first weeks are usually the hardest.
  • The effect usually does not come immediately so be patient. Eventually you may start to notice less pee coming and more and more dry nights.
  • If you want to prevent the pee from getting into the bed, it’s fine to wear a diaper or other protective garments.
  • If you want to use the alarm longer, that’s ok, but more than 12 weeks is no idea.
  • If the treatment does not help, it can be tried again later.
  • The child may wet himself again at night even if he has become dry with the alarm. Then it is fine to try the alarm again and it usually helps then too.

When Using a Bedwetting Alarm

  • If an alarm treatment is started, the alarm must be on every night.
  • If the alarm goes off, the child should wake up, stop peeing, turn off the alarm and go and finish peeing in the toilet.
  • If the child does not wake up when the alarm goes off, the parent must wake the child so that he can turn off the alarm himself.
  • The alarm should only go on once per night. If the alarm goes off, you don’t need to turn it on again.
  • Remember to remove the sensor from your clothes when you have turned off the alarm to prevent the alarm from going off again.

General Advice

Toilet Habits

What about current toilet habits?

Drinking Habits

How should I think about drining before bed time?

Involve your Child

How do I involve my child in the best way?

Bedwetting Alarms

What do I need to know about Alarm Treatment?

Toilet Habits

Create a bathroom schedule. Make your child sit on the toilet 5 times a day, and just before bed. Even if they don’t have to go. Get help from the DryGuardians App day alarm.

Drinking Habits

Swedish research has shown that it is less important for how and what you drink during a bedwetting treatment. Therefore, we recommend that the child should drink whenever he wants.

Involve your Child when Planning

It’s essential that the child is involved and understands the steps to take.

 

  • Use a calendar to track progress, which can easily be managed in the DryGuardians app.
  • Celebrate Small Wins; celebrate dry nights to keep the child motivated.
  • Never punish your child for bedwetting accidents. Punishment can be harmful and will not support progress.

Bedwetting Alarms

Up to Eighty (80) percent of children who use bedwetting alarms overcome the issue within three months, without the need for medication. However, the success of alarm therapy relies heavily on parents understanding that it’s a gradual learning process. Patience is key—without it, frustration may lead to giving up. Please try to stay committed.

At the start, parents should wake up with the alarm and help their child wake up as well. Then, take the child to the bathroom to try to urinate for a few minutes. Aim to dedicate 3-4 months where a simple, consistent home routine can be followed.

Once treatment begins, the alarm should be used every night. If your child is sleeping away from home, a mobile phone with vibration mode can provide a more discreet wake-up signal.

What NOT to Do!

SCHEDULED NIGHT WAKING

This can be helpful in the short term but it’s hard to do over time and it doesn’t always help.

PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE EXERCISE

Children who hold their urine on purpose during the day may develop problems with urgency, daytime wetting and even UTI’s.

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