Back at one of our yearly check-ups, I can recall the doc saying, \u201cOh, you don\u2019t need to worry about night-time dryness until 7.\u201d \u00a0\u201cWhew!\u201d was my response. \u00a0We had plenty of time to get there. \u00a0I thought about the potential our family might have to write a post like this, but quickly shrugged it off saying that surely by the time it was necessary to write this post, the problem would be gone and we\u2019d be home free. \u00a0Newsflash: We\u2019re not.<\/p>\n
In two shorts weeks my oldest, M, will be turning 7. \u00a0It is a magical time of boyhood full of imaginary play, toys and legos, increased reason. \u00a0I am really enjoying this phase and watching his maturity emerge. \u00a0I can\u2019t even begin to describe the elation I feel when I\u2019m able to sit down and have a rational conversation together. \u00a0It is one of absolute joy. \u00a0It has taken a long road to get here, still with bumps in our path, but many<\/em> fewer. Thanks be to God. \u00a0Despite the increasing maturity, however, my almost-7yo is still wetting the bed.<\/p>\n He still wears Pull-Ups; he still leaks through almost every night; I am still washing sheets A LOT (but probably not as much as I should\u2013I am one woman). \u00a0He\u2019s inherited my deep circadian rhythms and sleeps like a champ. \u00a0Always has. \u00a0The one problem is that his brain hasn\u2019t learned to shut off his plumbing while resting! \u00a0And we are all suffering through. \u00a0My main worry is he has begun to become self-conscious about the problem and ask us to help him find a solution. \u00a0We\u2019ve also had to turn down sleepover invites because he\u2019s embarrassed to be wearing a diaper to bed. \u00a0Poor guy! \u00a0Thankfully his younger brothers haven\u2019t conquered it yet either, though our 3yo is dry most nights. \u00a0Sure enough, J has always been the lightest of our sleepers.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve tried a few things with little to no success\u2013reduction in fluids before bed, sticker charts for dry nights (these do nothing bc he has zero control!), waking him later before we go to bed\u2026<\/p>\n The doctor has talked about putting him on a drying medicine to reduce his overall fluids, which I am adamantly against. \u00a0I do NOT want to medicate him unnecessarily, especially if there is a behavioral product that will help us. \u00a0We\u2019ve also looked into the night-time alarms, but their sticker price has prevented us from going forward. \u00a0I\u2019ve read mixed reviews on their effectiveness, so I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s worth the investment. \u00a0The kids who have done well with them seem to improve within days. \u00a0Anything that\u2019s that<\/em> good, I\u2019m almost willing to spend any amount of money!<\/p>\n What to do? \u00a0Can anyone offer some wisdom on this front? \u00a0Should we go with an alarm and try it out? \u00a0And if so, which one do you recommend?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Back at one of our yearly check-ups, I can recall the doc saying, \u201cOh, you don\u2019t need to worry about night-time dryness until 7.\u201d \u00a0\u201cWhew!\u201d was my response. \u00a0We had plenty of time to get there. \u00a0I thought about the potential our family might have to write a post like this, but quickly shrugged it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":730,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-children","category-motherhood"],"yoast_head":"\n