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We used an enuresis alarm with a 7 yo boy and it worked great. The sensor is attached to the front of the underwear and as soon as it senses moisture it activates. He stopped using it after three weeks and has not had any more episodes of bed wetting for 8 years.
Pro tip: when using it have them put on underwear first, attach the sensor, then wear a pull up over the underwear. It will still allow the sensor to work without getting the bed wet (and changing the bed at 3 am).
The key thing to remember is that most bed wetting at that age is due to the brain and bladder not communicating properly at night (even though they do fine during the day). The alarm helps reestablish that connection. While waking the child up at night to empty their bladder stops the wet bed, it doesn't fix the underlying problem.
If you can also check with a pediatric urologist to make sure there are not any other physical issues present. They can do an ultrasound of the bladder and other areas to make sure everything is where it should be, etc.
You'd be surprised how quickly they wake up from the alarm. When it activated he woke up and stopped going, then made it to the bathroom to finish. I don't think he ever really got the pull up wet, it was just more of a safety measure.
Plus 1 here for alarms. Ours came with a score sheet to keep track of wet vs dry nights too and it wored really well. I was a sceptic beforehand, mind you this was probably for a 5 yr old.
Additionally, we try to wake him up at night (when not to tired ourselves) and he pees and then is fine and wakes up dry. I’ve been reading about alarms and other systems… some are just a reactive alarm that tells him the accident has already happened. I’m looking for a proactive system and something that may train him to wake up, get up, and go.
We had similar issues with our son and the reactive alarms did help.
Currently dealing with my 3yo who during daytime refuses to go try to pee and then has an accident within 10 min, multiple times a day :')
I feel ya
I'm sure she just doesn't want to interrupt fun and is still learning what it feels like well in advance, but she just refuses more the more you prod her, it's tough
My 7-year old daughter was still having troubles with this until recently. Our doctor had told us years before to just let her grow out of it, and this runs in my wife's family
What finally worked - about a month ago, we ran out of night diapers (which were still wet every day). She 'told her brain' that she needs to wake up to pee and she hasn't worn a night diaper or wet the bed since. 🤷♂️