My son is a little over 6, and up until a year ago, he was wetting the bed every single night. We used GoodNites®, which helped take a lot of the stress off of all of us with the waking to change PJs, sheets, etc. Occasionally he would even leak out of the GoodNites®, just because there was so much urine. So we learned to keep the bed layered with a waterproof mattress pad, then a sheet, another water proof pad, and another sheet, so if he leaked out, all we had to do was pull the top sheet and pad off while he changed his PJs, and then we were all back to sleep quickly without having to struggle to put new sheets in the night. I washed the sheets in the morning.

A year ago we broke down and bought one of those bedwetting alarms. Within days he was waking before he wet himself, and within several weeks he went from nightly wetting to not wetting at all. When he relapsed a couple months after we stopped using it, we went back to the alarm again. It took several months, but he hasn't used the alarm for several months and is now wearing underwear to bed. Very occasionally he will have a wet night, but it's rare, and we'll use a GoodNite for a night or two to make sure he's doing okay, then it's back to underwear. If he relapses, we plan to go back to the alarm until he's truly done for good - it's worth the short times of wearing it for the months at a time of restful nights it's given us. It worked great with the GoodNites® - we tucked the sensor inside his GoodNite, clipped the alarm to his PJ top, and then if he started to wet, the alarm woke him in time to stop himself - usually before the GoodNites® even got wet. He'd get up and go finish in the bathroom.

- Beth

I have noticed a decrease in my son's bedwetting. I still am not comfortable with him going to bed without GoodNites® Underpants on (or, as he calls them, "Deputies").

I love GoodNites® Products. He doesn't know he is wet when he gets up. That is a plus. My son is only 4 but he has been potty trained since he was 2. He has never made the effort to get up at night and his doctor said not to worry until he is 5.

- Michelle

Please don't give anything to drink before going to bed. Try and get them up during the night for a week and stand there while they use it to see that they do. This helped my bedwetter and they eventually stop and started going to the bathroom.

- Lulu

I noticed that my 10-year-old was urinating increasingly throughout the day and had started wetting the bed at night. However, the sheets were stiff, like someone had poured a sugary drink on them. Then I noticed that the mattress seemed to be mildewing. He also was constantly thirsty and eating just about everything in sight, but wasn't gaining any weight. He was scheduled for a physical, but we ended up going in early because we knew there was a problem. It turned out he had type 1 diabetes (insulin dependent).

Now we've discovered that if his blood glucose levels are high at bedtime, he will wet the bed, so we take pains to bring his glucose levels down to an acceptable level. When his diabetes cooperates, those nights with good numbers are nights that he doesn't wet the bed. He's a deep sleeper anyway, but doesn't mind wearing GoodNites® Underpants and attends sleepovers with no problems. Most of his friends aren't aware that he's using those, but those that do know are very caring and understand why he has to wear them at times. If you notice increased thirst, increased hunger (especially for sugary foods) and increased daytime and nighttime urination in your children, coupled with weight loss or no weight gain, then I suggest you get them promptly to their doctor for a check-up.

- Maureen

My daughter is 6 1/2 and when I ran out of GoodNites® on Oct. 4th, I decided I was going to not be so quick to buy some more and put them on her until I give her a chance again to go without them. She has a chart that she receives happy face stickers on for doing extra chores or for good behavior and added the idea to give her happy face stickers for every night she stays dry and it has worked out great. She has only had two wet nights during one month. When she fills up her chart then she gets to go shopping for a new toy. This is something well worth trying and it might surprise you.

- Jennifer

I read somewhere that some children have an allergy to milk which may manifest itself in bedwetting. I have noticed that if my son has milk at night he will without a doubt wet the bed. We've eliminated the milk at night and he is doing so much better.

- Alice

My son is 8 and the daily bedwetting has slowed down to three to four times a month. He had a huge growth spurt last year and I wonder if that had something to do with slowing down. Whatever the reason, he's pretty proud of himself and announces he's had a dry night when he gets up in the morning. I have to admit, I wasn't sure this day would ever come (his uncle wet until he was 13) and I was worried. But things are going just as your informative Web site said they would. Thank you!

- Wendy

I have noticed a decrease in my nephew's bedwetting. About two to three mornings of a week he would say, "Aunt Gina, I didn't wet the bed." My nephew is 7 years old. I know that's older than the average bedwetter. However, he has been through a tough time. I lost my sister, his mom, to breast cancer last September 2005. I truly believe that traumatic experience has contributed to his irregular behaviors as well as the bedwetting. I continue to try whatever avenue that can be helpful. I can say he has improved with the bedwetting in these last few months. I would really like to thank you for allowing me to share my experience as well as read some of yours. I will continue to gather tips and ideas that can be helpful to us.

- Gina

My son is 8 and we got him on the medicine Desmopressin. They have it in pill form and nasal spray. He used it for one month and now he is dry. There are occasional accidents (not even once a month), but not like the every night it used to be.

- Maureen

I'm not sure I have a tip to pass on, but I have noticed something recently. When my son, who is almost 13, has his evening schedule disrupted, he is more likely to be wet, even though he has been on medication for almost two months.

While the medication does help, some weeks he is still wet up to three times. Then he may be dry for the next 10 to 14 days.

Consistency with his schedule of taking the medication, as well as his regular bedtime, seem to help. Also, if something is upsetting him, you can almost count on a wet night.

I was 13 or 14 when I became fully dry, so he knows that it is not his fault. Some of his friends have also had this to overcome. His self-esteem, thankfully, does not seem to have been compromised by the situation.

- Jenifer

I can't stop wetting the bed every night. I don't know when I need to go to the restroom at night. So I go to Wal-Mart every two weeks to get more GoodNites®.

- Johnny

My son wet the bed until he was 12 years old. This summer we had his tonsils and adenoids removed and his bedwetting stopped. Our ENT told us that large tonsils/adenoids can cause sleep apnea in children (our son's problem) and when the tonsils are removed, the bedwetting will stop in four to six weeks. Our son stopped in three weeks. Our son's pediatrician never suggested that his large tonsils might be connected to his apnea or bedwetting. I was the one who connected the dots when my husband was diagnosed with sleep apnea and I noticed similar problems (snoring, not feeling well rested, etc.). Clearing up the bedwetting was just a huge bonus. My son is thrilled with his new freedom.

- Donna