A Bedwetting Alarm Keeps Your Child High and Dry

Sometimes children can have "accidents" in bed at night, but a bedwetting alarm can help to minimize these instances and save a great deal of embarrassment and frustration.  It's a simple fact of life: children will occasionally wet the bed.  And the older the child gets, the more embarrassing and potentially traumatizing these events can be.

Some children sleep so soundly that they do not wake up when they have to go -- or in some cases, even after they have gone.  So it's not simply a case of the child being too sleepy or lazy to make it to the bathroom, as some parents seem to think.

But a bedwetting alarm can wake the child and the parents before the child has a full-fledged "accident."  The philosophy behind using these alarms is that, after a few weeks the child will begin to wake up on their own when they need to go to the bathroom.

Many parents have seen great results using bedwetting alarms, and they are usually available in three different types: standard alarms, wireless alarms, and bed pad alarms.  Standard bedwetting alarms have a sensor that clips to the child's underwear.  A wire runs from the clip to a transmitter which is clipped on the child's shirt.

Wireless alarms work like baby monitors.  A sensor is attached to the underwear, and a separate transmitter is positioned somewhere in the child's bedroom.  If the sensor detects moisture, the transmitter will sound an alarm to wake the child -- or the parents.  Wireless alarms tend to be more comfortable than the standard type, making it easier for your child to get used to sleeping with the sensor attached.

The third type of bedwetting alarm is the bed pad type.  These use moisture sensors sewed into bed pads that are placed underneath bed sheets and inside pillowcases.  With these type your child does not need to wear any special sensors, making them the most comfortable and easiest to use. Once the pad detects moisture and alarm will sound, waking the child in time to make it to the bathroom.

It is important however, that the child remains over the bed pad through the night.  If your child is restless and has a tendency to toss and turn all over the bed, the bed pad type of alarm may not be best.  For very restless sleepers, a wireless bedwetting alarm is probably the best choice, and they will continue to function if the child kicks off all of the bed clothes or even if they decide to sleep on the floor!

All of these bedwetting alarm systems allow the parent to change the sound of the alarm, and this is a very useful feature because some children will become used to the sound, and simply sleep right through it.  By periodically changing the sound of the alarm, you will ensure that your child does not simply "tune it out."  Other bedwetting alarms have a function to automatically change the sound emitted every 60 seconds.  This will also help ensure your child doesn't get too used to the sound and sleep through it.

For parents struggling with bedwetting problems with their toddlers, a bedwetting alarm can be just what you need to get the situation under control before it becomes more frustrating and embarrassing for both the parents and the child.