Bedwetting alarms aim to help your child wake when recognizing the sensation to urinate. When exposed to wetness (urine) the alarm makes a loud noise (and often vibrates) to wake your child. The sound needs to be loud enough and quick enough to wake your child prior to complete bladder emptying. When beginning your child will wet and the alarm will sound. Your child (and you) will wake up and you will need to take him/her to the toilet to completely empty his/her bladder of any “left over” urine. Initially your child is likely to empty his bladder before reaching the toilet, but with practice this should improve.

Using the alarm for days or weeks and waking up just after (or during) wetting should eventually “condition” your child to wake up prior to wetting. Once your child establishes a consistent pattern of waking during the night prior to wetting then you will no longer need the alarm.

A good alarm works by sounding as soon as moisture is detected. If your child is woken ‘mid-stream’ then this is a good result. Consider the following when selecting an alarm:

• Ease of set up. Is it easy to attach and wear? Is it easy to set up?
• Is comfort important to your child? Does your child toss and turn and move all over the bed? Would a wireless alarm work better?
• Alarm tones. Is one tone setting enough or would you like a selection?
• Volume control. Is one setting enough or would you like to turn the volume up or down?
• Duel receiver option. Do you want a receiver in two rooms so you can hear the alarm in a different part of the house?
• Heavy-sleeper option. Do you want to be able to purchase a vibrating unit to attach to the alarm?
• Switch off function. Once the alarm is activated how easy do you want it to be turned off? An alarm which requires the child to get out of bed is often a good idea.
• Is a sound alarm enough or do you want a vibrating alarm also?

This varies greatly from one child to the next. It could take a week or it could take up to 3 months. There are some factors which play a part in successfully becoming dry quicker including the level of motivation of the adult/s and the child.

Children around the age of 6 or 7 often experience success much quicker than children under age 6 or over age 8. 

 To improve your chances of success quicker, try the following suggestions:

Factors to Success:

• Motivate your child and get him/her excited about using the alarm.
• Make setting the alarm part of your every day bedtime routine.
• Do not skip nights or just use it in special cases.
• Make sure the alarm is loud enough for you to hear.
• Make the alarm as comfortable as possible.
• Do not let the amount or frequencies of wetting discourage you from using it.
• Make sure the volume and vibration are appropriately set.
• Make sure the sensor is secure to the underwear in ’line of fire’.
• Position the wires inside the pyjama top.
• Check the batteries regularly.
• Show your child how the alarm works and get him/her to set and position it each night.
• Avoid using diapers or pull-ups—your child should feel the wetness.
• Give plenty of encouragement and praise.
• Stick to the plan

Bedwetting alarms work for deep sleepers too. For heavy sleepers, parents initially play an important part in waking the sleeping child once the alarm has sounded. As long as the alarm is loud enough for parents to hear, they can provide backup if the child does not respond initially. After time, the child will begin to wake to the alarm sound by themselves.

Some alarms have volume controls and others can be purchased with a vibrating unit (placed under the pillow or mattress) to help wake deep-sleepers.

The Rodger Wireless Alarm system works with a vibrating unit which can be placed under the pillow or mattress. The sound can be turned down and the vibration will wake the child.

Make sure you read the instructions through thoroughly before beginning.

Make sure you check the batteries regularly.

Before beginning, read through these Factors to Success.

• Motivate your child and get him/her excited about using the alarm.
• Make setting the alarm part of your every day bedtime routine.
• Do not skip nights or just use it in special cases.
• Make sure the alarm is loud enough for you to hear.
• Make the alarm as comfortable as possible.
• Do not let the amount or frequencies of wetting discourage you from using it.
• Make sure the volume and vibration are appropriately set.
• Make sure the sensor is secure to the underwear in ’line of fire’.
• Position the wires inside the pyjama top.
• Check the batteries regularly.
• Show your child how the alarm works and get him/her to set and position it each night.
• Avoid using diapers or pull-ups—your child should feel the wetness.
• Give plenty of encouragement and praise.
• Stick to the plan.

Wash the underpants BEFORE use. Machine or hand wash. Do not use fabric softener. Do not wring dry. Tumble dry on low heat.

Wipe transmitter clean with damp cloth and air dry.

The alarm does not work with BOTH batteries and mains power. Use one or the other – not both.

Remember to remove the transmitter from the underpants BEFORE washing!

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