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My daughter had issues with this as well.  We finally bought a potty pager and even with her being a very very heavy sleeper it worked almost immediately!  She was just scared to death of that darn bell going off, LOL.  She thought it was funny though...not really scared.  Anyway, I think she was also about 6 when we bought it.  She then stopped wearing Goodnites and I just made sure to go to her room around 11pm (right before I went to bed myself) and walk her to the bathroom.  She always went when I took her (which I did every night  until she was probably 9).  Ever since she was about 5 she would wake up around 11 or 12 and walk around the house (obviously looking for the bathroom half awake)...she'd walk into the kitchen or where ever and we'd have to re-direct her to the bathroom (which is right next to her bedroom!) and she'd pee like crazy once we got her there.  I hope this helps...it worked for us!  Oh, and it was the same for us- she got it from her daddy! LOL  He had the same issues.  I also told her not to feel bad, lots of other kids really do have this.  Even her pediatrician made me feel better by telling me that her daughter was going through the same thing (a year older than my daughter was). 

And that alarm on the potty pager is REALLY loud!  But I totally recommend it. 

I was just going to recommend the potty pager too! Both of my exes kids had problems with this, and the potty pager is what finally helped. His daughter told me all about it at 12 and how happy it made her because it got her to stop wetting the bed. She seriously thought it was the best invention ever, because it got her to the point where she could have sleepovers too (just like your daughter wants!)

My 10 yr old son is just now getting to the stage that he wakes himself up to go if he needs to. We have been taking him before we go to bed for years...usually before 11:30 or he has an accident. He is then able to stay dry all night after that. It took some trial and error on our part to take him in time. It runs in my family, too. We would have tried a potty pager type thing, but he shares a room and I didn't want to scare my older son...but I've also heard they work well. It also didn't have anything to do with how much or how late he drank.

I have a student in my Bradley class right now who told me they made her do Kegel exercises when she was little because of her bed wetting. I have  no idea what the time frame was with solving the problem, so the potty pager might be quicker, but if kegels work, they don't cost anything and benefit by strengthening the pelvic floor muscles. 

My 8 year old still night wets. She is actually having some tests done next week to make sure there is nothing physical going on with her.

She has seen several doctors & they all state the same thing....it just takes time especially those who were born premature. They all have said that you can try the alarms or waking them up at certain times but this only leads to them depending on something else to wake them up instead of learning to wake on their own.

I do not recommend stopping drinking after certain times, especially if you have a child in school all day. My daughter doesn't seem to drink as much when she is in school because she is so focused on her activities. A little water here & there plus a carton of milk at lunch is just not enough. So she drinks a lot after school to compensate & prevent dehydration.

As far as sleepovers, there are medications that doctors prescribe to use temporarily for cases such as these. They are not recommended for long term use but if a child wants to have a sleepover, most doctors will prescribe the meds. We've been offered it many times but have refused it since we don't allow our daughter to sleep over anywhere but at her Grandparents or cousins house. And her using Pull-ups there do not bother her or the family members.  

My son is 6 and is dealing with this as well! We realized this was kinda a family thing too! My father did when he was a boy and my little brother is still dealing with it and he's 11! I am hoping my son grows out of it soon. He is embarressed about it but we don't make a big deal about it and make a point to talk about it with his siblings. He has had some sleepovers but so far hasn't had any bad expeiriences with those. The pullups are pretty discreet these days so it is has been easy so far to hide from his friends.

I've never heard about the pager before but I'm going to have to check it out.

Also, don't they make a night time training pant that is supposed to look more like shorts than a pull up? Or maybe that's false advertising. I just remember seeing that somewhere.

I have seen those. They look like shorts or boxer shorts for boys. We've never tried them as we prefer the regular Goodnights.

I'm sure they cost a bundle, too because I was just at their website and they were talking about having your FSA (flex spending account) cover them. If insurance has to get involved, yikes!