Day 6 Living with bedwetting: practical tips for patients

Day 6 Living with bedwetting: practical tips for patients

5-minute watch: diapers or not? See Dr Anders Breinbjerg, from Aarhus University, Denmark, talk with Prof Søren Rittig (also from Aarhus) about his PhD research into whether stopping the use of diapers or pull-ups at night may help to resolve bedwetting for some children.

5-minute watch: diapers or not? See Dr Anders Breinbjerg, from Aarhus University, Denmark, talk with Prof Søren Rittig (also from Aarhus) about his PhD research into whether stopping the use of diapers or pull-ups at night may help to resolve bedwetting for some children.

Watch this video from ERIC about how to encourage good drinking habits

Drinking enough during the day is important – use this chart to help motivate and keep track of your child’s drinking

Your wee can tell you if you’re drinking enough! Have a look at this wee checker chart.

A simple picture story from Bladder and Bowel UK to help talk about bedwetting with young people

Advice for families when using the enuresis alarm for bedwetting

A taster of what an enuresis alarm is really like and how to use it

Advice if you or your child have been prescribed desmopressin for bedwetting

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The World Bedwetting Week Steering Committee brings together experts from across the globe to support this initiative and consists of representatives from the International Children’s Continence Society (ICCS), the European Society of Paediatric Urology (ESPU), the Asia Paciﬁc Association of Paediatric Urology (APAPU), the International Paediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA), the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology (ESPN), the Sociedad Iberoamericana de Urologia Paediatrica (SIUP), the North American Paediatric Urology Societies, ERIC (The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity) and Bladder & Bowel UK.