Malem Ultimate Bedwetting Alarm - Blue 1 Tone w/Vibration
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Product Reviews of Malem Ultimate Bedwetting Alarm - Blue 1 Tone w/Vibration
Product Review: No more bed wetting!
Summary: 5 Stars
Our son is 6 and has been wetting the bed forever, every night, sleeping so soundly that he didn't realize the bed was wet until morning. He wants to go to 2 week overnight camp this summer and that wasn't going to happen if he continued wetting the bed! As a last resort, I bought this alarm and we gave it a shot. After 6 weeks of using this alarm, he is done! We finished using it 3 months ago and he has not had a wet bed since. I am so proud of him and so disappointed in myself that I didn't buy this a long time ago; it would have saved our family a lot of stress and energy spent on the bedwetting dilemma.Product Review: WOW!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have never recommended a product with such confidence in my life. I cannot believe what a genius the Nurse Practitioner who created this is!!! My 5-Year old son has had his fifth consecutive dry night to date and started the program just 14 days ago. After 2-3 wet pull-ups per night and a lot of lost sleep during the first four days I was afraid I was in for a long haul. After 7 days, woo hoo!! first dry night. The rest is history. I will continue to keep the alarm on for 1 and 1/2 weeks like the booklet says, but I am confident and excited that I won't need it much longer.
A few suggestions.. If you can, find your baby monitor or borrow one (don't buy a new one, you won't need if for long) I didn't hear the alarm right away the first few nights and learning is quicker when you rush in as soon as it goes off. For easy clean-up the first few nights, make your child wear underwear, attach unit to outside of underwear and put a pull up on over the underwear. A bag of dollar store items that my son picked out himself was a very positive reinforcement for each dry night. I also had a few small candy prizes for him on nights that he just wore the alarm because waking up was sad for him when he knew the alarm went off. They try so hard.
What a relief. I don't know how this teaches, but it does. It is efficent and works every time. Brava!!!
Product Review: "I love my alarm, Mom!"
Summary: 5 Stars
Our son had never had a dry night before we bought him this alarm, and when he reached his 8th birthday we knew we needed to do something. The alarm is not a magic bullet; you really need to buy a book and develop a plan before embarking on what will most likely be an long-term program. If you have an older, more motivated child, I would purchase the Mercer book. The Bennett book is more fun and detailed, with strategies for younger kids. We also purchased waterproof pads to go on top of the sheets - these are perfect for quick middle-of-the-night changes.
It took seven weeks for our son to begin having dry nights, and they were an exhausting couple of months for us all. This should not put you off - it is worth it - but be aware that you may have to exercise a lot of perseverence. We are now in week 15 and have just about cracked the problem! Our son is so happy and proud of himself; he tells me he loves his alarm.
Product Review: Good results but wire is a little inconvenient
Summary: 4 Stars
Our five year old daughter had trouble controlling her pee at night. This gave her (and us) immediate feedback when she wet herself at night. The first night the alarm went off and we had to wake her up but she was able to stop urinating quickly enough that she only lightly wet her underwear. After that she held her pee for almost two weeks every night and only had a slight incident right before waking up in the morning. We have her wear it every other night right now but she is complaining about the wire being uncomfortable. Not sure how we'll deal with this issue but will try to come up with some compromise. Excess wire has been easy enough to tuck in and/or tape so it's out of the way (we pin the unit inside her pants).
This product definitely worked for her and she gets immediate feedback if she is wetting. Wish we knew about this sooner.
Product Review: Day 3 and We're Dry - It's a MIRACLE
Summary: 5 Stars
Normally I would wait a month or so before posting a product review BUT the results have been so miraculous I feel compelled to share!
Before I bought this my 6.5 year old daughter wet the bed EVERY night. In fact, I would put her on the potty before bed and and then before I would go to sleep later that night I'd wake her up and put her on the potty again. She would wear pullups which she would pee in literally every night. Many nights she would fill the pullups and then take them off (in her sleep) and pee in the bed, too. She's a very heavy sleeper.
I took her to the pediatrician who told me that this was normal and that his own kid wet the bed until he was 12. He said I shouldn't worry about it. But I did worry about her self-esteem. So I researched methods, drugs and alarms. In desperation I bought the Malem alarm (I got the one without the vibration based on the recommendation of the people at the Bed Wetting Store).
On day 1 the alarm went off 5 different times in the night which, of course, was exhausting. It goes off with just a drop of urine. BUT, the alarm woke up my daughter and she, each time, went to the potty to finish urinating. On day 2 she woke up only one time with the same thing...she had started to pee in her panties (just a drop) but the alarm woke her up and she finished in the potty. Both of these days the alarm woke her up before any got on her bedding (which is a REALLY big deal for me!). And then last night was day 3 and she didn't wake up AT ALL. Her panties were dry!!! I wouldn't be surprised if we have a set back or two but I have to say that the progress is AMAZING. The company recommends that you keep the alarm on 2 weeks past any accidents to make sure that they learned it.
If I hadn't bought this product I really think that we would have had bed wetting issues until she was 12 or so. I'm so grateful... It's funny...the review that I read that made me go out and purchase this was from the mother of a 12 year old who said, "I just wish I had done it 6 years sooner." Thanks to her I did it. Good luck!!!