114 of 122 people found the following review helpful:
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tried everything else, but only this worked!, October 31, 2005
This review is from: Malem Ultimate Bedwetting Alarm - Blue 1 Tone w/Vibration (Health and Beauty)
We read the books, limited liquids but nothing worked. We decided to give the bed wetting alarm a shot because I had heard good things regarding alarms. My son is 7.5 yrs and we knew it was time to get serious about this. According to the product's manual it said it takes on average 10 to 11 weeks for success, but I'm happy to say after 4 weeks we had no more wet nights. This alarm is much more expensive then other alarms, but I bought this one because it vibrates and also beeps when the child starts to wet. In addition it's really easy to use. No sewing involved like in some of the cheaper versions. This one just clipped onto his underware and that was it. To make it even easier in the beginning when we first started we had our son clip the alarm to his underware and then put a "Goodnight" pull up over that so the only clean up was the underpants. It worked like a charm and it was well worth the money not only for us but of course for our son.
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It really works..., December 20, 2006
This review is from: Malem Ultimate Bedwetting Alarm - Blue 1 Tone w/Vibration (Health and Beauty)
Our 9 year old had had perhaps a handful of dry nights in his life, so we were ready to try the alarm. First of all, the thing is really tiny, about half a pack of cards, so it really doesn't get in the way too much. The blue unit attaches to their pajama top with a big, well-protected safety pin, and that is attached to the detection part (which is a small clip about 1cm by 2cm), which clips into their underpants (easy for boys with Y-fronts, not sure what people do for girls).
I STRONGLY recommend buying the alarm with the book we bought at the same time - "Waking up Dry" by Howard Bennett. It explains what the real statistics on bedwetting are, the biology of urination, what your child is going through and how to be ready to use the alarm. The time the child spends doing their "homework" (nothing to it really, but will help them stick to the task and make it seem do-able). The book should be compulsory reading for all parents with a bed-wetting child, and its written so that it can be read easily (and understood) by children.
After a couple weeks getting ready, we finally tried the alarm. The combination of the vibration and alarm sound was VERY good at waking him up, and he's a heavy sleeper. The first thing this showed us was that he was typically peeing twice a night and sometimes 3 times!! We wondered how long it was going to take, because from my research bedwetters that age are typically only going once a night. However, within the first week he was already waking himself to go to the bathroom BEFORE the alarm went off. It only took a few nights before when it did go off, he was able to stop the pee so quickly that the sheets did not get wet at all, and he did 90% of the pee in the toilet. Halleluja!!! Its now 2 months later and he's not using the alarm, and we're almost 100% dry... Between the alarm and the book its the best $100 you'll ever spend on your child. Truly amazing.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
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Works Great!, July 13, 2006
This review is from: Malem Ultimate Bedwetting Alarm - Blue 1 Tone w/Vibration (Health and Beauty)
My 7 year old daughter started using the Malem Alarm at the first of June and by mid July she hadn't wet the bed for about three weeks. I will say the first week was very tiresome for me to get up with her and change sheets about three times per night; however, after about three or four nights it slowed down dramatically. By about two weeks in she was shutting off the alarm, getting up to go to the restroom and changing her clothes all on her own. Just hang-in-there and this issue will be gone from your lives. Now she can spend the night with her younger cousins without the embarrassment of finding a pullup before they go to sleep. It's been great!
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