lifting and waking in nocturnal enuresis

Last reviewed 01/2018

  • offer advice on waking and lifting during the night as follows:
    • neither waking nor lifting children and young people with bedwetting, at regular times or randomly, will promote long-term dryness

    • waking of children and young people by parents or carers, either at regular times or randomly, should be used only as a practical measure in the short-term management of bedwetting

    • young people with bedwetting that has not responded to treatment may find self-instigated waking (for example, using a mobile phone alarm or alarm clock) a useful management strategy

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