My 7.5 y.o. son's experience with this alarm was as close to a miracle as we could have hoped for. It has been 8 weeks since we started using it, and we stopped using it altogether about 3 weeks ago with absolutely no relapse so far. We and my son are delighted with how quickly the alarm helped his body learn to stay dry over night.
Prior to using the Malem alarm, my son would wet the bed nightly (or more) if we did not get him up twice during the night to use the toilet. He is a very deep sleeper, he would barely wake up when we had him go to the toilet, and he would not remember our having gotten him up when he woke in the morning. We were getting SO tired of having to get him up overnight. Our son was not terribly motivated to wear the alarm since he did not even remember being woken overnight to use the toilet. Thus, the motivation for him to stay dry came primarily from my husband and me. Fortunately, our son is relatively compliant, so he cooperated with the process pretty well.
I understand how classical conditioning works, and I had confidence the alarm would work if it would wake my son, but I was worried that he would sleep right through it. I could not have been more wrong! It woke him every time, and it was aversive enough that the learning took place very quickly.
The alarm is easy to use. The clips attach to the pajama top and underpants easily, and we had no trouble with them coming off despite my son moving around a lot in his sleep. They just clip on, so there's no problem with them making holes in the clothing from pins. With a little practice, my son mastered putting the alarm on and getting it off on his own.
I will say that the first night was rough. The first night he wore the alarm, it went off after an hour or so. Our room is right next to his, and it jolted us out of bed. The alarm did wake him too, and in fact I would say it terrified him, as he cried and cried. This was very difficult for all of us, and I felt terrible about how scared he was by the alarm's vibration and loud siren. At first, he refused to put the alarm back on after using the toilet (the alarm is very sensitive, and it went off after just the tiniest amount of urine in his underpants--it didn't even make the bed wet at all, so the bedding didn't need to be changed). My husband and I had to console him and praise him for wearing the alarm for over an hour. We eventually resorted to bribing him (with a fun activity the next day) to put the alarm back on because he simply would not do so otherwise. At some point, he just got so tired that he complied. I know he didn't sleep very deeply the rest of the night, because he got himself up to use the toilet (which he had never done before). We also did not sleep at all that night because of fretting about having traumatized him and waiting for the alarm to go off again.
For the next several nights, the alarm did not go off, as my son got himself up (sometimes twice a night) to go on his own. After just a couple of nights of this we no longer needed to offer an incentive to get him to wear the alarm. He no longer protested using it. Again, he's relatively compliant, so I might expect some children to need more in the way of an external incentive to get past this difficult point.
The alarm did end up going off on 6 more occasions over the next 2.5 weeks, but it was much less traumatic when it did. Each time, the alarm went off immediately so that the bedding did not need to be changed. We simply helped my son get the alarm off (sometimes he would be disoriented and have trouble doing things in the right order), go to the toilet, and return to bed. Although he was disappointed that the alarm went off, he did not seem traumatized by it after the first night.
After 2.5 weeks, there were absolutely NO MORE accidents. Most nights he would stay dry the whole night without getting up, and on a few nights he got himself up to use the toilet. We were very vigilant about having him wear the alarm for 14 nights after the last accident and then on alternating nights for 14 more nights after that. He was very excited when he reached those two milestones.
It has now been 3 weeks since we stopped using the alarm. He has been dry every night. I cannot believe I'm saying this, but we now just take it for granted that he is going to make it through the night. It is SO nice to get a good night's sleep! This opens the door for sleep-overs, much easier travel, and just a normal 7-year-old life. I am so thankful for this alarm.
Even though it feels like the night-time wetting issue is a now a problem of the past, I realize there's still a possibility of relapse. I feel confident, though, that if that were to happen it would only take a short time of wearing the alarm again to serve as a "booster." Just knowing that we have a good tool to use keeps me from worrying about the possibility of a relapse.
As you know if you're reading these reviews, the alarm is not cheap. If I had known how well it would work for my son, I would have gladly paid three times as much for it, though. It works well, it goes off as soon as the tiniest amount of urine comes out, and it's easy to use. I had been worried the alarm would not wake my deep-sleeping son, but the vibration and single tone alarm were more than sufficient.
If you can tolerate a few difficult nights at the beginning, the payoff is SO well worth it. I cannot recommend this alarm highly enough.
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Product Description
Perfect for Bedwetting
This new and improved single tone Malem ULTIMATE Bedwetting Alarm combines sound, vibration and light to help even the deepest sleeper wake. A tamper proof selection switch can be set to sound only, sound and vibration or vibration only. All settings have a flashing light. The lightweight alarm is clipped to the shirt top and vibrates and makes sound continuously, once urine is detected, until the 2-step turnoff is completed.
Malem Alarms
Award winning Malem products have been in use for 30 years. Initially offering only one alarm, Malem now offers more than 20 different alarms to meet any needs. Malem alarms are recommended by doctors for the treatment of bed wetting worldwide.
Advanced Easy-Clip Sensor Technology
Malem's Advanced Easy-Clip Sensor Technology, features Secure Grip and Quick Detect. With Secure Grip, you can quickly and easily attach the clip-on sensor to cotton underwear. Unlike inferior taped-on sensors that fall off, Secure Grip locks the sensor in place so it does not become dislodged. This is the only sensor that alerts the user if it is not fastened properly. You won’t miss a learning opportunity by using a sensor that comes off during the night. With Quick Detect, the alarm senses the first drop of moisture. Rapidly detecting urine allows your child to quickly be alerted to the alarm. Years of testing and refinement of this Advanced Easy-clip Sensor Technology assures your child of the latest advancements available from Malem.
Free Smartphone App
Instructions for downloading the bedwetting app are provided after purchase. The bed wetting app allows you to access important tips, FAQs, videos, etc to help you be successful with the alarm. Studies show that the probability of success is greater when parents are armed with relevant information.
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Product is amazing. We had our 7 year old in pull-up diapers, never forced him to get up and use the bathroom in the middle of the night, never waking him up, for years and decided now that he was approaching 8 years old it was the time to wean him off of just pee peeing in diapers. I have to add both his dad and mom had problems with bed wetting till late, like age 13 or more. So, we finally decided to try this product. We followed the guidance of other reviewers and his dad slept in the next room to listen for the alarm and help him to the bathroom for a few weeks. Then dad was able to return to his own bed after my (now 8 year old) started going to the bathroom in the middle of the night, himself, after about 2 weeks. I'll have to say our secret was to position the Maylem in the correct spot on the underwear (see picture). The closer you can get it to where the PP comes out the quicker it alerts and stops PP to run to bathroom. His dad unfortunately did not position in well the first few nights and the "wet nights" were probably dad's fault. I am including the full chart and a picture of where to place on the underwear. His birthday (turning 8 years old) is on the chart in about the middle. Highly recommend this product to appropriate age kids, and has made a world of difference for our son. Have not been buying diapers after getting the Maylem. We had fun with my son picking out the Maylem color he wanted and choosing the sound of the alarm he wanted to wake up to. That helped get him ready to change to getting himself up at night. Wow we are so thrilled to have gotten this product and how amazing it has worked for our child. SEE PICTURES. Update 10-22-19 the unit just now stopped working since we bought it June 2018 so all in all not a bad experience. It started working off and on a few months ago. I replaced batteries and it started working so I thought that was all it was, looks like it was starting to go bad at that time-ish. I'm contemplating buying it again which is why I'm updating the review.
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