Potty Buzzer

We pulled out the "potty buzzer" this week. It's really a bed wetting alarm, but the boys call it a "potty buzzer". When we were potty training the boys we would set a little kitchen timer to go off every 30 minutes, which meant it was time for the boys to go to the bathroom. We refered to that as the "potty buzzer", but oh well.

Adam has still been using pullups at night, but now that he's 5 it's time to stop. He doesn't always wet and when he does it's usually just a small amount, which I don't really understand. It seems that if you can't hold it then it would all come out.

We used the alarm with Derek and it worked really quickly. Derek recognized the alarm as soon as I pulled it out for Adam and he eagerly showed Adam how it works. Adam was excited that now he gets to wear "big boy" underwear to bed.

The device consists of the alarm which looks like a little beeper case that attaches to the neck of his pajamas and then a wire with a sensor is attached to his underwear. When the sensor detects wetness it vibrates and sounds an audible alarm. The idea is that some kids go into such deep sleep that their minds don't get the signal that they need to use the bathroom. The alarm gives immediate feedback and trains the brain to recognize the situation. Here's a link to the alarm and the store where we got it.

I've already been up a couple times this week to meet Adam in the hallway. He gives me that look of "make it stop". Just like the good old infant days.