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Hello, my little girl will be 4 in May and has been toilet train...

The time between achieving daytime control and nighttime continence can vary from child to child.

My 3.5 year old has been dry over night and gone without a nappy...

Nighttime wetting at this age is considered to be perfectly normal, with about 20% of children cont

Any tips to help kids realise that they need to go to the toilet...

Managing children’s bedwetting can be incredibly tricky, partly because we often do not understand

My 2yr daughter uses dry nights and since Huggies have changed t...

Dear Sharon - sorry to hear that your daughter has developed a rash - I hope this has rectified its

My daughter has been out of nappies during the day since she was...

It is perfectly normal for your daughter to continue to experience nocturnal incontinence. The age

Hi Catherine Our daughter is 25.5 months and she wears Huggies 1...

It is perfectly normal for your 2-year-old daughter to still be wetting the bed at nig

The last two nights my 3yo has refused to wear a nappy to bed bu...

The time between achieving daytime control and nighttime continence is quite variable with many

I am in q bit of a predicament because my 13 year old son who we...

It's fine to do this in emergencies but as a rule I would not recommend using the girls DryNites

My 4.5yo boy (22kgs) has always wet the bed. We get him up to go...

Dear Karen, Leakage can result from improper fit, which can occur if your sons absorbant pants a

I'm just wondering what the difference is to wearing a nappy to ...

With respect to absorbency you will find the nappy offers the same kind of protection as DryNite

i ordered a sample but i didnt receive it now i cant get a sampl...

I would recommend that you request this again as it may have been lost somewhere in the post. Ap

Hi K.B., It is not uncommon for children who are bladder trained to continue to experience challeng

my child poo his pants and wanted to know if i could use pullups

While absorbent pants can be used to manage both urinary and bowel incontinence; it is important to

He has been cross cutting his teeth has 3 top front Teeth and h...

Hi Jackie, Biting is a normal phase for babies and toddlers, however, biting in older children may

I've been thinking about having another child for a while now, I...

Hi Genevieve, unfortunately whether or not your child wets the bed at night has very little to do w

My 2 year old son has Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus - need a na...

Hi L.V., you can certainly try him in DryNites, these offer the same level of absorbency as nappies

Hi Joan - The difference between Pull-Ups and DryNites is that Pull-Ups are specifically designed f

Bedwetting is completely normal at this young age, with around 1 in 5 children continuing to wet th

Hi, my little boy has just started not wearing nappies to bed an...

Dear Sarah, Hi Jane, please be reassured it is perfectly normal for your son to still be wetting th

Hi Praveen, please be reassured it is perfectly normal for your daughter to still be wetting the be

Hi there, my son is 2 and leaking out the top of his nappy at ni...

Dear Meredith, how frustrating! Leakage can sometimes result from improper fit, which can occur if

Hi Abbey, It is not unusual for children with additional support needs to take a little longer to a

We have tried limiting the amount of fluid in the 2 hours before...

Hi Renee - helping children to achieve nighttime continence works a little differently to daytime t

Hi C.B., firstly, my apologies for the delay in responding over this Christmas period. Please be re

When we tried no nappy she was quite excited about being a big g...

Dear H.M., Managing children’s bedwetting can be incredibly tricky; partially because we often do n

I have 2 sons, 4 yrs and 2 yrs, have started night training with...

Hi Bianca, the three most common causes of bedwetting include (1) an overproduction of urine overni

Dear B.P., the time between achieving daytime continence and nighttime control is different for eve

Starting pre school in Aug 15

As with all children it is best not to begin toilet training until the boys show signs that they ar

Dear Di, Children’s overnight urine output can be quite variable – parents of children who seem to

Hi Dr Catherine, I have a question about my almost 4 year old gi...

As frustrating as this may be please be reassured that this is perfectly normal. As children mov