What age is this recommended for? I have a 5 year old boy that will only poop during the night and we are trying to fix that.
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We have several parents that begin using it at age 5. We normally recommend to begin using the alarm around age 7. Please let us know if we can answer any further questions.
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Got it when my daughter was 3 and my son was 5 years old. They are now 5 and 7 and still use it all the time. My sister who is 23 years old (about 115 lbs) uses it when she comes over.
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Mine is 14, and I used treats as an incentive. I'd keep placing him on the potty and say to go potty then treat him, and even though he's not crazy about it; he uses it, which is wonderful for me. I love it, he's likes it when I am not mad at him which makes the process easier. He did make a few mistakes but no one is perfect. Mine will go out if outside and use his indoor potty inside.
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I purchased this seat for my 3 year old daughter (she's tiny only 25 lbs) but my 15 month old has used it before. I would say it would be suitable for a child that has been sitting up unassisted for a while...maybe 12+ months. Not sure what the manufacturer recommends.
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We use it for our 17 month old now, but practiced using it at 15 months old in his room. We travel now and it works when there isn't a crib available. But if he's not very tired, he likes to crawl off of it. He is a very active boy though.
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Try scooping some poop out of the other box, place it in the new one and unplug the box until he/she uses it. Then plug it in once a day and hit the button to cycle but dont leave it going. Unplug it once it has cycled. I have the same issues with my cats but we are on week 3 or 4 and they are almost never using the old cat box anymore. Slow transition. They need to trust it.
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I can't answer for having a boy but I will say when our daughter started potty training, she had to be seated pretty far back bc her stream didn't go down and had a problem peeing in the toilet. When we use the potette, I just pulled the disposable bag up a little to guard in case her stream went outside. She naturally does it on her own now whenever she uses it even though it's no longer an issue. Our son should start training in the upcoming months and confident that it will work just fine. It was recommended by a friend who used it for her son and she loved it. Hope that helps and good luck! I can't answer for having a boy but I will say when our daughter started potty training, she had to be seated pretty far back bc her stream didn't go down and had a problem peeing in the toilet. When we use the potette, I just pulled the disposable bag up a little to guard in case her stream went outside. She naturally does it on her own now whenever she uses it even though it's no longer an issue. Our son should start training in the upcoming months and confident that it will work just fine. It was recommended by a friend who used it for her son and she loved it. Hope that helps and good... » Read More I can't answer for having a boy but I will say when our daughter started potty training, she had to be seated pretty far back bc her stream didn't go down and had a problem peeing in the toilet. When we use the potette, I just pulled the disposable bag up a little to guard in case her stream went outside. She naturally does it on her own now whenever she uses it even though it's no longer an issue. Our son should start training in the upcoming months and confident that it will work just fine. It was recommended by a friend who used it for her son and she loved it. Hope that helps and good luck! « Show Less
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My 12 yo male had no problem with it. I was a bit skeptical of the idea, but decided we had to try something because our dog was just too clever about eating the cat's poop. ICK! I did follow the advice to put some feces and a bit of urine (we use clumping litter) from the old litter box. Worked like a charm. I also have a young female, about 1-1/2yo, who also had no problem adapting.
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My son used his until he was 11 months old. He loved it!!! He watched it every night to fall asleep and loved pushing the button, other than pushing the one big button to start and stop the noise and motion there is not much interaction.
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I would not suggest buying it at this age. I bought this at 4 months, daugter is now 7 months and feel I only got a months worth of use. By the time she was 5 months she was rolling over on her stomach and not so much wanting to be on her back, I did end up buying the Bright Starts Around We Go Activity Station, Doodle Bugs which she loves. She can sit in the little seat and use her legs to walk around the activity table which my daughter just loves.
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Even though the directions for the alarm tell you to only use underwear, we used pull-ups for the first week to minimize the clean ups. My son wore briefs with the alarm on the underwear and then wore a pull-up over it. The alarm still worked without a problem, however the idea is train your child's brain to link together a full bladder and feeling wet so the bed wetting will stop ( and it will!) after we got used to the alarm and routine we eliminated the pull-ups, and yes there may be 1 or 2 messes a night to clean until the training starts to work. We used disposable bed mats to help minimize the wet bed messes at night. But trust me, I was the biggest skeptic of this alarm and all the late nights it would cause. I had an eight year old who never had a dry night in his entire life, after 8 weeks, he was fully trained and to date has only had one accident in 3 months.... No more pull-ups an he gained a huge boost in self confidence!
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My grand kids have a problem with going to sleep and staying asleep. Last night was the first night using the sleep aide. For the two year old I gave her 1/2 pill and she only slept for 5 hours and then kept her mother awake until 4 a.m. The four year old only woke up because the the two year decided that he needed to be awake because she was. Needless to say, tonight I gave her a whole pill and him two. He is fairly large for his age! They both fell asleep around 9 p.m. And it is 12:02 a.m. and they both are still sound asleep! I am hoping that they will both remain asleep for the evening. We are just trying to break a bad patten of them either going to bed after midnight or going to bed and waking up in the middle of the night! If this works, then we will continue the treatments until a pattern is established!
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I don't think 5 years is too young. It depends on your child, but I would give it a try. You can always change the rules a bit. :)
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Ducosate, the most common stool softener. I have been taking 3 a night for about 5 years and they work great!!! Good luck ! Mark Montgomery NYC, NY 3/6/2014
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I'm pretty sure the box says its for ages 2 and up. My son is 14 months and I feel safe using it occasionally for him because the dose of melatonin is so low though.
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But to assure that your doggie poo poos in the bed I would sneak your doggie some laxatives into his treats the night before......that would help your deviant plot work!! Good luck and post update!
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My son was wetting 2-3 times a night and took him about 50 days to stop bed wetting. I used up 2 full boxes. So, its worth ordering extra. If you prefer, you can also use band-aid, but I just wanted to use what the manufacturer recommended.