Perhaps in part to the dramatic developmental leap he has taken (more on this later), or perhaps just because his bladder is developing faster than the sensors in his brain, or perhaps just because it’s totally normal… Will is wetting the bed. A lot. Like, every night.
Before you say, “use a Pull-Up!” let me make it clear that each and everyone of these accidents are occurring with a pull-up. We’ve instilled no water before bedtime rules, wake him up in the middle of night to use the potty, and have had detailed discussions about it being okay to get out of bed to use the bathroom anytime. Still, the morning comes and we’re greeted by a very wet bed.
Is it that the pull-ups just can’t handle the fill? We are using “Easy-Ups” — which are actual pull-on diapers. We’ve had the most success with these (versus the feel-n-learn variety which don’t hold much). Maybe it’s the fit? The form? Should we use underwear over the pull-up to hold it closer to his body?
Do any readers have experience with this? Any ideas??? We’re getting really tired of washing his sheets every morning!
Julie | 18-Sep-07 at 5:58 am | Permalink
We switched to Good Nights when the Pull Ups were not enough. We never had leaks with the Good Nights. I am a recent expert on bedwetting, so I would be glad to talk more about it if you would like.
Gwen’s friend, Julie
Cold Spaghetti | 18-Sep-07 at 7:09 pm | Permalink
Julie: OMIGOODNESS, ABSOLUTELY! We would love insight into dealing with this from others.
We actually used Good Nights for awhile but changed to the Easy Ups because they seemed to be more absorbent (as “diapers” instead of “reminders”). Alls been well for a few months, with a random nighttime accident. In the past week, it’s been literally every night, no matter what we do. We’d love more advice/insight!!
Julie | 19-Sep-07 at 2:52 am | Permalink
Holly- Gwen has my email. Send me an email and I will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about bedwetting.