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Hi Shelia,

I assume that the girls wet each night, they never mention it. Each morning they wrap their diaper in a plastic bag and put it in the trash. I would, however, guess that if one of them woke up dry, they might say something, but this hasn't happened.

I just read the comments by Joe K regarding plastic pants. I believe, his experience is the best answer.

The only time plastic pants were brought to our attention is when we were looking at protection options. The incontinence advisor at our urologist office suggested we consider a cloth diaper service for the girls. The diaper service in our area provides diapers for teens and adults in addtion to their baby service. In this case, the girls would have required plastic pants. We have been told that cloth diapers are nearly leak free, and probably more comfortable that disposables. However, the diaper service minimum weekly service was 40 diapers, which is nearly double what we use.

It seems to me, if you follow Joe's suggestions, you will have no problems.

Thank you Joe K for your great info on plastic pants. I like the idea of using the cotton panties under the plastic pants. Will try that.
Have had her wear the plastic pant in the evening at home so that I could see that the leg and waist bands were not to tight which they are not. As I said the current protection does not leak but being a holiday with lots to drink and all I just want to be sure the bed at a friends house doesn't get wet. She s comfortable with protection and has been. She agrees with the plastic pants for the trip.

Marie,
Did the Urologist think that the enuresis might come to an end at some point in time?

Just a note to Joe K to say thanks for your suggestion. It worked out well for our trip. Will be going again for the holidays.
Marie, Has anything changed? I hope so.

Thanks again
Sheila

Thank you, Sheila, for the positive feed back! I am glad the plastic pants over cotton pants worked out well! There is nothing like peace of mind and I think even kids can appreciate the stress free feeling of going to sleep in a friends bed and feeling secure that they are not going to get it wet!

Suprima makes really excellent plastic pants. The vinyl is tops, in my opinion and I rarely wear any other vinyl pants. Suprima makes child size plastic pants that are worth your looking into. You can find Suprima at www.b4ns.com and while they are in Canada, the warehouse is in New England and you get pretty quick shipping here in the US. The pants are manufactured in Germany.

Hi Sheila,
I mentioned Suprima since I like the quality and they offer nine sizes of children's plastic pants, up to a 30" waist.

I fogot to mention Babykins, who offers quality youth size pants. They've got a 6 ply flannel brief that would be perfect to pull on over a disposable diaper and they have nylon and vinyl waterproof pants to go over the cotton pants. I thought I had copied the link but alas...try www.babykins.com and hopefully it will come up.

Joe,

Thanks again for the information. Only within the last week has she started to wear pull on cloth diapers and plastic pants from Loving Comfort for her bedwetting. Will probably continue to use these as they work very well and she is comfortable with them. Will use disposables when staying with friends. Hoping the bedwetting ends somewhere.

Thanks
Sheila

Sheila, you are most welcome! I am so pleased that this site is doing what we had hoped....help people! Get people together to read about incon and issues with wet beds and wet clothing and how to deal with it.

Now, I think you are fortuneate that your youngster has accepted cloth protection with waterproof pants since you will find that will save considerable money vs disposables. But please take care of her ego and dignity and ensure no one is judgmental and everyone watches what they say. I still recall my childhood and what I went thru as a bedwetter. No one deserves that humiliting treatment. We can't help it, we do NOT wet on purpose and we aren't "lazy". We HATE wetting the bed and having to listen to all the discussion (usually family members) about what to do about it.

Now I'll get off my soap box! I think you are being practical and probably not making any big deal out of it. 'Cause it's really not a big deal and especially since she will wear protection so she is not getting stressed by wet bed/wet pajamas changes over night. The night pants go right into the washer or pail and no discussion is necessary. Dry bed, dry pajamas and a "normal" start to the day.

She will grow out of bedwetting! Pehaps at 10 or 12 or 14 but the odds clearly point out the dimimishing number of sleep wetters as they age. The sleepwetting issue is (or should be) a non issue. I feel that making sure it is a non-issue and not something constantly discussed, whether directly or thru the dreaded inuendo, will have a positive effect on her and only help her in the long run.

There is no bedwetting (you say the cloth night pants work well) so that issue is gone. Her sleepwetting will end on its own, wish we could say when, but it will end! you can assure her.

Joe's comment is probably the best I've read, and have passed it on to my daughters. They DO NOT wet their beds! The do have a sleep wetting problem which is managed with night time underwear. Their beds and pajamas are dry evey morning, so to use the term "bedwetter" is incorrect.

Thank you Joe for your wonderful insight. The term sleep wetting versus bedwetting has really improved our daughters emotional concerns. Plus, the urologist says they will eventually outgrow it, but just let it happen naturally and don't press the issue. The emotional stress is far worse on them that the physical issue of releasing urine in their sleep. I would really think more medical professionals should use Joe's term, instead of the demeaning term "bedwetting."

Marie

Thank you, Marie, for the kind words. It is truly nice to know when we are being helpful on this site; it is what we are all about!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good (and dry) night!

Joe K

Congratulations Marie on your very positive attitude. We too have 2 girls age 16 and 17 who suffer from enuresis and have to wear Tena Super night briefs with plastic panties for extra protection just in case. Very seldom they actually wet their beds but we try not to make a big fuss about it.
Good luck to you and your daughters.
Phil