My oldest only wet the bed for a while - and it's funny, but it would only be a little bit. Like he just needed to let some pressure off.
I second and third and forth the layering. We always did that when they were babies.
Also, just throwing this out since no one has. Do you think you could make a deal with your babes to try the goodnights for three nights and then decide if they like them better or worse than what is happening now.
Not like forcing them or shaming them. More like a cheerful: "Let's see what works better for us. You have the choice, but we can't really decide until we try everything! Can we make a deal?" Maybe if they feel like they are in control, they would be willing to try. And maybe if they wake up without a wet bed, they will like it better! Or not...
Does that sound stupid?
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My kids are dry during the day but at nights, have accidents even if I wake them up in the middle of the night to go pee. What do you use? Keep in mind, I have TWO beds to change daily, lol... and I only have one mattress pad each bed. I wonder if there is something I can buy that can go over the sheet somehow and easy to replace ~ sometimes, kids go to sleep on our bed AFTER they have accidents and then have accidents ON our bed! LOL!
So can you keep this mama sane?
I coslept so when my kdis would stir during the night I'd wake up and ask them if they had to go pee. They'd get annoyed a lot of the time but Haley started pottying at around 19 months old and she's only wet the bed a few times.
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Forgot to mention... they refuse to wear Pull-ups! LOL! They say they're big kids and yada yada... you know how they are
Accidents ~ usually every night for both kids... but just one accident. Never thought of the vinyl tablecloth ~ will it be uncomfortable? But still a smart idea!
When my kids are pukey we put a big change pad type vinyl thing under the sheet. It's not uncomfortable but at least it doesn't ruin the bed. Doesn't help much with not having to change the sheets though, of course you'd still have to do that. They'll learn eventually
Justin is another "big kid" who wears a diaper to
When is it not "within normal limits" for them to wet the bed nightly? He has NEVER had a dry night. He's 4 1/2.
I think it's perfectly normal to pee during the night hours. I mean for kids it's like 12 hours!! I go every hour at least. I could never hold out all night. My kids both go pee during the night, just not in their beds. They've always been the type who wake up often though and being cosleepers I wasn't too keen on having wet sheets so I just "taught" them to get up and go pee when they have to. I used to have to help because Haley was very small and couldn't get on the toilet herself lol, but now they do just fine. I also pee during the night at least once every single night. (just not in the bed lol). I think it's expecting too much to want kids to hold their pee all night long. It's much easier emotionally to teach them to deal with their bladder than to try and control it in a way that's unnatural.
I coslept so when my kdis would stir during the night I'd wake up and ask them if they had to go pee. They'd get annoyed a lot of the time but Haley started pottying at around 19 months old and she's only wet the bed a few times.
Just wanted to clarify that I did not make my kids go pee, did not bring them to the bathroom, did not wake them up and force them to go. I was there, saw they were not sleeping as soundly and asked. A lot of the time the answer was no. Sometimes it was yes. You do still learn to listen to your body. When I wake up I think, why am I awake? Do I have to pee? I imagine the kids do too.
Our youngest is the only one with bed wetting problems right now. I still have her in dipes at night, and she doesn't mind at all....says she's going to be my baby forever It's cute, but honestly I don't want to be making her adult diapers, lol!
I send every kid to bed with a water bottle. Here in AZ you need to stay hydrated. I don't wake them at night because it doesn't seem right. I never woke them to nurse either.
The fleece is a good idea. I'm hoping to get a wool pad made up for my dd before she turns 4 so she can get the heck out of diapers! The problem is that she sleeps with her sister and moves around a lot. Somehow I'll have to figure a way to keep her from moving too close b/c I know there would be problems if she got her sister wet!
Wow - lotsa comments I don't have time to read, LOL! I bet you've gotten plenty of great advice, but I'll share what we did anyway. I didn't want to BUY pull-ups, so I made a pad that went over dd's sheet. It was waterproof rip-stop nylon from Walmart ($1 a yard) and sherpa serged together. (sewing would be just as good) and that Nylon is VERY waterproof.
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Have they ever had a period that they were dry at night? If so, you might want to see a chiropractor. My dd started wetting the bed after being dry for a long time. I did some research (and talked to my mom - my little brother had a wetting problem) - there is a specific subluxation that directly relates to bedwetting. It controls the urge/feeling of needing to use the bathroom during the night.
A couple of easy adjustments and my dd has been dry ever since. My brother also had wonderful relief through chiropractic adjustment.
Also, just throwing this out since no one has. Do you think you could make a deal with your babes to try the goodnights for three nights and then decide if they like them better or worse than what is happening now.
Not like forcing them or shaming them. More like a cheerful: "Let's see what works better for us. You have the choice, but we can't really decide until we try everything! Can we make a deal?" Maybe if they feel like they are in control, they would be willing to try. And maybe if they wake up without a wet bed, they will like it better! Or not...
Does that sound stupid?
I am going to buy the Goodnights as soon as dh gets home and then reason with them tonight. Is this a Huggies or Pampers product? And nope, not stupid at all!
When my kids are pukey we put a big change pad type vinyl thing under the sheet. It's not uncomfortable but at least it doesn't ruin the bed. Doesn't help much with not having to change the sheets though, of course you'd still have to do that. They'll learn eventually
Right... they have mattress protectors/pads for their mattresses ~ just have to keep changing sheets. That's the fun part of it
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Yes, how did the population ever exist up until the invention of the pull-ups, what oh, 10 years ago? What a dire need
Our youngest is the only one with bed wetting problems right now. I still have her in dipes at night, and she doesn't mind at all....says she's going to be my baby forever It's cute, but honestly I don't want to be making her adult diapers, lol!
Wow - lotsa comments I don't have time to read, LOL! I bet you've gotten plenty of great advice, but I'll share what we did anyway. I didn't want to BUY pull-ups, so I made a pad that went over dd's sheet. It was waterproof rip-stop nylon from Walmart ($1 a yard) and sherpa serged together. (sewing would be just as good) and that Nylon is VERY waterproof.
LOL ~ if only I can sew! That sounds wonderful... thanks for sharing your ideas!
Have they ever had a period that they were dry at night? If so, you might want to see a chiropractor. My dd started wetting the bed after being dry for a long time. I did some research (and talked to my mom - my little brother had a wetting problem) - there is a specific subluxation that directly relates to bedwetting. It controls the urge/feeling of needing to use the bathroom during the night.
A couple of easy adjustments and my dd has been dry ever since. My brother also had wonderful relief through chiropractic adjustment.
It's RARE that they're dry at nights ~ sometimes one will be dry and the other wet, most of the times, both wet... and it's unusual for both to be dry at the same time. They're learning ~ but if they stay dry all night and suddenly have accidents, I'll keep your advice in mind! I have a wonderful chiropractor that I won't mind sending the kids to if a need arise!
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Ooh, Sonya, good advice. I am going to take my dd to a chiro as soon as we get moved.
Wanted to add something. "Dry All Night," the book I mentioned, says that constipation contributes to bedwetting - so that it is actually *very* important that kids drink a lot during the day. In fact, one of the recommendations is to drink a big glass of water in the afternoon, all at once, while reading the book. This helps stretch the bladder gently. Then they do recommend limiting fluids after 5 pm so that they are less likely to wet, only at first - and remember this is limiting, not totally forbidding, and it's for 6-7 and up in terms of age, so the book is actually suggesting this to the children, not the parent (ie they do not say to the parent "make sure your child doesn't drink after 5 pm - not at all - it's directed to the child and they say "try not to drink too much after 5 pm but if you need to, that's okay").
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