We did 2 things. We bought a bed pad from One Step Ahead -- it's expensive but it fits over the sheet and its small. It goes on top of the matress and tucks under on both sides. You just pull it up and toss it in the wash. If your kid is really squirmy, he may move off the pad, but James stays on it most of the time.
The other thing we did was actually cut down on his before bed drink to dixie cup size. It really helped a lot.
Astoria
__________________ Mama to JR 3/15/01 and CJ 3/16/03 and due in August.
Not only do my kids not like pullups anymore (they were cloth diapered and then went into Pullups for potty training) ~ they don't like the feeling of Pullups anymore and don't even want to come near it. It's because they ASSOCIATE it with potty training during the day... and now that they've accomplished it, they don't want to go back. They want to move on...
So since others have mentioned Goodnights as more of an underwear shape, I am going to get it. DH is home now, so I'll be leaving in a bit to buy them.
I failed to mention this part... did not think about it until someone brought it up at another board.
For my 7 year old, we don't do pull-ups or nighttime diapers or anything like that because it would be embarrassing to him. If you have a younger child, or if it isn't embarrassing for them, then I think that if it works for you, then go for it However, Si's going into 2nd grade, and he knows his younger sisters wear diapers and I know it would hurt his feelings if I insisted he wear them. Could I make him? Absolutely. I'm the mama and what I say goes. But, why would I do that? There are a few things I'll go to the mat on. He doesn't get to eat dessert if he hasn't eaten enough of his regular meal. He speaks respectfully, etc... But I guess for me, if it comes between him feeling good about himself and me having a bit of extra work, well, I bet you can guess which one I'm going to pick. Wetting the bed, for Si at least, is not INTENTIONAL. It is not something he's doing to disobey me... that's why it's called an accident JMO though... everyone's entitled, lol.
I do like the idea of the towels though. That might just work. That I don't think would bother him. Maybe towels on top of a pee pad (I found the material by the yard at JoAnn fabrics )
Nelle
Nelle
My 6 YO DS is OK with pull-ups only if I say they are nighttime pants then he puts a pair of boxers over them so he wore "big boy-or he calls them "daddy pants" to bed also. DH was a bedwetter until he was 11. I think he may be in nightime pants for awhile! I am glad I found something that keeps evrything dry and lets him feel like a big boy at the same time.
Not only do my kids not like pullups anymore (they were cloth diapered and then went into Pullups for potty training) ~ they don't like the feeling of Pullups anymore and don't even want to come near it. It's because they ASSOCIATE it with potty training during the day... and now that they've accomplished it, they don't want to go back. They want to move on...
So since others have mentioned Goodnights as more of an underwear shape, I am going to get it. DH is home now, so I'll be leaving in a bit to buy them.
I failed to mention this part... did not think about it until someone brought it up at another board.
Thanks for your valuable opinions!!!
I don't know about others experience or their child's size. With Evan the goodnights didn't work at all, the pee just leaked out of the leg openings. Evan is very trim so that might be why, he did meet the weight on the package. My advice is if you have a thin child Goodnights might not work too well.
My sons ages 6 and 4 still wet the bed EVERY single night. My 4 year old I'm pretty sure it is because he drinks to much close to bed time. BUT, my 6 year old I believe has enuresis SP? (sleeps to deeply to wake up to pee). If he falls asleep in the car if we try to wake him to walk inside he really falls completely over. I think he may have a sleep disorder. He falls into unconciousness when he goes to sleep. He will be covered in sweat because he has the blanket wrapped to tightly around himself, yet won't wake up.
So they both wear pull ups at night and nearly every night they wet thru them anyway. I get SO sick of washing blankets all the time. It really ticks me off when they wet thru their pull up, but don't tell me about it until it is time for bed again...
I really hate this problem. My dd was night trained by 3 years.
__________________ Heather,mom to Emily 13, Easton 9, & Gavin 7, & Grady born 9/11/08 dreaming sweet baby dreams.
so we got her some pull ups which we call night time underwear & she is thrilled.
wonder if savannah would go for this..and wonder if that would hold her nighttime wets.
doubleblessed...we are trying to figure out what to do at night for savannah too..she cries when i put a diaper on her at night b/c she wants to wear "big girl panties'
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~julie~
mama to savannah, jackson and baby scarlett due in 2009! STUFF I HAVE FOR SALE
I'm getting the MoE overnight undies in a trade, but don't have them yet. Right now w/ ds we put him in Bummi training pants with an extra Fuzzi bunz insert in them. We call them nighttime underwear. Also we try to have him pee as soon as he wakes up. He has some Bumkins trainers in prints (most white though), and he likes to choose the pair himself. Sometimes they aren't absorbant enought, sometimes they are. The MoE Training pants are not absorbant enough for night.
I've just been very clear with him that these are for night time, and only "just in case".
For naps I just try to make sure he uses the potty right before naptime. Maybe a towel on the bed would work for that time.
Of course the zippered plastic mattress pad is a must have! Also an absorbent regular mattress pad is a good thing. We have 2 sets of mattress pads and sheets. I don't use a top sheet or blanket. DS just uses a loose blanket on his bed. He has a comforter too, but that's more for looks and is at the foot of the bed while he sleeps. So even if we change sheets, it's not all that much work since there's not much bedding.
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Ann
mommy to Morgan Phillip 5/24/02
and Elisha Nicole 5/10/05
and Bethany Alyssa 1/5/08
due in August.
However, Si's going into 2nd grade, and he knows his younger sisters wear diapers and I know it would hurt his feelings if I insisted he wear them. Could I make him? Absolutely. I'm the mama and what I say goes. But, why would I do that? There are a few things I'll go to the mat on. He doesn't get to eat dessert if he hasn't eaten enough of his regular meal. He speaks respectfully, etc... But I guess for me, if it comes between him feeling good about himself and me having a bit of extra work, well, I bet you can guess which one I'm going to pick. Wetting the bed, for Si at least, is not INTENTIONAL. It is not something he's doing to disobey me... that's why it's called an accident 
Heather,mom to Emily 13, Easton 9, & Gavin 7, & Grady born 9/11/08 dreaming sweet baby dreams.
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