Nappies for night time?

mummytofour

Hi my son is 7 and HFA. He wets the bed so has to wear pull ups but these are expensive. Can I get free nappies or pull ups for him? If so how and where?

Thank you :-)

nanokitten

try asking the district nurse (ring you gp and ask for them to give you a call back), it appears some kinds of pads are available but not sure what they'll have on offer, they should be able to provide these sorts of supplies.

devizes18193

nanokitten wrote: »

try asking the district nurse (ring you gp and ask for them to give you a call back), it appears some kinds of pads are available but not sure what they'll have on offer, they should be able to provide these sorts of supplies.

I'll 2nd that the point of contact is through the gp or faling that school nurse , its possable to get nappies and pads up to adult

peediedj

my son,s 12 and still in nappies,we get free nappies,for both day and night,think the wife went thru ot to get them organised,get twice as much day nappies as night,but still get enough

ElectricSoup

There may be a specialist incontinence nurse in your area - ask your GP / district nurse.

[Deleted User]

Your health visitor can help with that, you'lll have to fill in a form. We got the free nappies for a while, but they were ill fitting and they leaked all the time, so we stopped using them and now I pay through the nose for Pampers

festering_plates

Afraid you can't get free nappies of the NHS for bedwetting (enuresis) Your son has to be actually incontinent.

jlj_2

What is HFA?

nanokitten

I'm assuming Op means high functioning autism?

jlj_2

nanokitten wrote: »

I'm assuming Op means high functioning autism?

Thanks!
If he has a diagnosis of autism he may be able to get continence products on the nhs, especially if he sometimes wets during the day too. It depends where you live and what your local pct policy is. I'd do as other posters have said and contact your school nurse/health visitor.
I'm a school nurse who does these assessments and have obtained nappies for a child with mild autism up to age of 9, alongside a toiletting programme which was reviewed yearly. One problem is that the nappies provided were not as good as the pull ups you can buy, they sometimes leaked and don't look as good. The pct I work for also supply washable pants and these may be worth a try (but they are not as absorbent as pull ups so beware if he "floods")
Good luck, hope you manage to find someone who can help you.

peediedj

afew people mentioning the quality of the nappies,the ones we get are from a german company