Night-time nappies - cheap alternative

illusio

My 6 year old is still bed-wetting at night, and the cost of large nappies is ridiculous, so had a bit of an inspiration.... adult 'heavy flow' incontinence pads are about £2 for a pack of 8, rather than £6 for a pack of 7 nappies, so have switched littl'un to those/pants. They're doing the job absolutely fine (as long as hubby remembers to remove the adhesive strip cover!), and at 25p per night rather than almost £1, it's far cheaper.

Just no-one mention to Junior that his new 'nappies' are for old ladies....

Krystaltips

What a great tip illusio! Its probably a bit better in juniors eyes just wearing a pad rather than a full nappy too.. Bit less babyish... Have you seen the dr about the bed wetting yet?

galvanizersbaby

Is your GP/specialist not give help/advice if this is a medical condition for your son?

I don't have any personal experience in this area but had a friend who was a bedwetter as a child (medical condition) and she had the plastic sheets and a special device that would wake her up.

I have a 6 year old son and I could not imagine being able to get him to wear any sort of nappy so my heart goes out to you both x

kitchpoo

I have gone Cold Turkey with my son...not solely because of wet nights but because he did no.2's at night in the nappy too. I limit his drink after 5, get him up when we go to bed and we try him at 3am!! Seems to be working!!

Edit to point out that I have an older son as well as the one in my sig!!!

tiannaleigh

im having similar problems,my little girl is 3an half ,and is still wearing nappies day and night,wen ever I dont put a nappy on her she will hide behind settee or some were an do number 1's and 2's,she screams and panicks wen ever i try potty or toilet,and goes an gets her nappies her self trying to put one on,I cant ever see her being toilet trained,and i no she can control it to an extend as she goes an hides

Fourcandles_3

Thank you that's brilliant. My daughter is almost 6 and really cannot go even half a night so it's costing a fortune.

She goes to bed at 6:30pm so I guess it's a very long time till 7am the next morning, but even waking her at 12 she still has a very full nappy in the morning. Doctors don't seem to think anythings wrong and will not do anything until she's atleast 8yrs.

Nicki

tiannaleigh wrote: »

im having similar problems,my little girl is 3an half ,and is still wearing nappies day and night,wen ever I dont put a nappy on her she will hide behind settee or some were an do number 1's and 2's,she screams and panicks wen ever i try potty or toilet,and goes an gets her nappies her self trying to put one on,I cant ever see her being toilet trained,and i no she can control it to an extend as she goes an hides

Have you spoken to your hv? My DD was entitled to free nappies on the NHS after her third birthday as she wasn't toilet trained during the day (she has special needs but others without a definite diagnosis got them too). They were good quality ones too, though not pull ups.

freebiequennie

If you would like to get your daughter dry your school nurse from the primary care trust (they take over care from health visitor once school age) should run an enuresis (wetting) clinic and be able to provide support and advice to help you get your daughter dry.

my advice firstly would be

1. take out of nappies as this just encourages wetting (obv do when you are ready as extra washing)

2. dont lift at night/take to toilet in middle of night unless you can be sure she is fully awake and can hold a conversation she can remember - otherwise she is asleep and you are encouraging weeing whilst asleep

3. ensure she is drinking enough so her bladder is reaching full capacity if she doesnt drink enough her bladder never gets stretched enough so wont be able to hold large amounts at night - she should be drinkinf 1500mls a day

4. cut out any caffiene drinks and blackcurrant as these irritate the bladder

5. when she goes to bed get her to wee, then clean her teeth then wee again.

good luck

freebiequennie

sorry realised boy not girl obv same advice applies.

its completly normal for him to still be bedwetting boys take longer than girls to get dry at night and in a class of 30, 6yr olds there will be at least 5 bedwetters.

owsaboutthatthen

I'm glad I read this thread as was getting worried about my son who is 4 who still wears nappies at night time. Clearly he's not the only one!

tiannaleigh

Nicki wrote: »

Have you spoken to your hv? My DD was entitled to free nappies on the NHS after her third birthday as she wasn't toilet trained during the day (she has special needs but others without a definite diagnosis got them too). They were good quality ones too, though not pull ups.

Thanks I will ring up hv and find out,my little girl is autistic ,so hopefully I may be able to get them,thank you