Nighttime Accidents

[Anonymous]

For parents with middle schoolers who might sometimes still struggle with nighttime dryness how much do you expect them to take care of on their own? Would you expect them to tell you if they had an accident and would you help with cleaning up? I know some people might suggest an alarm or medication but I’m just asking about what you do after the fact. Anyone have a middle schooler still wearing protection at night?

[Anonymous]

I don’t want to be woken up in the night. DD was a late bedwetter (8) not MS but we double layered the sheet so she would take the top one off plus the pad underneath and put it at the top of the stairs. Then just go back to sleep on the bottom one.
I washed the sheet/pad in the morning and put back on bed.
Occasionally if sheet wasn’t double layered she pulled out her sleeping bag and slept on that after pulling wet sheet off.
Wet pajamas got bundled in with the sheets.

[Anonymous]

We make the bed in layers. 2 full sets of waterproof sheet, then fitted. Depending on how fast your kid moves, ideally they could just peel off a layer and go back to sleep and then throw stuff in the wash in the AM.

My kid was going through phases of months fine, then accidents, then months. Turns out he’s diabetic and he hasn’t had an accident since diagnosis. Obviously there are a lot of possibilities that aren’t diabetes! Just mentioning it because probably .5% of older bedwetters are diabetic (maybe less?), but close to 100% of diabetic kids were bedwetting right before diagnosis.

[Anonymous]

How do you handle it if away from home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you handle it if away from home?

6th grader still have nighttime accidents wears pull-ups at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For parents with middle schoolers who might sometimes still struggle with nighttime dryness how much do you expect them to take care of on their own? Would you expect them to tell you if they had an accident and would you help with cleaning up? I know some people might suggest an alarm or medication but I’m just asking about what you do after the fact. Anyone have a middle schooler still wearing protection at night?

My 6th grade is not in middle school because we live in FCPS, he wear pulls-ups at night, they fit for up to 140 pounds, so it’s not uncommon. If he forget to wears a pull-ups or we ran out and he has an accident he can bring down the sheets and Jammie’s to the washer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you handle it if away from home?

6th grader still have nighttime accidents wears pull-ups at night.

Do you just get whatever is cheapest or is there a specific kind that works better than others? Has he ever done sleepovers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you handle it if away from home?

6th grader still have nighttime accidents wears pull-ups at night.

Do you just get whatever is cheapest or is there a specific kind that works better than others? Has he ever done sleepovers?

Try going to eBay or the Facebook marketplace they have goodnites 30 pack for $20.

We try nightjammies but didn’t work they tear and my DS only weights 8.
He attends sleepovers, his friend find out because of the noise and he told him that his sister wears them too, so he didn’t him it wasn’t a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Mine still can wear the size 5T-6T pull-ups. Those are less expensive than the Goodnites kind. They work fine for overnight.

[Anonymous]

Anyone know about the connection between bedwetting and ADHD in teens? And if it iz indeed more prevalent in this population, how to address it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know about the connection between bedwetting and ADHD in teens? And if it iz indeed more prevalent in this population, how to address it?

It’s not surprising that late bedwetting is more common with ADHD kids. Most kids will naturally outgrow it. Be patient and let them wear nighttime underwear until they stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We make the bed in layers. 2 full sets of waterproof sheet, then fitted. Depending on how fast your kid moves, ideally they could just peel off a layer and go back to sleep and then throw stuff in the wash in the AM.

Yes, that's been our approach for the last few years. When we are away from home we wake him around midnight to go again. We were told that it would probably resolve at puberty, and we're almost there at age 13. It's getting rarer and rarer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know about the connection between bedwetting and ADHD in teens? And if it iz indeed more prevalent in this population, how to address it?

Yes, because they are very active so it’s harder for them.

[Anonymous]

Our pediatrician told us our 13yr old was barely even on the puberty scale and that when those hormones hit it would stop. Bam. Had a growth spurt and now his body wakes him up to pee. Happened almost overnight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our pediatrician told us our 13yr old was barely even on the puberty scale and that when those hormones hit it would stop. Bam. Had a growth spurt and now his body wakes him up to pee. Happened almost overnight.

I am not worried about my 11 year old, we did some test for diabetes and he doesn't have it, and I stopped at 15, so not worried about this issue. if he doesn't drink after dinner he will stay dry, but its okay.