Nighttime Accidents

[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.

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.

My diabetic kid never wet the bed after about 20 months old, so would be surprised if the almost 100% is accurate. Is there an actual medical study that proved this or just speculation on online forums?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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.

My diabetic kid never wet the bed after about 20 months old, so would be surprised if the almost 100% is accurate. Is there an actual medical study that proved this or just speculation on online forums?

This is a well known link - kids with diabetes have polyuria (produce large amounts of urine) because the excess glucose spills into the urine, which increases the osmolality of the urine, pulling more water in from the bloodstream. Not sure how your kid initially presented, but having to pee a lot is the most common way juvenile diabetes presents, which translates into nighttime accidents for some. And it’s often new bedwetting for a previously dry child, which is different than a kid who has never been dry.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Camelia-Vaina/publication/315872389_Children_and_young_people_with_diabetes_Recognition_and_management/links/5db9a0cd92851c818018c186/Children-and-young-people-with-diabetes-Recognition-and-management.pdf

Also, there are a few studies out there of diabetic kids that found that the ones with poorer glycemic control had more bed wetting incidents than the ones with lower levels and better control.

[Anonymous]

Does he mind wearing the pull-ups? Do you have to remind him to put it on before bed?

[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.

Does he ever wake up during the night?

[Anonymous]

I babysit for a 9 year old who still regularly has night accidents. I’ve been watching him since he was 3 so he’s not shy around me. He just puts on his night underwear when he gets ready for bed.

[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?

Bed wetting and ADHD are symptoms of PANDAS/PANS.

[Anonymous]

How noticeable are Goodnites Underwear? Do they really look just like regular underwear?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How noticeable are Goodnites Underwear? Do they really look just like regular underwear?

They look like pull-ups.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How noticeable are Goodnites Underwear? Do they really look just like regular underwear?

They look like pull-ups.

What does that mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How noticeable are Goodnites Underwear? Do they really look just like regular underwear?

It depends on what is being worn over them but most of the time they are easily noticed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How noticeable are Goodnites Underwear? Do they really look just like regular underwear?

It depends on what is being worn over them but most of the time they are easily noticed.

Are they more comfortable for big kids than just the other ones? How old is your kid that uses them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How noticeable are Goodnites Underwear? Do they really look just like regular underwear?

It depends on what is being worn over them but most of the time they are easily noticed.

Are they more comfortable for big kids than just the other ones? How old is your kid that uses them?

I'm not quite sure what your first question means, What are "the other ones"? he's 11.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How noticeable are Goodnites Underwear? Do they really look just like regular underwear?

It depends on what is being worn over them but most of the time they are easily noticed.

Are they more comfortable for big kids than just the other ones? How old is your kid that uses them?

I'm not quite sure what your first question means, What are "the other ones"? he's 11.

I had heard the Goodnites were supposed to fit and feel more like regular underwear than the little kid underwear. Is there any benefit to using them instead?

[Anonymous]

Bedwetting is common in kids with sleep apnea. My kids wet the bed until 9.5 and 8. Older one stopped after having tonsils and adenoids removed.

[Anonymous]

Have you ever had it happen where they were awake but decided to not get up to use the bathroom because they could just use the pull-up instead?