Lucas it sounds like it will be a tough sell to convince your mum your ready to go without nappies altogether. Arguing about it with her probably won't resolve anything maybe if you can keep calm and just discuss it with her it might help.
I can tell you from my experience that the occasional wet night can continue for awhile being over tired or drinking a bit too much after supper or not making sure to pee before bed is all it takes to have a wet night.
You have been doing great Lucas and I would think if you try it without nappies on your own and wet the bed it will be much longer before your mum changes her mind.
If you use tape nappies you could leave the top tabs loose so your more comfortable but that would cause a leak if you do wet.
Do you think if you kept a journal on how many dry and wet nights you have if that might help to convince your mum your ready to go without a nappie?
With things improving so much for you it's understandable you want to sleep without a nappie so the next step should be to use just a mattress cover just in case you do wet.
It might take awhile to talk your mum into it but maybe with a journal and continued dry nights she will start letting you go without the nappie.
I can tell you from my experience that the occasional wet night can continue for awhile being over tired or drinking a bit too much after supper or not making sure to pee before bed is all it takes to have a wet night.
You have been doing great Lucas and I would think if you try it without nappies on your own and wet the bed it will be much longer before your mum changes her mind.
If you use tape nappies you could leave the top tabs loose so your more comfortable but that would cause a leak if you do wet.
Do you think if you kept a journal on how many dry and wet nights you have if that might help to convince your mum your ready to go without a nappie?
With things improving so much for you it's understandable you want to sleep without a nappie so the next step should be to use just a mattress cover just in case you do wet.
It might take awhile to talk your mum into it but maybe with a journal and continued dry nights she will start letting you go without the nappie.
Yeah I kinda thought that was part of the problem Lucas try not to worry about needing help many kids do. I know it becomes much more of an issue if and when you start puberty another unfortunate part of having bed wetting problems. It's understandable you tried without it on your own most likely that was one of the nights you wet the bed. With the mattress cover at least if you do wet there is no stain on your mattress. I think calm discussion and proving your ready to go without nappies is about the only way to get your mum to let you try it with no nappies. You have done really good with managing your bed wetting Lucas and with things improving hopefully soon you can start trying it without a nappie.
We have 2 bedwetters a boy 10 and a girl 8. Due to the cost of a disposable product for the two of them we switched to cloth diapers with plastic pants. My son will lie down on his bed and pull the diaper between his legs and call me to come pin them. He than will put on his plastic pants. My daughter still prefers to have mom do it. Both get their diapers on about a half hour before bedtime and both have no problem with being seen by each other when they have them on. Also in warmer weather they both are apt to go to bed wearing only their diapers and plastic pants. Husband and I have both been very supportive of them and explaining the diapers and plastic pants are to be kept a family secret.
Hey there, wonder if you could help me, we have an 11 year old son who wets the bed. He currently wears pull ups but we are also considering switching to cloth diapers and plastic pants to save on the cost etc... would you recommend it now you have done so with your kids?
Our kids were switched a few years ago so it was when they were younger. If you decide to make the switch I would suggest before you do anything to sit down with your son and talk to him about what you are thinking of. At age 11 he should have input to this decision and after carefully explaining to him your side of things and your reasons for wanting to do so let him say what he has to say. Answer all the questions honestly. If after all this you both agree to trying them than it is necessary to get complete measurements of waist, hips, thighs and rise. In the case of plastic pants the waist and thigh measurements will be important when ordering them as they both need to fit snug but not to tight so as to cause red marks when he has them on.
I can offer more thoughts should you both agree to use them.
I did the exact same thing at 14. Wet every night, stayed in diapers and leaked regularly during the day and had to go 15+ times a day. Dr’s tried alarms, medicines, but nothing helped and said I’d just outgrow it. Not til my 30s did I have a urologist study and found I had a neurogenic bladder very well since birth. That discovery of having a physical condition that caused my wetting problems made accepting it much easier.
Hi my name is Kieran, i'm 14 and I still wet the bed.
Hi Kieran,my name is Allison and i am 14 also and a bedwetter!I have been bedwetting since just past 13 and it is really hard on me.My parents chose cloth diapers and plastic pants for me to wear to save money and help save the environment from disposables.I have the regular flat cloth diapers that are pinned on me with diaper pins and also ones that velcro on.My plastic pants are all adult size that mom buys from a couple of websites.They are in pastel colors and a few with prints on them.How long have you been bedwetting and do you wear diapers for it also?
I am a guy,17 and have a sister who is 14 and a bedwetter also.Like some of the other girls here.she wears cloth diapers and plastic pants to bed every night also.Before bedtime,our mom goes in a puts the diapers and plastic pants on her.When our parents go out on friday or saturday nights,I have to put the diapers and plastic pants on sis!She is ok with it,but i feel it is inappropriate for me to have to do it and i feel uneasy doing it.I think sis should put her diapers and plastic pants on herself,but mom has told me that they have to be put on sis correctly which is why she does it and i have to do it also.What can i do to get out of this situation?
Hi Guest
It's a tough situation for you diapering your younger sister.
For her to put on a cloth diaper by herself it would be very difficult and she most likely could not get it on right.
It sounds like when your parents are gone your the only option to diaper her.
You could have her apply the powder and rash cream herself if she uses it and have her put the diaper between her legs so she is covered up front.
It most be incredibly awkward for you but she can't help it that she wets the bed so maybe if she can do some of it on her own and at least have the diaper covering her privates that might help make it a little easier.
Unless she has a disability she should be able to do some things on her own and you can just do up the diaper pins making sure it's on right and she can put on the plastic pants when your done.
You could also talk to your parents about how uncomfortable this is for you and try to get them onboard with your sister doing when she can on her own and you just doing up the pins.
That may help you feel less awkward about it hopefully she grows out of bed wetting soon but until then it's understandable she needs help.
It's a tough situation for you diapering your younger sister.
For her to put on a cloth diaper by herself it would be very difficult and she most likely could not get it on right.
It sounds like when your parents are gone your the only option to diaper her.
You could have her apply the powder and rash cream herself if she uses it and have her put the diaper between her legs so she is covered up front.
It most be incredibly awkward for you but she can't help it that she wets the bed so maybe if she can do some of it on her own and at least have the diaper covering her privates that might help make it a little easier.
Unless she has a disability she should be able to do some things on her own and you can just do up the diaper pins making sure it's on right and she can put on the plastic pants when your done.
You could also talk to your parents about how uncomfortable this is for you and try to get them onboard with your sister doing when she can on her own and you just doing up the pins.
That may help you feel less awkward about it hopefully she grows out of bed wetting soon but until then it's understandable she needs help.
This worked well when I was growing up. When I was 10 or 11 my slightly older brother was doing the teasing thing. My mom put diapers on him at night for about a week or so and that stopped the teasing.
My sister started puberty just after turning 13 and started bedwetting shortly after.Our mom got her cloth diapers and adult size plastic pants to wear to bed every night.I was told i wasnt to tease her or make fun of her or i would be punished.After she turned 14,she started having her girlfriends come over and hang out.The one weekend during the summer,our parents went away for the weekend and that saturday i had gone to a baseball game and when i got home,sis's door was closed and i heard her and one of her friends laughing and giggling in her bedroom.Since i was in charge,i burst into her room and caught her and her friend laying on her bed and sis and her friend were wearing a tee shirt and sis's diapers and plastic pants and they had pacifiers on ribbons around their necks and there were two baby bottles with milk in them on her night stand! She told me that her and her friend were just having fun and being like babies!
Hi im 13 and i have a bedweeting issue i suggest diapers! i still wearing them to bed because of my problem. make sure that ur son is ok with u checking and changing him before bed and in the morning. my mom hates when i wet my diaper so she stopped reminding me to take it off in the morning before school so my punishment is ill wearing a diaper at school. its happened before and my diapers are thick and bulky so i was made fun of. i hate when my mom checks and changes me and my boyfriend understands so he does that!
Here's what we do for our 2 bedwetters. they lie down on their bed with the cloth diapers all folded and under them and pull them up between their legs and than call you to come pin them and she can pull on her plastic pants and put on her nightgown and she is ready for bed. Saves at least some embarrassment and our bedwetters like the idea.
When our daughter started puberty past age 12,she also started bedwetting so we got her cloth diapers and plastic pants to wear to bed.At first she was pinning the diapers on her self,then would put the rubberpants on over them.Every so often,i would notice a small wet spot on her bedsheets and thought maybe the rubberpants leaked.A few nights after she was in bed and asleep,i checked on her and found part of her diapers were sticking out from the leg openings of the rubberpants! When she would put them on,she didnt make sure they covered her diapers.So i told her that i would put the diapers and rubberpants on her at bedtime.It became a nightly routine and now she is just past 15 and her bedwetting is starting to ease up,but i still put the diapers and rubberpants on her.