Question about bedwetting children
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 1:34 pm
Hi everyone,
I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend of mine, She has two sons (ages 8 and 9) who wet the bed. She's tried the usual products such as "Goodnites" but unfortunately they've leaked. I have a bedwetting problem and I suggested she try safety pin style cloth diapers covered with a pair of plastic pants. She's also going to purchase disposable briefs with tape tabs for the children to wear on some nights. As far as cloth diapers and plastic pants are concerned, I recommended the "Leakmaster Deluxe" plastic pants sold by Adultclothdiaper.com as well as their prefold youth size nighttime diapers. I also suggested she buy some Gerber brand prefold and flat fold baby diapers to line the cloth diapers. Speaking personally I find this combo to work great at protecting the bed - very rarely do I have leaks and when I do they've been minor. I was told by a customer service rep from Adultclothdiaper.com as well as the owner of Changing Times Diaper Company (another place I told my friend about) that children in that age group may need to have their parents diaper them (at least at first) in order for the children to get an appropriate fit. The children don't have any cognitive or physical difficulties that would prevent them from pinning the diapers on themselves, still I was told that kids that age may need their parents assistance applying their diapers. I realize that as children get older they become more modest about parents or other relatives being involved in private matters such as this, but at the same time the children need to be able to fasten their diapers correctly. Plus there is a safety issue to consider - parents who have used pin-on style diapers on their babies have sometimes stuck both their baby and themselves with the safety pin and younger children may do the same. I know that in some cases incontinent adults sometimes need help fastening their diapers so I suppose in this case it would be okay if their mother helps them as long as it's done in a discreet manner. I'd like people on the forum to weigh in on this - are children who are 8 and 9 too old to be diapered by their parents? If not is there a way to go about this that maintains the children's dignity. One way I thought that this might be done is to have the children fold the diaper around themselves on their own then call their mother in to do the pinning. Any thoughts on the matter?
I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend of mine, She has two sons (ages 8 and 9) who wet the bed. She's tried the usual products such as "Goodnites" but unfortunately they've leaked. I have a bedwetting problem and I suggested she try safety pin style cloth diapers covered with a pair of plastic pants. She's also going to purchase disposable briefs with tape tabs for the children to wear on some nights. As far as cloth diapers and plastic pants are concerned, I recommended the "Leakmaster Deluxe" plastic pants sold by Adultclothdiaper.com as well as their prefold youth size nighttime diapers. I also suggested she buy some Gerber brand prefold and flat fold baby diapers to line the cloth diapers. Speaking personally I find this combo to work great at protecting the bed - very rarely do I have leaks and when I do they've been minor. I was told by a customer service rep from Adultclothdiaper.com as well as the owner of Changing Times Diaper Company (another place I told my friend about) that children in that age group may need to have their parents diaper them (at least at first) in order for the children to get an appropriate fit. The children don't have any cognitive or physical difficulties that would prevent them from pinning the diapers on themselves, still I was told that kids that age may need their parents assistance applying their diapers. I realize that as children get older they become more modest about parents or other relatives being involved in private matters such as this, but at the same time the children need to be able to fasten their diapers correctly. Plus there is a safety issue to consider - parents who have used pin-on style diapers on their babies have sometimes stuck both their baby and themselves with the safety pin and younger children may do the same. I know that in some cases incontinent adults sometimes need help fastening their diapers so I suppose in this case it would be okay if their mother helps them as long as it's done in a discreet manner. I'd like people on the forum to weigh in on this - are children who are 8 and 9 too old to be diapered by their parents? If not is there a way to go about this that maintains the children's dignity. One way I thought that this might be done is to have the children fold the diaper around themselves on their own then call their mother in to do the pinning. Any thoughts on the matter?