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My son has had sleep issues for pretty much the duration of his little life. In infancy, probably somewhere around four-six months, I would find him, clothes soaked, because his diaper had leaked. I even used the extra thick night time ones, which worked most of the time, but there were other times he would still be soaked.
At 18 months the night terrors started. It was scary and exhausting. Every night, we would be up for at least an hour, just waiting for him to calm down and go back to sleep. Around his third birthday, the night terrors finally began to subside, although he would still wake on occasion and just want to come snuggle with me in my bed.
Now, at age five, he mostly sleeps through the night. Getting him to bed and to fall asleep is the easy part – always has been! But now, at five (almost six) my son is still wetting the bed. Every. Single. Night. Even after our routine of no liquids after dinner and going potty twice before bed. I’ve even tried waking him up to go to the bathroom when I was going to bed. But that just wasn’t fun for anyone!
As soon as he was potty-trained, I was excited thinking it was the end of diapers for us! Unfortunately that’s not been the case. He is in underwear all day, without incident, but at night I rely on GoodNites to keep him dry. Trust me, I have tried every option on the market, and for the past three years, these are the only nighttime underwear that works for us.
I love that they are affordable (made even more affordable with this $1.50 off coupon) and that they have design options. What little boy wouldn’t love Spiderman?
There’s even Disney Fairies for the girls!
If you’re concerned about occasional bed-wetting, GoodNites Bed Mats might be the right solution for you. Unfortunately my local Target was out of them when I went to shop, but I have heard they are really great and easy to use. I’m looking forward to trying them out.
I’ll be honest, when I heard that this whole bedwetting thing can last into the teen years, it kind of freaked me out a little bit. But it’s good to know I’m not alone. So with that said, I’d love to hear your stories!
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My daughter is 10 and has been wetting the bed ever since she was 4. For years she would soil herself (and I don’t just mean wet, just in case you are unclear on that) during the day. It was a nightmare for all of us. We very often just had to throw her clothes away because there was no way anyone even wanted to try to clean them! The very sweet office lady at school would help her during the day. She always had to have extra clothes at school. They even had a washer and dryer there and occasionally had to use it. She finally outgrew that a few years ago, thank goodness! She still has the problems at night though, and it’s really hard on her. I’m worried because, at 10, she has bigger feet than me and we can share clothes because she is almost as tall as me (I’m 5’8 and a size 12, my husband is 6’5 and 230 lbs. We are raising an Amazon!) and I know she will outgrow the Goodnites sooner than later. I would love to know what cause them to “grow out of it” because it seems like it will never go away. I try to help her to be positive, but it is really tough!
My 12 year old son temporarily had a bedwetting problem during a time when he was bedridden with a leg injury from playing sports at school. Our doctor prescribed a mild pain pill, and told my son to drink lots of water, which he did. Early one morning, I walked into my son’s bedroom to check on him, and to my surprise found him naked on his bed, and peeing onto his pajamas, which he had just removed. Luckily, I had put a plastic mattress cover under his bed sheet. I could have been very angry with him, but instead I hugged him, and we talked about trying to pee into the toilet. It was difficult for my son to walk at this time, and he said that he didn’t think that he could make it to the bathroom toilet. It was very warm around this time, so I allowed my son to sleep naked. I tried to check on him early each morning, and help him with his morning pee. I kept a small plastic container by his bed for him to pee into. He was still drinking lots of water, per our doctors request, and had several more bedwetting accidents during this time, while he was bedridden. A few mornings when I checked on my son, he appeared to be sound asleep, but was peeing on his bed sheet. One time I had to grab his little penis, and aim his pee into the plastic container. I don’t think he ever woke up after he finished peeing. I tried to be patient, and understanding with him, and we always hugged, and talked about peeing. My son told me that one time he thought that he was awake, and peeing into the container, but then he woke up, and found that he was actually peeing in his bed. I guess this has happened to me before, so I felt sorry for his temporary situation. These were difficult times for my son, but we worked through this together.
My son, now a Handsome, Healthy 40yr old. He was a Bedwetter…Unti about 8yrs. old.
They did not have all the Fancy & Expensive things that are marketed today…I probably would have went bankrupt.
My Son went on Sleepovers often…it is a right of passage to do. I bought him a Junior size sleeping bag…& we would pack in a Lg plastic bag with one or two bath towels arranged inside of it for extra absorption. We would put a clean change of clothes, PJ’s, Toothbrush & an extra plastic bag in a separate bag…then roll the sleeping bag & pack it all in the 1st plastic bag (this bag he would lay UNDER the sleeping bag on the floor or bed where he was to sleep).
Whenhe would wake up, he would roll the sleeping bag & wet night clothes up together & put them in the extra plastic bag & close it up.
Never with the many, many sleep overs he went on did any of his friends or their parents know he was a Bedwetter.
Our pediatrician perscribed Ditropam which he took for about 3-4 months…then we tapered down & quit…& NEVER again did he have a problem with Bedwetting.
I have a 7yr old Granddaughter who has the same problem & the Dr said Ditropam is only for Daytime wetters…Boy does he ever have alot to learn!
Hope this helps Some or All of you.?
GOOD LUCK!
My almost stepson is 5 and still wetting the bed. not always, but more than not. I really want to get him to try goodnights, but it’s like he connotates that with wearing a diaper.
I use a product for pet urine that is enzymatic, and it works better than vinegar for the smell. Kill allergens in the urine, which is great for allergy sufferers, and those with asthma, like myself. (FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!!!!!)
My eleven-year-old son still wets the bed… randomly, but on average once or twice a week. Yes, if we prevent him from drinking anything after dinner, he is often dry. But sometimes he’s thirsty! In grade 3 or 4, he was finally willing (reluctantly) to go on his class trip (two nights). I packed him a toilety kit with toothbrush, toothpaste and (at the time) pull-ups and told him it was nobody’s business but his own what he did when he went to the bathroom before bed. He was fine and loved the trip. I was sad that bedwetting had prevented him going as he loves being outdoors. The Goodnites are great but sometimes he just doesn’t want to wear anything diaper-like. So we wash sheets. Or wake him up in the middle of the night if we’re up. It’s been comforting to read all these stories. Thanks.
Thank you everyone for sharing. My daughter is 11 and still wets almost every night, doctor says everything is fine and come back if she is still wetting when she turns 13! We have tired many things everyone else seems to have tried but nothing is working. I agree with the comment that GoodNights needs to make a better product for the older child. My daughter is skinny and muscular, she plays lots of sports and is within the weight category marked on the package yet she soaks threw the GoodNights XL. We can’t go to the adult size as she is too small for them and will leak too, caught between a wet and wetter spot. Creators of GoodNights please help the older children.
My son is ten and still wets every single night, alot. We’ve gone to the pediatrician and urologist, had ultra sound. Every thing seems fine, but the signal is not getting to the brain of my very sound sleeper. His Dr doesn’t want to use medication because this will come back when stopping the meds. He did reco the nighttime alarm. (The Dr was so nice. He said if this is the only thing you have to worry about then relax its not a big deal. It just may take time for his body to mature.)
My son used it for almost two weeks. He would hear it and continue to urinate because he was too tired to wake up and get up. After that we stopped because he had to have a surgery, unrelated, and would be too much to get up. Goodnights were perfect, but my son has out grown them and we have to use an adult brand, Tena, which do not offer the coverage and protection like Goodnights. Therefore the bedding is almost always a little damp. It would be great if Goodnights made adult sizes, for nighttime coverage.
Amy, rather than use the Tena, try Tranquility, they have a youth size that should fit better than the Tena.
My son’s doctor said he’d likely have these issues until he’s 11 or 12. He’s 10 now. Thank goodness for Good Nites!
I come from a family of bedwetters and both of my sons wet the bed – my oldest until 13 and my youngest is 9 and should stop earlier than my oldest as we have stopped using the Goodnites (which I believe to aid in the longevity of bed wetting)… we just don’t make a big deal, wake him up when we remember and wash alot of sheets … just haven’t been able to afford the bed pads …and we don’t do sleepovers!
My daughter is 6 and is the same- we go ok through summer, but winter is hell, love pull ups they help so much
Wee alert. I wet my bed for quite a few years. I was a sound sleeper.. This pad will make a loud alarm when it feels any moisture. I stopped wetting the bed. Literally only one time and I never did it again. It taught me to wake up when I needed to go to the bathroom. I remember dreaming of sitting on the potty peeing only to wake up soaking wet. Good luck.
Wee alert. I wet my bed for quite a few years. I was a sound sleeper.. This pad will make a loud alarm when it feels any moisture. I stopped wetting the bed. Literally only one time and I never did it again. It taught me to wake up when I needed to go to the bathroom. I remember dreaming of sitting on the potty peeing only to wake up soaking wet. Good luck.
He will outgrow this, and its not a big deal unless you make it one. My daughter was not reliably dry at night until she was nine,it has to do with the maturity of the bladder sending signals to the brain, when a child is sleeping those signals don’t get through. Yay for Good Nights!
My eleven year old son still wets the bed. We just do a lot of laundry around here. I’ve tried almost everything and my dr. says it’s pretty normal for boys. Thankfully it has never happened at a sleepover…yet.
My daughter Lucie would occasionally wet her bed up to about 7 years old. I tried to not make a fuss about it and stayed positive. I never wanted to humiliate her or make her feel bad. My husband just didn’t understand why she kept doing that…I knew it would end and it finally has. It never failed though. the minute I washed the sheets and made the bed, bam…that’s when she’d have an accident! 🙂
GoodNights are great!
Karen
I LOVE that there are such great helps such as GoodNites. It sure does make Potty Training a whole lot easier. 🙂
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My little granddaughter was a ‘bed wetter’ until she was 8 and these ‘goodnights’ saved us all. Have you talked to his doctor about this. Sometimes they can put them on medication if it is that kind of a problem. Good luck!