Can GP prescribe nappies?

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Dc's nappies are constantly leaking. I've tried more brands and types than I can think to name. I have no idea what to do anymore.

I put sanitary pads in the nappies and they still leak.

Can the GP prescribe incontinence nappies?

DC is 4.5yo

That you are asking suggests that it's not usual .
OT referral might be able to help.

No they can’t but you can get referred to the continence team to help you. That would generally be via the GP or you could contact your HV or if you Google local services see if you can self refer.
are you using them night and day?

@user49753267547005 - have you tried lifting him for a wee last thing at night, when you go to bed? One of our dses had a problem with night time wetting when he was a preteen, and if we lifted him at midnight, when we were about to go to sleep, we got more dry nights than if we didn’t.

In the end we used one of the enuresis alarms, that woke him up as he started to wee, so he could at least finish off on the loo, and that dealt with the problem almost completely, and time did the rest.

Would your ds wake up and go to the loo if an alarm went off? There are alarms that go inside pyjamas/underpants and could go inside a nappy, I think, and maybe he would learn to go to the loo in the night by himself, which might help lessen the leakage.

You could try this website. They do products for children too including nappies and pullups

www.incontinenceshop.com/id-comfy-junior-pants-4-7-years-pack-of-14

www.tena.co.uk/professionals/products/libero-products/sleeptight-9-pant-diaper/

This thread is another one where people are being rude and OP snippy.

But here's my 5 pence worth.

Plenty of 4 yo are not dry at night and some still have continence issues at 4.

And SEND is relevant because most nhs authorities won't prescribe for incontinence that's not medical or disability related.

The fact your Ds is seeing an OT suggests that there is some form of send involved.

Therefore worthwhile you contacting your local Continence service to see what their criteria are.

Meanwhile have a look at the Tena website. You can buy absorbent inserts to put in the nappy that iirc hold up to an extra 1 litre of urine.

https://www.ageukincontinence.co.uk/rectangular-insert-pad-extra-650ml-28-pack.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAo-yfBhDARIsANr56g7BRhSo7FD55YiTyughiJu6KpBAz-n34WAhYKYnOio66nHa0PZYJgaAqEMEALwwwcB

This sort of thing

Our school nurse referred us to the continence nurses for our area OP, so this may be a route if your DC is at school? They have been an amazing support and source of information for us. Also, may have been mentioned but we found using a wrap for cloth nappies helped with leaks.

Tesco (at least in Scotland) do a bigger nappy range. We can also get from Incontinence Service.

www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/301360389?sc_cmp=ppcGHS+-+Grocery+-+NewMPX_Shopping_All_Other_Smart+Shopping+All+Products_Other_Online+BudgetAll+ProductsPRODUCT_GROUP301360389*&gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1116322&gclid=Cj0KCQiAo-yfBhD_ARIsANr56g636SRLWrIhZ9mRUCNngo0vGV0sSkhn-deF4RMm-NITMQ7lDMyzxYQaAnuFEALw_wcB

Have you tried the reusable ones over the disposable ones? Might give some more protection?

You are massively wrong

toilet control comes from vasopressin. It’s a hormone made by the pituitary. Some studies have shown a huge proportion of children older than 4 needing their pituitary being kick started by desmopressin, which is the medication used for that

We also use it in Diabetes Insipidus.

to say otherwise is really wrong and medically incorrect.

My big 2.5y old is a very heavy wetter so this is also a problem for us too! Also resorted recently to a incontinence pad in her huggies drynite but its not always effective and yes it really adds up £££!!

Im going to try these next, holds 1500ml so hoping these may be the answer:
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0BC247PLT/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

Have you tried those ones already?

5 year old nephew wears Dry nites 8-15 years at night
The 4-8 year old ones leak

It isn’t normal for a child of that age to wear nappies unless there are special needs, don’t be ridiculous. How many school children do you see in nappies?

Normalise people being different in life

Size 7/8 will be far too big for a 4 year old so that will be the reason for the leaks. Try size 5+

Have a look at the post above from Nocutenamesleft.

Have you tried a Terry reusable nappy, with additional boosters and Motherease cover?

For my two year old at night I make up a nappy using one Terry and one muslin folded together in the Bat fold (videos on YouTube) with two boosters and a nappy liner on top, then motherease cover.

We never have leaks because the nappy can be folded to fit perfectly and as my dc has got bigger we just added more muslins and boosters as needed. It's bulky but does the job well.

There's some really old fashioned out of date ideas about nighttime dryness on here.

It's quite normal to not be dry at night at 4/5.

GP won't be concerned till age 8.

You can't teach nighttime dryness. Child must be producing a hormone that wakes them up for a wee.

Bambo brand is good.

There’s a Tesco nappy that was designed by a parent of a child with sen. Much cheaper than the usual sen items and branded nappies. Has double tape and never leaked on us. They were quite large when we tried them though at probably the age your child is, but worth a try. All the normal ones leaked on us at this age too.
I think 5 is the age for the continence referral.
Usually if a nappy is leaking you go up a size but I’m not sure it’s that simple at their age. The pyjama pants ones were also fairly good, but expensive.

From past experience, the ones that the incontinence team provide are the cheapest that they can source. I know it wasn't for a child, but when they were prescribed for my mil who was doubly incontinent and bedbound, they only allowed her 3 per 24 hour period. She needed at least twice that number so we just ended up buying her better quality ones ourselves.

I think that’s them

From a friend's experience, requesting nappy funding is a nightmare! She had to measure DC's in flow and out flow and record soilings for weeks in order to get the DC's allocation

I can guarantee that anything the continence service provide will still leak. Whether or not your DC qualifies for free nappies it is not the answer to your leak problem.