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

I'm not really interested in your opinion on what they will do as it doesn't effect anything.

Summer born delayed one year + home school for first year. Looking to start in Sept 24.

Good luck with all that then…

@Andanotherone01 Thanks for your genuine well wishes.

This is not a ride comment. Most kids are dry before this unless medical issues.

If he’s slim then you are likely using pull-ups that are too big. Size down, not up.

That's a good point. I sized up to try hold the volume. But the Dry Nites don't come in a smaller size.

My son was referred to the continence nurse when he turned 5 by the health visitor (5 is the youngest they refer in our area). To be honest the nappies we have been given aren't the best but I've found out that they've recently changed supplier. The best I have found in the market are pampers night time (not the new ninja ones). They are pricey and not available in many shops. We still get some leaks with them but not as many as other brands. I still have to change the pull up through the night to prevent it from being too full.

My son has SN. At that age we, along with a lot of the ither SN families, were having either Huggies dry nites or similar from other suppliers provided for us and we used them day and night.

Here it was the HV who did the referall.

Not in NT children.

Thank you. Do you have a link to the Pampers? I can't find any

Thank you. That's helpful.

Hi OP. Not sure if this is the same everywhere but in my area home schooled children can still get support from school nurse- it is a universal health service so shouldn't depend on being in school. Referral to continence service is through school nurse here but might not be the same when you are.

www.boots.com/pampers-baby-dry-night-pants-size-6-24-nappies-10311773?cm_mmc=bmm-buk-google-ppc--PLAs_HeroCompare--Catch_All-_-UK_Smart_Shopping_Catch_All&gclid=Cj0KCQiAo-yfBhD_ARIsANr56g6j66xcZdJPPgyfnPSXTVNALzsGmCzENNJmO5rrVO8PP41D8bPIHo8aAlcdEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thank you for this

Amazing thank you. Is this the size you use?

No just realised I've linked size 6. I use size 4 but my son is tiny, and the weight of a 2 year old but has a large amount of urine due to needing alot of fluids via peg

Our health board recommend this company for people who are waiting to be seen by the continence team or who prefer reduces that aren’t supplied by them.

Apparently their service is very good and the prices are competitive.

There’s quite a big selection in children’s sizes, justwalesltd.com/product-category/children/

our ds1 was dry in the day just before his 3rd birthday but wet at night until he was 8. It’s surprisingly common and not just down to poor parenting or the child having sn.

Have you tried joining some SEN fb sites - they may have some good advice on Xero leak brands?

Zero not Xero!!!!

You may already have tried this, but taking DS to the toilet while he was asleep was a game changer for us. It took a few days (he woke up the first few nights we tried) but soon became a habit.

I used to lift him out of bed just before I went to bed myself, sat him on the toilet, he peed, back to bed - dry or hardly wet nappy in the morning. Prior to trying that, it was middle of the night bed changes every night. Obviously he has to be somewhat familiar with using the toilet while awake for it to work, I don't know if that applies in this case. Good luck!

A incontinence referral can take along time I used to get them for my daughter but u can buy them until u have a assessment from the incontinence team il try to attach a photo of what we used u can also get them in extra small size

I think my daughter was nearly 5 before we stopped the night time pull ups. Summer born child (we didn't keep her back though a year).

My DD was in nappies at night till about 7. We sometimes put a puppy pad under her as well as the nappy on her. ERIC was really useful for advice and lots of strategies - there's a hormone (desmopressin I think) which has to kick in to stay dry at night and it can be much later in some children. It turned out dd just liked the warm feeling of the nappy and couldn't be bothered to get out of bed for the loo- the bed alarm which went off at the first drop of wee changed that dynamic!

For nighttime leaks we have the last drink at 5.30/6pm, bedtime around 7.45. That has stopped most of our night leaking issues.