Night-time underwear for child?

[HermioneIsMyHomegirl]

My child (10) still isn't dry at night and for sleepovers we use the larger nappies. However, I am concerned that other kids will either see or hear that she's using one of those and she ends up teased. Does anyone know of anything similar to period pants that would do the job?

Before anyone mentions doctors, I have tried but essentially got a short shift! We have also tried the alarms, but without success...

Is it full on wee or just slight leakage?

It's not every night, and it varies, but more than a slight leak when it does happen.

The threshold for help is 8 years old, there's medication that works

Yeah, I have tried to access help, but the doctor brushed me off.

Would period pads not work? Or these: Incontinence Undies | Leak Proof Underwear | – Modibodi UK

Has she already been seen by a paediatric incontinence nurse?

I think you need to go to GP and be more assertive. Your DD needs a referral to an inconvenience nurse.

Not much advice on the undies just wanted to say DD was 10 before she was dry at night and it literally just happened one day she was dry and then the next and the next. It was like a switch was flipped. You should go back to the GP and press for help, it is available.

I think places that do period pants also do incontinence ones.

Another one urging you to go back to (or see a new) GP. Our DS was on medication for about 6 months and then totally dry. It's very straightforward and by 10 absolutely should be looked at.

Then you see a different doctor. Or insist on a referral. Or keep making appointments. You can't just leave it.

Are the sleepovers essential? Because I think if she isn't reliably dry overnight it's a really bad idea to allow her in that situation. And deffo be assertive with the GP. Insist on an appointment.

The inconvenience nurse made me smile 🙂
and I agree, go back to your GP.

I agree with the others - go back to the doctor.

Period pants wont absorb a full accident.

@PastTheGin, bloody autocorrect.

We speak with the parents hosting the sleepover, and they tend to make it a camping sleepover, this allows the night nappy to be stored and put on in a sleeping bag etc, and they pick up and remove in the morning, it's the very last thing before bed and first thing in the morning so very discreet, and none of the other children know, DD is 8 and has done this 3 times now. Hope this helps!

You can’t allow them to brush you off. This is your child and unfortunately there will be a few fights along the road where you have to get tough and refuse to back down and be fobbed off, this is one of them. You are entitled to help with this and it’s disgusting that you are going to have to fight for it but unfortunately it appears that you’ll need to otherwise your child will pay the price. Refuse tp accept nothing less than a referral to a specialist if your GP can’t directly help. Would you go through that without fighting for yourself?

Having read this many times on here I waited until my child was 8 before seeking help, only for my doctors surgery to say they would have referred us to the enuresis clinic at 5.