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Child bedwetting on holiday help

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WheresTheRemoteControl · 29/07/2023 00:33

On a haven site. Child has wet the bed. Thankfully a plastic sheet underneath.
Have soaked the quilt and everything.
There's a spare for tonight as now put youngest dd in with us.

Obviously we'll offer to pay for new bedding. Do we just contact the reception tomorrow and ask for new stuff.

No launderette for us to wash it either

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CuttedUpAvocadoPear · 29/07/2023 00:50

Contact reception. And buy some dry nites for the child.

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WheresTheRemoteControl · 29/07/2023 01:10

Child is 11 nearly 12. They won't wear them, it's my dsc. Had been dry for a long time. Recently started wetting again 2nd time with us. 1st was about 6 weeks ago. Now 2nd time but we're away.
They've said its a regular thing at their dms house . But they don't know why and nothing upsetting them.
Asked their dm and they said ' its normal'. Dh is going to contact gp when back Monday

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NewishT1Mum · 29/07/2023 01:11

Please take your child for a finger prick blood sugar test.

Suddenly wetting the bed again can be a sign of Type 1 diabetes.

Any increase in thirst?

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WheresTheRemoteControl · 29/07/2023 01:13

No, in fact the opposite. Have to nag them to drink. They could go all day with just 2 tumbler of drink

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CuttedUpAvocadoPear · 29/07/2023 01:14

WheresTheRemoteControl · 29/07/2023 01:10

Child is 11 nearly 12. They won't wear them, it's my dsc. Had been dry for a long time. Recently started wetting again 2nd time with us. 1st was about 6 weeks ago. Now 2nd time but we're away.
They've said its a regular thing at their dms house . But they don't know why and nothing upsetting them.
Asked their dm and they said ' its normal'. Dh is going to contact gp when back Monday

Could be a hormone deficiency. Constipation maybe. Definitely needs the GP.

NewishT1Mum · 29/07/2023 01:14

I am glad to hear that!! Worth keeping an eye though.

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WheresTheRemoteControl · 29/07/2023 01:18

Thank you. Dh will be contacting their gp Monday. However dsc goes home Tuesday. So hoepfully they can see them or at least a call back.
Issue he has is if he makes an appointment for when they re here next. Their dm will cancel it as she gets the reminder texts as she said its normal!
She did it previously with a different issue last year.
He will however explain this to the surgery and fingers crossed gets at least a call back.

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caringcarer · 29/07/2023 01:47

It's surely better to wear a drynight pants than wet the bed. I would insist DSC wore them especially when sleeping in a bed that does not belong to them. What if it didn't have a plastic sheet over the mattress? No one else would want to sleep there again if the mattress smelled of urine. I think you need to explain to DSC it's not normal to wet the bed at their age and they definitely need to see the doctor. They can prescribe medication to stop the DSC weeing for many hours after taking it and it's taken last thing before bed. My niece used to take it as she was such a heavy sleeper she never woke up to wee in the night. She wasn't keen on drynight pants either but recognised she needed to wear them and better than a wet bed.

ThePlatypusAlwaysTriumphs · 29/07/2023 01:52

My dd2 wet the bed into age 11/12. We had her at enuresis clinic, tried the medication, alarms, visualisation, nothing worked.

I don't think telling a child "it's not normal" is particularly helpful. They aren't doing it on purpose, and it's upsetting and embarrassing for them anyway. Plastic sheets and minimal fuss was what we did. She did grow out of it. I would try not to make a big deal of this. According to enuresis clinic it is far more common than you think

whatwhhat · 29/07/2023 01:56

A couple of years ago my son caught a v+d bug while we were at haven. He was too I'll to bring home for the first two nights. I asked the reception if there was somewhere I could wash the bedding because of the v+d and they told us to bag leave it outside the front door and they delivered two lots of fresh bedding for us. I was really apologetic and they said not to worry they've seen all sorts and would rather know they get a surprise after we left. I don't know if being apologetic helped (they they knew it was drunken behaviour or something) or that's their policy.

Sorry I've no medical advice or tips. it would be a shame he can't enjoy his holiday because of something he can't help.

whatwhhat · 29/07/2023 01:59

Sorry meant they knew it wasn't drunken behaviour

CuttedUpAvocadoPear · 29/07/2023 02:03

ThePlatypusAlwaysTriumphs · 29/07/2023 01:52

My dd2 wet the bed into age 11/12. We had her at enuresis clinic, tried the medication, alarms, visualisation, nothing worked.

I don't think telling a child "it's not normal" is particularly helpful. They aren't doing it on purpose, and it's upsetting and embarrassing for them anyway. Plastic sheets and minimal fuss was what we did. She did grow out of it. I would try not to make a big deal of this. According to enuresis clinic it is far more common than you think

There is a hormone that helps children hold their urine through the night. I think most of them make this hormone by about age 4 but some children don't have it. It's not their fault and they should never be made to feel embarrassed about it.

I would say though, if it were my child I would probably say that on holiday wearing some kind of protection would be non-negotiable. Perhaps that's harsh.

ThePlatypusAlwaysTriumphs · 29/07/2023 02:06

There is a hormone that helps children hold their urine through the night. I think most of them make this hormone by about age 4 but some children don't have it.

Yes, it's called desmopressin. My dd had it prescribed for 6 months, but it didn't make any difference

Linz735 · 03/01/2024 22:52

My 3.5 year old daughter has been potty trained for over a year, she was doing well at staying dry overnight too. We had a holiday in June for 2 weeks and she was dry every night, had one in September for 2 weeks and she was dry every night and went away for a week in December and she was dry every night, but at home for months she's wetting the bed and laughing about it, sometimes it's as though she's pulled her pyjamas down and wet the bed and then pulled them back up, any advice greatly appreciated

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