To think that the cost of bedwetting pull ups is too dam high

[Nymeria01]

I have two DS who wet the bed. DS1 is 14 and although going threw a great effort to stop he still wears drynites as he will wet the bed between 4-6 night a week. DS2 is 5 and still not dry. For a while I have kept him in normal nappies but its not practical any more so the yesterday I brought him some drynites as well. Just buying two packets cost £8 (over 10 if they weren't on offer) which is a lot considering its a total of 19 nappies! Does anyone else have this frustration?

I love your use of the 'too damn high meme'

I think all things like this are too expensive. Nappies too.

Yes! They are ludicrously expensive but they know they have parents over a barrel as there are no alternatives other than lots of wet sheets! My dd1 had incontinence issues for about a year and had to wear them day and night aged about 6-7, and dd2 has literally just become dry at night at just before 4. I literally could not afford to buy them so it's good timing.

Your poor ds1, must be awful for him :(

YANBU.

2 DC in pull ups here. It's a big chunk of our weekly shopping budget.

Have you checked the price on Amazon?

Ask your Gp re getting them though nhs.

I get one nappy and one incontinence pad a day though nhs, which helps!

I have 3 bedwetters. The price of night pants was killing us. I don't know about you but they leaked through them anyway so the amount of washing hasn't changed. Once a month for three months I replaced their mattresses with one of these. They've already paid for themselves as I haven't bought night pants for almost a year now. I also bought a 6 pack of fitted single bed sheets from amazon. We don't make a fuss. If they are wet on waking they strip the bedding and leave it on the landing. They aren't even close to being reliably dry yet but strangely the incidents are starting to lessen.

They are expensive. Our 8yo wears them around the clock - he gets nappies on the NHS, but they're big and sweaty and he loves to pop them, leaving the house looking like a sheep shearing accident. He also can't change the nappies himself, which isn't ideal for a child we're trying to teach to deal with his own cares.

We look out for aggressive offers. I usually have an Amazon subscription going, but the supply of the big size is patchy, to say the least. I usually check all the supermarket prices online before we stock up if we're running low. Sometimes they're impressive. I stocked up on underjams at £1.75 a packet when Tesco were selling them off, before Christmas. Recently Asda had a very good twofer on and MIL, who lives near a store, grabbed a load for us, so we currently have a good stash.

I'm sorry am I reading it wrong, 14 years old?

Have you sought the advice of a medic? The hormone hasn't kicked in?

Yes it costs us a fortune.

How come some families get then on the nhs and others don't? I mean others who are being treated for enuresis, not every 6yo who isn't dry of course!

YourMa do your DC just sleep on the mattress with one sheet over the top? How do you deal with it in the middle of the night, does the child have to wipe and clean the mattress then remake the bed? We have a plastic sheet as bottom layer but they are forever getting holes or tears so I can see the attraction of an actual waterproof mattress.

Have you sought the advice of a medic? The hormone hasn't kicked in?

No. I'm sure she's just ignored it and gone "oh well".

Bed wetting isn't fun for anyone involved.

Namechangearoonie123 no your not reading it wrong he is 14. We tried Desmopressin but it gives him bad side effects (mainly headaches) and didn't work anyway. So now he is going just going to a clinic every few weeks.

They need more competition, huggies has the marked. I wish supermarkets would make a cheaper alternative.

Now he's older have you been back to the GP (sorry I'm not trying to be patronising) its just I've heard about certain operations to help with things like this! I'm not sure how valid my info is, but could be something to look into (if you've not already which you probably have!)

They should defo be available on the NHS for him Nymeria, hopefully this would help you. As it's his prescription they would be free

My ND wet the bed and was given a device on NHS to help wake him up when sleeping if he happened to wet. From memory, he put on 2 pairs of underwear with this sensor in between the layers. It either buzzed or beeped when he wet so that he could associate the sensation of wet with waking up. It took a few months but finally became dry throughout the night.

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It is shocking!

We bought cloth pull ups in the end for DS who isn't likely to be dry for a while (aged 10) and just wash and reuse them. Also means they go bigger so should last a good few years thankfully.

Erin, I found plastic/waterproof sheets crap. They get worn or peeled away in certain areas which was infuriating. The mattresses including p&p are around £50. They arrive in a surprisingly small cardboard box and they expand when you unpack them (they are tightly vacuum packed) so don't worry about finding space to store it if you order one on the spur of the moment. Like I say we've had ours around a year and they still look brand new. If someone uses the bed that doesn't need waterproofing the mattress can be flipped. As for cleaning I keep a spray bottle of the green window and mirror cleaner on my landing and use that to wipe the beds down (the white vinegar kills the smell of ammonia IMO). I use the previous days hand towel. Ds is 10 and shows no signs of quitting. Personally I wet the bed intermittently up til around 15-16. I know exactly what it's like for op from both sides. :(

Yes. DS2 (11) has SN so still wears nappies night and day. If I run out of the ones provided by the continence service I have to buy dry nites 9-15. As it is I have to spend a fortune on wipes (£10 a week). He needs 4 packets of dry nites a week!

My friend has a 14 year old, a 7 year old and a 4 year old who are still bedwetters! She is great at hunting out bargains though!

I only have a 7 year old bedwetter myself. Still costs too much!

Yes you should be able to get a prescription, my mum works in the continence service and I believe they are free to children over 5/6.

Thanks for that mattress link YourMa. DS is 8 and shows no sign of getting dry any time soon. I don't use drynites for him, as he wets just before he wakes so it doesn't disturb his sleep at all, but getting the waterproof sheet(s) washed and dried is the winter is a nightmare, so this looks ideal.

Hi

What about washable night time pants. If you google washable bed wetting pants loads come up.

We tried everything too!! Funniest was the 1st night with the alarm....
... running around trying to switch the bloody thing off whilst DS2 still snoring. Both my boys bedwetters till 15 ish....nothing worked except time. I remember him coming home from camp and falling asleep on the (new!) sofa...within half an hour he'd wet and my God did he wet..... Never got cross but the washing!!! We were very lucky with both schools as nobody ever found out...he was told to just have a quiet word with teacher...leave sleeping bag in tent and it was taken away...washed and replaced by bed time .Good Luck OP...My heart goes out to you.

And sorry...forgot to add...yes they are expensive and leaked most nights but when we tried without them, He'd have such sore skin...it would bleed sometimes. Poor boy...Pyjama pants were not around for DS1.