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ds wants to sleep with no nappy...

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platanos · 31/05/2012 20:07

...but his nappy is wet every morning. And often so full the bed gets wet too...

What would you do? I have let him go to bed with no nappy on but wondering whether to sneak in and put a nappy on him....

He is 4.5 and been dry during the day for about a year. But dd was wetting the bed at night until she was 9.

Any suggestions, please?

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Shakey1500 · 31/05/2012 20:12

No suggestions (sorry!) but comradeship. It's also DS's first night without his pull up whatsits. He's 4.10. Trying to get him dry before a holiday abroad on July 30th. We tried it in January but he wasn't ready and also, we moved house, he changed schools so didn't want to add to the stress etc.

Anyhow, good luck :)

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platanos · 31/05/2012 20:16

thanks for the comradeship!!Hope it works for you tonight and for many nights to come!
Thing is ds decided at the last moment and not waterproofs to catch the flood. could be fun!

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platanos · 31/05/2012 20:18

are waterproof pj pants like big pull- ups? cos he refused pull-ups too
will see if I can get some others. thanks

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mejon · 31/05/2012 20:27

Get one of those waterproof pads for the bed so that if he wets you don't have to strip the whole bed. DD1 was waking with a wet nappy (pull-ups) every morning until we decided to go cold turkey just after Christmas when she was 5.4. She's only had a handful of accidents since so it may be worth a try if he's keen.

Virgil · 31/05/2012 20:31

At 4.5 I can understand why he wants to go to bed with no nappy. DS2 is very firmly "not a baby!!!" at 4. We had waterproof sheets under his sheet, made sure he went to the loo before settling down, no drinks in bed, checked him two hours later and physically lifted him into toilet where he would do another tinkle whilst still half asleep and then would do the same when we went to bed. That would see him
Through the night and gradually he gained more control and we were able to stop the sleep tinkles!

Lindax · 31/05/2012 20:34

we used the pampers bed mats for ds

put mat on bed, sheet, another mat, another sheet so if he has an accident I could just whip off the top sheet/mat & quick pj change.

once he recognised feeling wet he soon stopped at night (with only the odd accident after)

LingDiLong · 31/05/2012 21:18

Oh we went through this recently with my 5 year old. I said we'd give it a good go but explained that his body needed to be ready so if he was still wetting the bed after a couple of weeks he'd have to have nappies on again. We tried making sure he drank plenty in the day but nothing before bed, a double wee just before bed and lifting him. He wet constantly for 2 weeks! I'm glad we tried though, I felt like I had to respect his decision to try sleeping without a nappy.

AngryFeet · 31/05/2012 21:26

Agree with last poster. Look on the ERIC website for good bedproofing products. I used a waterproof sleeping bag from there which saved having to wash Duvet etc.

Shakey1500 · 01/06/2012 11:15

How did you get on platanos?

Ds had a wet bed, but I'd checked him at 5am and it was ok, so it must have been after that. Bedding is now blowing in the wind on the line...

I'm in two minds actually. I know it's only been A night but I really don't think the hormone has kicked in. He's a REALLY heavy sleeper also. Should have added that we gave it a go last night on a whim actually as we'd ran out of pullups, DH was ill and couldn't drive to the supermarket. I've never quite got the lifting them for a wee in the middle of the night, I'm loathe to lift him from a deep sleep really. I'll have a think today.

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platanos · 01/06/2012 13:10

thanks for the suggestions - lots of ideas, and am about to go and do some exciting waterproof-the-bed shopping.

had a funny old night - I put a nappy on ds in his sleep (very naughty I know) and then he woke us up in the middle of the night to tell us that he did not want a nappy (revenge!), then was dry between 3 and 6 when we got up.

shakey - not bad to make it till 5am. I used to lift dd until she was about nine - she did not really wake up, sleep-walked to the toilet and back. But it did become a bit of a struggle to get her out of bed, esp as she was also a really heavy sleeper. we worked out that she wet the bed in the first couple of hours after going to sleep, but after that she would wake herself.

I am also in two minds...feel it is important to respect ds's wish not to sleep in nappies but also seen how upset dd became when she was constantly wetting the bed. hmmm... I shall try the drynites pants and see if ds is happy to compromise. and do a sticker chart so that if pants are dry for 2 weeks then he can sleep without. Oh, I dunno....maybe I shall just change beds...confused!

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Shakey1500 · 02/06/2012 08:09

A dry night (tentative whoop). He didn't go to bed till 9pm though, not sure if that has anything to do with it!

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