Reusable Pull-ups for Nightime?

Hi L..
I know from previous posts that you have a couple of special needs kiddos, and I can imagine that this would be a tough thing having three that still wet at night. I work in special education and I receive several catalogs that have things that might work for what you need. You could try looking online for children's incontinence supplies (there are lots of different ones out there for different sizes) or I found a website with washable bedtime pants. http://www.bedwettingstore.com/Briefs/item_washable_bedti...
They seem a little pricey to me, but I guess when you add up the cost of all those pull-ups it isn't so bad.
Good luck!
Christi :)

Yes, they are called underwear. Once you stop buying and using anything disposable you will be amazed at how quickly your kids will be motivated to stay dry at night, and YOU will be motivated to train them because who wants to deal with that every day?
I try not to respond to potty training questions too often because it is a sore point for me. As "affluent" Americans we are not doing ourselves or our kids any favors by delaying potty training. There is very rarely a medical reason for it, and if you wait much past the age of two or COURSE it's going to be a power struggle.
My MIL had 8 kids, all trained by 18 months because she had to BOIL diapers clean. She wasn't mean, she just trained them.
I did the same, be it slightly later, but all before age 3.
Google "potty training around the world" to see what is actually normal.
I read a post from another mom not too long ago that suggested parents wear depends on long car trips to avoid stopping and waking kids up. REALLY?! Is that where some people are at?
I personally think pull-ups are one of the most disgusting things ever invented :(

Please ignore the responders who make it sound like your kids, or anyone's kids, are wetting at night on purpose. A percentage of kids will wet at night with decreasing frequency until they are 11 or 12 years old no matter what steps we take. This has always been true. There is not such thing as nighttime potty training.

My daughter, who was completely daytime potty trained by age two, wet at night, less and less often until she turned 9. The dismay on her face those mornings grew with her age... Many times this issue is genetic. Her father did the same when he was young. Bedwetting WAS happening in previous generations, the moms just stayed quiet about it and did a lot of laundry. Thank heavens for pull-ups and other options.

Good luck to you with your family!

For those moms who suggest you quit being lazy and 'train' your children; they have obviously been blessed with kids who don't struggle with wetting the bed, that's wonderful for them, please try not to trip when you get off your high horse. Many, many, many, many studies have shown bedwetting is common up until age 10, and lots of doctors don't consider it a medical issue until as late as 14 or 15. My 9 yo wets the bed, always has. My 7 yo doesn't, never has. It's obviously not my lack of parenting/potty training skills that's causing the bedwetting or they would both be wetting the bed. Last night at practice one of the other moms (a nurse practitioner at a pediatric urology practice who treats mostly bedwetters) suggested to me that we check to see if he's constipated because constipation is the number one cause of bedwetting - the bowels push on and desensitize the bladder so the child can't hold it as long and doesn't recognize the 'urge'. You might consider having your 7 yo xrayed to see if he is constipated and then putting him on Miralax; the RN I talked to sees success in a large number of her bedwetters simply by putting them on a regular dose of Miralax & limiting liquid (and only giving milk/water period) after 6:30.

In the meantime they sell waterproof mattress overlays on Amazon or the bedwetting store. These go on top of the sheet so you just have to wash them in the morning. Good luck, and don't let the know it alls who don't really know much discourage you or make you feel bad.

What do you mean reusable pullups? Are you talking about cloth diapers? Look into Super Undies. I use cloth diapers on my 1 year old and on my 3 year old at night because he- like your kids- still wets at night.

He uses Super Undies and size XL Fuzzibunz.

Yes! they do, you can fine them on cloth diapering websites under potty training. You would just wash them all in a load together every day or every other day. My children are much younger and still in cloth diapers.
I store the dirty diapers in a bucket with a small amount of laundry detergent and water. That way they don't get stinky. I would do the same with the pullups. As far as sizing, I am not sure, probably the same as their underwear, and I am sure there will be a sizing chart.

I thought the whole point of pull ups is that they are disposable. Just like a diaper. If you want your kids in diapers, you're going to have to throw them away or use the kind that you wash. By hand or in the washer.
I don't know, maybe things have changed and they have resusable disposables, but that seems to defeat the purpose.
Just my opinion.
I guess I'm just not sure what you mean by reusable pull ups. They either get wet or soiled and get tossed or have to be washed by hand before the washing machine. They make cloth training panties that are reusable. They soak things up to an extent.

Best wishes.

My friend uses 100 % wool diapers. They look like little knit shorts, kind of funny, kind of cute. They have to be soaked with lanolin to make them waterproof, and dont smell etc, wash every 10 or so days, drying them out in between.

Hi L.,

I completely understand what you are going through!! I had 2 boys that didn't stop (and most won't without help until puberty!) until we found a bedwetting alarm from Starchild Labs. My oldest was mid-teens when we first tried it with him and it worked great! (This was after doing all of the things mentioned below and then some!) The second son was even quicker!
We tried attaching the alarm to pull ups but it doesn't work as well as using underwear. I saw where someone mentioned that you have 2 special needs children. I don't know what they are so I don't know if their needs would have an impact on enuresis and this method or not but it would be worth a shot. You can use the same alarm on each child so that will cut cost as well.
Good luck!
KP

You need to get rid of the pullups. Get a waterproof mattress cover to put on the mattress, then put the sheets on, and then get a pad they use in hospitals/nursing homes, etc. to put ON TOP of the sheets (so you don't have to wash sheets every day, only the pad if necessary). Next, cut off their drinks atleast 1 hr before bedtime. Then have them all pee IMMEDIATELY before they go to bed.

A diaper service may be cheaper than disposables-and they may provide pull ups or thick cotton diapers that can be used two at a time.

Go to Walmart and buy 2-3 sets per bed of waterproof mattress pads. That way one can be washing, one can be drying, and one can be on the bed. Initially it may cost a bit, but it the long run it will be cost effective.
Good luck.