Bed Wetting Help & Advice
The first thing you should know about bed wetting is that
in most instances it is considered perfectly normal and a lot of people
suffer from it. You are unconscious while sleeping, and you could be
dreaming that you are stood in front of a toilet going for a wee. You
wake up, and realise it was a dream and you've actually wet the bed.
This used to happen to me as a child and even in to my early teens to be
honest. I thought I’d end up wetting the bed when I was married. But
luckily, I’m not married! It actually stopped for me at about Age
14, pretty late by bed wetting standards. I've never wet the bed
since.
No one really knows for sure what causes bed wetting
but personally I think 8 hours a sleep is a long time to go without a
wee, and that in itself could be reason enough and if you're a heavy
sleeper or have a week bladder or both, this will only exacerbate things
and could create a regular bed wetting problem. Personally, as we’re
all different, I think it’s quite normal by probability standards. It’s
not a big problem and you should not worry about it. The reason I
believe it occurs more in young children is because they haven't
developed strong bladder control muscles yet, and they may also be heavy
sleepers and big dreamers. When you’re in a dream, it does seem like
reality. I vividly remember standing in front on a toilet in my dreams
and then waking up when I was wet and realised it was just a dream and
I'd actually wet the bed.
The best thing that you can do for the
person suffering from bed wetting be it a child, yourself or an elderly
relative is to make it so that its not a big problem or inconvenience.
If we all still lived in the Victorian times, maybe it would cause more
of a problem, but luckily, someone invented washing machines and so wet
bedding can easily be washed and dried and sorted out.
It is
embarrassing to wet the bed. Especially if its not your own bed and
you are staying with your friends and family. Let them know you
might have an accident and make a joke out of it. Its the best way to
go about it. You will be a lot less embarrassed if it does happen, and
it will make your life a lot easier. It is nothing to be ashamed of,
everybody is different. Its only a bit of wee!
One of the
worst things after an accident, especially if it happens early in the
night, is getting back to sleep. Obviously you have a problem of a
wet bed to deal with. What do you do? As a child, you wouldn't want
to go to your parents’ bedroom at 3am in the morning, especially as you
may be embarrassed, so you deal with it. You need a dry layer at
least. A towel placed on top can be an effective temporary solution to a
little accident. Make sure you have a towel handy in your bedroom in
case an accident does occur in the night. As a child, you wake up
anxious, embarrassed and still tired. You just want to go back to
sleep, but you have a wet bed to deal with first. Obviously a child
in the middle of the night doesn't know where fresh bed linen is, and
probably couldn't make a bed if they tried anyway. I would recommend a
good thick towel, or two, that can be easily washed in the morning. It
is an easy temporary fix for the remaining sleeping hours. In the
morning you can wash everything and re-make the bed.
If it is a
continual problem and is happening most nights you may want to consider
making up a spare bed, so you, your child or loved one can just hop into
a freshly made spare bed for the remaining sleeping hours, and sort it
out the bedding in the morning.
If its a child that's suffering
and is a bit embarrassed. Teach them how to make there own bed, and
put fresh bed linens and 2 thick towels (for emergency) in there
bedrooms. Teach them how to use the washing machine if they want to
learn, they may well want to deal with their own mishaps secretly doing a
few loads of washing from time to time. Make sure they know how to do
this, and how to use the tumble dryer and they can do this on their own
if you want to. If you hear the washing machine going in the middle
of the night, learn to ignore it. They maybe hoping you don't hear it,
because they're embarrassed.
Obviously all parts of the bed
linen can be washed, and will need to be washed especially after big
accidents. You can buy disposable bed pads and washable bed pads
which are an absorbent layer (a bit like a large sanitary towel). These
can be put down at the start of the night, just in case an accident
occurs. In the middle of the night, if an accident does happen, the
protector pad can simply be removed and binned and new one put down to
continue sleeping in the dry. Make sure you keep more of these in the
bedroom so that they are easily accessible in the middle of the
night. We sell both Disposable Bed Pads and Washable Bed Pads here
at Bed Wetting Sheets.
The main part of your bed you don't want
it leaking into is the mattress. As these can be expensive to replace
and cannot be easily washed. Mattress Cover Protectors are a great
way to protect your mattress from little accidents. They are made of
plastic and therefore are 100% waterproof. No urine will pass through
the sheets into the mattress, saving you the cost of a mattress or
having to sleep in a bed that continually smells of urine, because it’s
soaked through the mattress on multiple occasions.
Mattress
covers are very affordable and offer great protection. We offer 2
types of mattress protectors, the cheaper vinyl plastic fitted bed
sheets which do a good job, but are made of quite thin plastic with
elasticated corners. We also offer a terry toweling mattress cover
which is much better quality and a lot harder wearing and can also be
machine washed at 40 Degrees. These bed protector sheets will last a
long time and if you buy two to wash one against the other, it will be a
very effective way to keep your mattress fresh and dry, without too
much hassle in the event of an accident. We sell both the Plastic
Fitted Mattress Covers and the Terry Toweling Mattress Protectors here
at Bed Wetting Sheets.
When it comes to Mattress Protection and
Bed Wetting, you just can't beat a Terry Toweling Mattress Protector.
These mattress covers offer great protection against bed wetting
accidents and are very hard wearing and long lasting. It is made up of
2 layers. The upper side is made from 100% cotton Terry Pile. The
underside is made from 100% polyurethane, and is therefore 100%
waterproof. They are machine washable at 40 Degrees. They are fully
fitted sheets and will fit a 12" Deep Mattress. These mattress
Protectors are hotel quality standard and have elasticated corners for
easy fitting. They are available in a range of sizes: Single, Double,
King Size and Super King (Queen) Size. We would recommend purchasing 2
mattress covers. That way you can wash one against the other when
accidents do occur.