Waterproof Duvet Covers

[Omg21]

Relatives have a child who wets the bed. They have a waterproof mattress cover but have also been looking at waterproof duvet covers. They have said that reviews online are a bit mixed.  Has anyone any experience of using them?

[Old_Geezer]

Isn't the easier answer waterproof pants ? Maybe with some absorbent pad too.

[barry1010]

Dunelm teflon duvet cover. Works well, has a zip

[Prudie]

I agree with OG, put them in something like DryNite pants/nappies. Far more practical and hygienic - surely if it's waterproof then the liquid just pools :-( 

[calmck]

Waterproof top and bottom might make the child very hot and sweaty. If the child is too big for nappies then I would suggest  Tena Slips or something similar

[Omg21]

Thank you for the replies and some interesting points.  He's too old for nappies but they do use other products.  I think they just see it as an extra layer to protect the bed and bedding.  

[chelle7272]

It doesn't have to be a nappy, DryNites for example, are worn as pants and are made for any age.

[barry1010]

There comes a time when a child doesn't want to wear any form of nappy/pull up pants but still has the occasional accident.  If there isn't a physical reason for the bedwetting then it isn't good to keep him in nappies etc for longer than necessary. 

 

[Omg21]

Barry, I think you have put into words what they think as he gets older.   Does a normal duvet cover fit over the protector?

[barry1010]

Yes, but it can be hard to pull the duvet cover over the protector as there is a bit of a drag.  Not too bad with a single size, which I assume this lad would have.

[TheWinner]

A friend of ours was caring for a relative with a similar problem, they used something I would never have thought of, puppy training pads.  Cheaper than any purpose made product. Readily available in places like B & M and are large and super absorbent.

https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/quilted-puppy-training-pads-60-x-60cm-100pk-330687

[-SharonA-]

Would these help?

https://www.incontinencesupermarket.co.uk/kylie-bed-protection-blue-bed-pad-3-litres?msclkid=242a2a348d371768961a4cd92a06c4a7&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=WOL%20%7C%20Search%20%7C%20Molicare&utm_term=incontinencesupermarket%20co&utm_content=All%20Webpages%20DSA

[Vagus]

One of our children wet the bed till they were nine, not regularly but often enough for it to be a problem/nuisance.

They wore pull-ups, not nappies, for a long time especially when we went away when the laundry facilities were not especially good. They eventually grew out of it, we never made a big issue of it as we knew they couldn't help it.

[barry1010]

Those puppy pads are brilliant for protecting the mattress and useful for girls.  Not so brilliant for boys and protecting the duvet cover. 

I might be overstepping the mark here but my wife told a friend some years ago to put her boy in terry nappies when he started wetting the bed at 4.  He really didn't like having a cold, soggy nappy and it seemed to work.  They didn't make a big deal out of it, never scolded him or fussed him.  

[Omg21]

Thanks again for the answers and ideas.

[calmck]

I presume he has seen a doctor to rule out any medical reason. One effective measure is a regular bedtime, no fizzy drinks in the evening and to take him to the bathroom before the parents go to bed

[jourdain2]

My younger daughter was dry at nights, aged 4.  I began to work 1 or 2 days a week, leaving her with a teacher friend who had her own little boy (2) at home.  Daughter began to bedwet.   Whether she was angry with me or influenced by seeing a smaller child sleep without a care in the world, I don't know, but at 10 she was still bedwetting.

I was going nuts - I had to work by then  and it was a lot of extra stress and work - we tried star charts, we tried everything, aided by a friend who was a specialist child support worker.

Eventually friend suggested hiring an alarm. A blanket under the sheet which beeps at the first drop of moisture.  Idea is simple - it trains the child to be aware.  We tried it.  It worked at first then it stopped being effective for some reason.

Exhausted after a particularly hard day at school I came home to yet another soaked bed (no time to sort it in the morning) to discover that the electric lead had been disconnected by said child.  She'd woken, pulled the plug and gone back to sleep..............

I put her subsequent dryness down to the thorough bollocking she was given.

Apart from that, one of those devices may be of help.