Any parents here use prefold style pin-on cloth diapers and plastic pants on their bedwetting child or teenager?
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Hey, my grandmother currently has me using cloth style diapers for my bed wedding. I’m a teenager and I’ve used them now for several weeks and I do not like them at all. They always smell even if you clean them. They’re super bulky. I know they save money, but if it’s not a price thing, I would try and use anything else but these.
Hi Clayton. I'm sorry you're having issues with the cloth diapers. Can you talk to your grandmother about switching you to a disposable diaper with tape tabs? Disposable tape on diapers tend to be more absorbent than pull-ups for managing bedwetting. Better Dry makes a disposable diaper with tape tabs that is highly rated by many people.You can purchase them at L.L. Medico, XP Medical, North Shore Care, as well as other places.
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I fully agree Clayton, disposable are better. Northshore have sample packs - so you don’t have to buy a large quantity until you have found your product and size. I think their customer care followed the old forum and came with some advices from time to time. Anyway - they have very helpful customer care.
Hi Clayton,
In addition to the Better Dry diapers there are other disposable tape on diapers available for bedwetting including the Beyond XP 5000, the North Shore Megamax, the Be Dry nighttime diaper sold by InControl Diapers, the Trest Elite briefs, as well as others. I would talk to your grandmother and ask her to purchase one of those brands. It's also a good idea to cover the bed with a rubber or plastic sheet in case your diaper leaks. I use the Dry Defender waterproof underpad with tuck in flaps. I purchased it from the Protective Bedding store. Please keep us posted on how things turn out.
Some people have suggested those diapers before. I’ve tried the diapers and pull-ups from North Shore. Those are for sure. The best to use! My grandmother just can’t afford to use them. I used to use the goodnites and those were always my favorite. My grandma recently said she wanted to switch to the cloth diapers to help save money. Which I understand, but I just don’t like them at all the reasons listed above.
Hi Clayton,
I wear the gauze prefold style nighttime pin-on cloth diapers with two gauze diaper liners from Adultclothdiaper.com. I also wear the pull-on style Leakmaster Deluxe 7 gauge plastic pants with enclosed elastic (also from Adultclothdiaper.com) and the Euroflex pull-on style plastic pants with enclosed elastic from L.L. Medico. I will admit the diapers are bulky and bulge a lot but they do a great job keeping my bed dry. Do you use the pin-on style prefold cloth diapers? These are the best for managing bedwetting. I realize it's no fun wearing them but I suggest you give them a chance. I think you'll get used to them over time.In some cases wearing thick diapers to bed can cause chafing. If that's the case with you you might consider putting on a layer of diaper rash ointment to the diaper area before putting your diapers on. Grandma El's makes a diaper rash ointment which is safe to use on cloth diapers (some ointments can cause diapers to lose their absorbency over time). You can get Grandma El's from Amazon, Adultclothdiaper.com, as well as other places. Your grandmother is right - you do save money in the long run. As far as the smell is concerned I use the Allen's Naturally liquid laundry and diaper detergent and don't have any problems with smell. They also have a product called "Stink Out" but you may find you don't even need that. I suggest just trying the detergent at first, The url is www.allensnaturally.com. Another option is to wear disposable tape-on diapers on some nights of the week and the pin-ons on other nights, that way you're not wearing as many disposables which saves you money. I suggest discussing this option with your grandmother. As mentioned, disposable diapers with tape tabs tend to be better than pull-ups for managing heavier forms of incontinence such as bedwetting. Good luck.
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Hi Clayton,
I hope my advice was helpful. I have a couple of other suggestions. You can always look at the diapers and plastic pants in the same manner you would a raincoat/rain suit. Second, I spoke with a representative from Adultclothdiaper.com (a.k.a. All Together Enterprises) named Brook - very nice, understanding, and helpful lady - and she told me to use Dawn dishwashing liquid. I got the blue liquid that says "New clean scent" on a yellow sticker. It has a real nice scent.If you use the Dawn, wash the plastic pants (or "rubber pants" as some people call them even though this is a misnomer) in a basin then hang them up to dry on a clothesline. I tried the Allen's diaper detergent on the plastic pants and it had a funny smell. For some reason though, the diapers didn't smell after using the detergent. If your grandmother insists that you wear the cloth diapers to bed I would try to roll with the punches. As I said, I think over time you'll get used to wearing them. Speaking personally bulky cloth diapers make me feel comfortable and secure because I know I won't wake up in a flooded bed - when I pee at night it's like Niagara Falls in my bed
As mentioned the prefold pin-ons seem to be the best choice for managing bedwetting. A lot of adults use that style of diaper to manage their bedwetting. Finally, if you don't have one I'd cover your bed with either a rubber or plastic sheet for added protection.
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OK, I’ll see if I can get some of that then. It’s not that I don’t feel secure in the cloth diapers. I’ve never leaked out of them. They are just very bulky and I used to always wear sweatpants or shorts to school, but I really can’t do that anymore without looking like I’m wearing a cloth diaper. Ive always wore goodnites growing up. That’s what my mom always bought me before her accident. And I’ve talked to my grandma about it before, but she said she doesn’t have the money to buy them for me anymore. I guess disposable pull-ups are more of a comfort thing for me more than anything else. Thank you, I do have a plastic sheet on my bed already.
Honestly don’t know what parents are using today for bedwetters. I was always diapered in pin on cloth diapers with plastic pants. I have used them ever since. I use quality disposables during the day but have tried but don’t have any luck with disposables overnight. I generally end up on my side and disposables even with doublers leak badly overnight for me. Thick cloth is bulky but I only sleep in them and have been used to them and it’s not a problem.
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