Having camped with this problem before, most bases have been covered as regards solution . The only additional advice is to see if you can get hold of a Kylie incontinance sheet which even a wiggler will struggle to move .Try here
my sonis 14 and still wet nightly sometime a number of times per night, as has already been mention you cope at home, but holiday are very difficult. We have used pull ups when away but as kids get older they just dont cope with volume! I have tried most things but what ever mix if sheet/towel/duvet/sleeping bag they still need washing daily along with pjs. We now have waterproof sleeping bag liners from eric and then only have to wash pjs out in a large trug bucket and wash liquid incase water is not to hot. It was advised the child should take responsibility for all clean up jobs involved.
Its even harder in hotels etc, weve had maids be very rude in the past.
Good luck and I hope your children grow out of there bedwetting soon.
My 10yr old still wees and infact did so the other night when camping! Was horrible, we could not wash/dry his sleeping bag and he ended up with just blankets but seemed fine with this. We did have a awaterproof sheet on but made no difference I will certainly be trying out a few more things that have been suggested here.
We have bought the sleeping bag liners from ERIC to take away and they will also use pullups (the amount produced sometimes defeats pullups and soaks everything - they must have bladders the size of England or sneak to the bathroom to empty some beakers of water onto the bed!).
Like a lot have mentioned our eldest (7 in April) goes through phases of being dry for a while then wet. The school nurse has been rounfd to see us and its a much more common problem than most think.
The main thing is to manage it while camping so it does not spoil the trip.
Phew, I was going to post this question ! Our 7 year old started wetting while being bullied at school, bullying sorted now (big scary me catching them doing it and telling them what I thought of them worked) but we do still have occasional problems
Thanks for the solutions would hate to spoil our holiday for something that isnt her fault
slightly off subject to the original question, but bare with me it is related. Our daughter used to wet the bed until she was 7 and a half. She was wet every night but would never even wake up, we would just discover she was damp in the morning, even if we lifted her half way through the night. We never told her off about it because obviously if she was never waking up she couldn't control it so we just tolerated it hoping she might eventually grow out of it. I was getting frustrated at all the extra washing or cost of pull up's so I went to the school nurse. The nurse felt that my softly softly, don't blame my daughter approach might actually be part of the problem. So, the nurse came to our house and talked to our daughter. All she said to her was, in a firm, almost stern, but definitely not angry voice, was 'could you please try really really hard not to wet the bed any more'. My daughter said 'OK, I'll try and that was that. Anyway the result was that for the first two nights my daughter woke up just after having had her accident, then for a few nights she woke up half way through wetting the bed and rushed to the toilet to finish it off. then for a couple of nights she woke up before she had to wee, and then by the end of the week she wasn't even waking up but was going through the night, completely dry. She has never had another nightime accident since.
I really would recommend asking your school nurse or doctor, or anyone who your child is not too familiar with to give her a little pep talk because it might just work like it did for us. I think it was all about an authority figure asking my daughter to try hard and my daughter being not scared but just a bit unsure about what the nurse's reaction might be if she didn't try hard and at least attempt to get herself dry at night.
I know that a lot of kids do have night time incontenance issues that will never be solved by a simple talking to but hey, it's got to be worth a try. I know our camping trips have been so much more stress free since all the kids got dry at night.
Claud
Thanks for all the replies. Having just had a run of wet nights and wet weather I have dug out the waterproof duvet cover and put disposable pads back on the bed.
Have decided that the best thing to do is pack the duvet complete with w/p cover, plus pj pants and disposable pads! (Experimented with the duvet in its cover and it will squash down nicely into a large 'packmate ' roll up bag smaller than a sleeping bag infact.) Hopefully that will cover all bases as we are heading to the Orkneys and I suspect they are not exactly bursting with launderettes or stores selling cheap sleeping bags.
Will report back late August
Alison
You can also buy a special quick drying absorbant waterproof sheet called a Kylie sheet, which are often used for this purpose for people of all ages, and widely used in nursing homes to solve the problem. They are normally pink in colour and large enough to line a sleeping bag and very absorbant, yet easy to rinse out and dry due to their special core material. they are available from larger chemists shops and most disabilty centres. We had the same problem in the caravan with my grandaughter and used ours regularly, Its as easy as rinsing out a swimming kit after use.
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Topic: dealing with bedwetting in a tent
I will certainly be trying out a few more things that have been suggested here.
