Luckily our grandchildren are all dry 99 percent of the time. I still cover the seats with plastic backed picnic rugs at night though, under their sleeping bags just in case .
Your Granny will argue different, but 3 is still youngish in my view to go all night without the odd accident. My 9 year old still has the odd (very occasional) splash in the night. Use a matress protector blanket & a sleeping bag. Go for campsites with a laundry room and/or take a spare sleeping bag.
Quote: Originally posted by janiebabes on 17/3/2011
second the 'camping pants'.. we said it was a sleeping bag for bugs lmao!
Whoopsie typo! BUMS not bugs!
I wouldn't use the bed pads, they are supposed to go under a sheet to protect just the mattress, if its in a sleeping bag it will move around and offer no protection as it will not be under the child, plus they aren't made for large amounts of liquid...
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I too second pull up pants .. I would imagine your child would rather have an accident in them whereby its just thrown away and forgot about rather than watching mum (or dad) haing to lug everything to to laundrette and spend most of the day trying to dry the bedding out before bed time.
We use a dunelm mill waterproof mattress protector for all the bunks even for my 6 year old daughter who is completely water tight, I don't want to take any chances with any of the caravan cushions. Just a single one tucked under works fine.
My son who has just turned 4 has only been dry at night since December has a water proof mattress protector, then a pampers mat and a fitted sheet over the top - I meant to take pull ups but forgot them last trip and he was fine but he does understand that although he doesn't wear pull ups at night at home, that he has caravan pants when we are away, as its not only protecting the cushions its all the washing and changing which would be a real pain!
So the best thing to do is to buy some mattress protectors for she can't wear pull ups as she is alergic to all disposables and use the bed pads just to make cleaning up easier.
Thanks everyone for all the advice.
Pauline
You can buy washable childrens incontinece pants, very similar to the disposables but lined with material that feels like normal pants, but with a highly absorbant core.
My daughter is anursery nurse and some of the mums use them on their children for potty training whilst out at nursery to save their little ones the embarrasment of being wet whilst with their peers, i think you can buy them on line from the disability shops or places selling 'back to nature' washable type nappies, they are designed to be quick drying too.
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Think yourself lucky. My youngest is nearly 7 and still in nappies at night. Just starting to show signs of drying up but we've a way to go yet.
We have some washable knickers - lined with terry towelling - a double layer to deal with the sheer volume. Took them camping last year. They took a day or two to dry but I prefer them to disposables on a point of principle. They weren't cheap though. I had hoped once we'd splashed out on several pairs that he would become dry and make them a waste of money but not a hope.
I'd see if you can get a kylie pad - its fabric with a waterproof back. Much nicer to sleep on than the Pampers sheets which crease up. If you are concerned I'd maybe go for a waterproof sheet, proper sheet over the top and use a duvet this year or leave the sleeping bag open rather than zip her in. Wet sleeping bags are miserable.
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Bright bots do great cotton trainer pants which would minimise any leakage. If you have a pampers sheet & locate it in the bed in the general area of where her bottom is and one or two spare fitted sheets, then if she has an accident hopefully it should just be the sheet and pampers sheet which needs changing. We also lift our son at our bed time and he has his last drink at least an hour before he goes to bed.
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Topic: 3 yr old who wets the bed
