Bed Wetting

Bed Wetting is common, especially in boys, from toddler age through 12 and even 15 in some boys ... especially as they enter puberty. Make your physician aware of the situation and determine if medication (usually imipramine or DDAVP) is applicable and whatever you do - do not criticize or consequence for same. Sometimes they just cannot help it. Regarding the diapers - make sure you are using the "GoodNights" which are for older children and much less humiliating emotionally for the child. We never thought we would get out of them but at age 12 our son (also adopted) just stopped wetting a little bit at a time. We still have an occasional event but it is getting better. Just keep the plastic on the mattress - have him help make the bed each time keeping it positive - this happened ... if there's a reason, we can talk it through and if not then we'll just work on it. It is important! Hope this helps. :D

Beward of trolls with different names ;)

If the "beware of trolls" comment is meant to suggest there is no difference between diapers and Goodnites, I respectfully have to differ. Your experience might be different, but mine is that my daughter, 7, still wets the bed and there is a DEFINITE, positive difference in her feelings about it since we've gone to Goodnites only (as opposed to diapers or even the more toddler-ish looking pull-ups). A friend whose daughter wet until nearly 10 had a very similar experience.

Trolls have nothing to do with diapers!!!!! They are people who come and post strange or provocative things to get attention. Sometimes it's the same person who comes back under different names.

i think what pink is referring too, is there is another poster who was out here by the name of mr.dad417 who appeares to be obsessed with the young boys genital areas, and as time went on, figured out that the guy/girl, was here for different reasons then most of us are here for. this poster, though different name, came back and went on that same thread and appeared to be the same guy now we have him posting here talking about his sons diapers. it seems very suspicious. I could be wrong. but i also think its the same guy/girl who is obsessed with young boys privates.... if i am wrong, i do apologize, but it appears suspicous. dadfor2

same name, different username

for clearing it up that I'm not the "troll" ... guess I just responded to the question and we did experience a bed-wetting problem which has now been resolved and was offereing personal encouragement to what some folks consider a major problem.

I am soooo sorry for not being clearer Maryland.

Thanks for clarifying. I've been around the forums a while but somehow had never heard that term before. That said, this person's behavior sounds really sick to me. Isn't there any way to keep him (her?) from coming back?

Please reply to my comment also. yes my daughter is sixteen and she uses a diaper for night time bedwetting. it is hard to wash the sheets everynight so i decided that it was necessary for meeh to put her in a diaper. ask me some questions or reply to me