This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of GoodNites®.
Having a husband with Type 1 diabetes sometimes puts my children in a category of their own. It can also make my heart break for them as not only we worry, but they have to worry too. And not just for their Dad, but themselves too. I should probably warn their future therapist...
When one of my children woke up cranky and irritable until they ate every morning and mood swings throughout the day that poor child was subjected to a week's worth of blood sugar checks just to be sure it wasn't diabetes. It wasn't.
When my other child started having stomach aches, wetting the bed at night, and failed to gain more than a couple of pounds in a year, they were subjected to blood work for celiac disease, a fasting blood sugar panel, a full blood panel and an A1C to check for diabetes. Just to rule it out. However, after ruling celiac and diabetes out they felt we should follow up on the bedwetting so they referred my child to a urologist. After an ultrasound, a long talk about the different problems that it might be and more blood work the doctor came back and said that my child probably had enuresis--a very common problem in children.
Even though the chances are slim that my children might inherit Type 1 diabetes, the chances of getting an autoimmune disease are more common. When this diagnosis came back we were actually relieved to hear that they would probably grow out of this in another couple of years.
Most of the time nightime bedwetting can be caused by bladders that may not be fully developed, children that are heavy sleepers, a delay in the nerve connection between the bladder and the brain, chronic constipation or pain when urinating to name a few.
We knew that for our child it was causing growing embarrassment and shame. And it was something that really bothered them. We sat together at a family council and explained what the doctor had said. We also made it perfectly clear that NONE of us was to tease or make fun. That we all have different things that we struggle with and this was something that they would grow out of in a few years and was something they couldn't control. We then asked if any of the kids had questions and met privately with our child. We asked what would make them feel more comfortable and introduced them to the Goodnites Disposable Underwear they could wear at night. We also later on started to use the Goodnites Disposable BedMats.
Both have been a real confidence booster for my child and have helped them gain the confidence they have needed to feel better about themselves. The bedmats have been simple and easy to use and have been a great tool in managing bedwetting.
If this is something your child has dealt with, let us know!
You can also find out more information about bedwetting and enter to win a $5,000 bedroom makeover for your child by entering the Better Nights Sweepstakes. You can also join us Thursday morning, April 10 on Twitter from 10:30-11:15 PST as we talk lights out routines you have with your children. You can join us by using the hashtag #GNLightsout.
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This is a sponsored post in partnership with Goodnites. All opinions and our story are our own. Per the request of our child, their identity and gender is being kept anonymous.
My son used to wet his bed often. We never figured out why he did it, it could have been stress from elementary school, bullying, and so on. We brought him to doctors often, but nothing was ever found. Thankfully he stopped wetting the bed around the age of six, which was a relief. I still wish I knew what was causing it, maybe it was just him not having luck, maybe he just had a really over-active bladder during the night hours.
Wetting the bed was a problem for myself as a child and for many of my siblings. My daughter has been dealing with bed wetting for some time now. My wife and I got her the Good Nites disposable underwear. It does make her feel a lot better about her wetting of the bed. It still depresses her a lot, but she's gotten more comfortable around friends who stay the night. She keeps it a secret pretty good from her friends.
I am going to enter this contest, and I want to say thanks for bringing it to my attention. 🙂
Bed wetting is one of those stages that many kids have. I have dealt with each of my boys having wet the bed for many nights when they were younger. Good Nites are a great brand to have, wish I had them for my first boy, but sadly I didn't know they existed back then. Thankfully I got to utilize them for my son who's now 7 years old. He used to wet the bed around the age of 5, and we had to get him good nites to fix said problem. It truly helped out a lot.
My son has been so much happier since he got his Good Nites disposable underwear. I plan to grab the Good Nites bed mats too just so see if that makes it a lot easier for him. When he wets the bed, it is pretty bad sometimes. I'm very thankful for Good Nites, it's just been so useful in the past few months.
Our daughter has dealt with wetting the bed for the past year and a half now. We've brought her to the doctor, we brought her to a specialist, we did everything. We decided she will eventually grow out of it, so we are going to grab some good nites and see if they can help her in any way. I know they wont stop the bed wetting, but I like how your child was able to get over wetting the bed with these.
I'll also give this contest a try too. Can't hurt I suppose.
Good Nites disposable underwear is by far the best product for this purpose. If it wasn't for them making these, I'd have to replace my son's bed sheets every month with completely new ones, and I can't stand it anymore. I figure it's cheaper putting money on Good Nites than new bed sheets every month.
Our sons both dealt with this at an early age. Thing is, we never knew about disposable underwear. Are they fairly new? My second son is going to be a father soon, so I'm going to let him know about these disposable underwear if it ever comes to it. Thanks for sharing this interesting info.
I too have diabetes, so when my baby girl started wetting the bed at the age of five, I was freaking out. I feared she was sick with something, and diabetes came into my head often. I too brought her to the doctors a lot, but nothing was really found. We did find out she had asthma, but that has nothing to do with her bladder.
Anyways, she's since stopped wetting the bed. I have used good nites on her, which make it a lot easier when it comes to cleanup, and she seems to be doing it less frequently.
A really well done article, thanks for sharing. My sister was a bed wetter as a child, she would wet the bed and go into the living room, sit in the middle of the room and cry. It was a very sad time for her. She was bullied in elementary school by a boy who liked her. She of course didn't know that. I know how it goes though. I just wish they had these good nite disposable underwear back then, she would have fared so much better. She's happy these days though, so there's a good ending here. 🙂
Good Nites has been a great help to my son. He feels a lot better since having them, though he feels like a baby for having to wear essentially diapers, but sometimes sacrifices need to be made.
His bed wetting has been cut down though. He tells me that the Good Nites are really comfy, so that's good. And maybe that's why he's not wetting the bed so much.