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Is it really possible to hide bedwetting at a sleepover?

My son is 9 has a genetic bedwetting issue. He wears pull-ups at night. He has been afraid of sleepovers in the past but now wants to go. Should I let him?

Public Comments

1. As long as he doesn't care. But usually when a bedwetter goes to other houses they don't usually wet, (from my experience).
2. If you want your son to ever be talked to by his peers, don't let him do that! Kids are mean and you'll most probably regret letting him attend a sleepover.
3. Let him go. They now have night protection pants that are not as bulky as pull ups. give him an extra plastic bag or two to stash his used pull up in until he gets home to dispose of it. He can change in the bathroom without anyone noticing. My step daughter had the same problem until she was 14. She was still very social and stayed over with friends. Good friends also understand issues like that and won't make a big deal about it.
4. i agree ... give him a couplle pull ups and big zip locks in case hedoes wet the bed and stash them there jsut tell him to get up asap incase he smells a lil pee ish
5. it is possible to hide the issue your son could put on his pull up in the bathroom and then rejoin the other kids a few minutes later and he can change the same way in the morning he can get up go into the bathroom take off the wet pull up and then put the used pull up in a plastic bag or in his over night bag and then when he gets home he can dispose of it properly.
6. make him go
7. They make underjams. Ask him if he would like to wear one to the sleepover. I know I sure wish I had those underjams when I was at a sleepover and woke up wet. http://bedwetdaywetsupport.com/
8. From my days as a counselor at a sleep away camp: Get him a sleeping bag to sleep in. Have him hide his pull-ups in the bottom of the sleeping bag, and before he falls asleep, he can slip his underwear off and pull-up on. In the morning, he can slip the pull-up off and put it into a small baggy. When he wraps up the sleeping bag, it will stay in there for you or him to get rid of later. When I was at camp, I had a few kids who wet at night. Their parents would give me the pull-ups and I would keep them hidden - so none of the kids had them in their bags or some place they could be found. Mostly, I would wait until they were all off brushing their teeth, and then slip the clean pull-up into their sleeping bags or under their blankets. They would get changed after lights out. In the morning, the opposite would occur, though I didn't enjoy having to go through sleeping bags looking for dirty diapers... The kids on the other hand were thrilled and had a good time at camp instead of having to worry about being mocked. Don't forget to tell the hosts' mom, she may also be able to give your son some "cover" to let him discretely manage. Cheers