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I've learned the trick to leaking
I have a son who is almost 10 that still wets the bed due to Sensory issues, so I am fairly an expert on this subject. Of all the sleep pants, these are the best and has nothing to do with price, although these are pretty much the cheapest you can find, which doesn't hurt! They leak less, and are more comfortable and discreet then the others. It matters to an older boy who has friends spend the night. Some under pants will ride up and show around the waist band of their pants, which embarrasses the child when others notice it. These sit lower on the waist. Also, other pants make this loud, crinkly noise when the kids moves and can look suspiciously bulgy under the kids regular pants. The Underjams are the quietest and least bulky pants we have found. My son weighs about 68 pounds, but we still find that this is the right size for him. The Large size is still a little too loose and prone to leaking.
What ever under pants you choose, the trick to leaking is to have the child wear a pair of normal underwear over the top of them. They don't need to fit super tight over the pull up, but it should be a fairly snug fit. That will hug the sleep pants closer to their body and stop the leaking. We learned long ago that he puts on his "pull up" and then puts underwear on top of that. No leaks. =D
Update:
11/10/12
My son just recently hit the 72 pound mark and we have had to switch to the Large size. They are working well, but thankfully we may be almost done with them now! After finding out through specialists that he has more then likely been constipated for years, he's had treatment and the bed wetting is almost completely stopped! Apparently, when the colon is full, it pushes on the bladder, causing bet wetting. If your child is older and still wetting at night, having accidents during the day, and/or pooping in their pants, please have the doc x-ray their tummy. They are probably totally full of stool and have been for a very long time! They have to have a total clean out, and then take Mirilax every day for 6 to 12 months! Mary Bridge Children's hospital has an entire dept. devoted to this problem, that our regular doctor had no idea about. He had been telling me for over a year that it was all a behavioral problem! All the info you need is at this web site:
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Update 12/26/2013
Apparently, Amazon deletes the web page address... Look up "Mary Bridge Children's hospital Constipation & Encopresis Clinic" if you google that, you should see the web page for it. Even if you don't live out here in Seattle, it has great info on the condition, and you could bring it up with your doctor.
My son is 11 now, and hasn't had any trouble with bowel or bladder incontinence in almost a year now. It took OVER a year of constant treatment with the miralax once a day and several rounds of total clean out, but his body is finally back to normal. We have to keep him super hydrated though. If he doesn't drink lots of fluids, he tends to get constipated.
June 2012 · Unknown