When a reader asked for advice on how to help her child who struggles with bedwetting and will be going to camp, many of you were quick to offer advice.
Sometimes it’s best to turn to those with experience. Lots of you either have a child who has dealt with this, or remembers dealing with it as a child. So we rounded up all the advice we got in the hopes of helping even just one child enjoy a carefree summer at sleep away camp.
- Know that this is a much more common issue than most people think. And make sure your child knows that, too.
- Speak to the camp mother and/or camp nurse. Don’t try to keep this information from them in the hopes of sparing your child embarrassment. They’ve had possibly hundreds of campers in the same situation.
- Medication. Many of you said a simple dose each evening prevented bedwetting for that night. Speak to your pediatrician and the camp nurse about this.
- Send multiple sets of the same linen for discreet changes.
- See if the camp mother can have a counselor wake the camper to use the bathroom in middle of the night.
- Waterproof mattress protectors are a must.
- There are products you can use to help with this problem in a discreet way.
- Washable underwear that functions like a pull up, or period underwear. It locks in liquid, as long as it’s not too much.
- Disposable peelable fitted sheets.
- Waterproof pads that go above the sheet but are not visible under the blanket. If it gets wet, only the pad needs to be washed and changed instead of the whole bed. This disposable version can be thrown out in a scented bag in the bathroom garbage.
- Scented garbage bags to contain wet laundry until it gets to the camp mother or whoever will be washing it.
With the right plan in place, and the support of the camp staff, your child can have a great summer at camp!
If you have any advice to add, please do so in the comments below!
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