Needing some advice on how to deal with the issue of overnight incontinence. My grandmother really soaks through the sheets and even comforter almost every day and I'm just so over having to wash everything every single day. She wears a diaper (Depends maximum) but just goes right through it.
Is there anything I can do about this? Is there anything waterproof I can put on the comforter to protect it so I don't have to wash it all the time? Maybe a different diaper?? Help! What do I do?
(Btw, I'm thankful it's just pee and not poop!)
If she rolls in the night so that the diaper is not on tight and leaks around the edges, you could try extra clothing – eg microfleece pajama bottoms. That might stop the ‘swimming pool’ situation.
Then look up Mattress Protectors on the net. There are lots of brands, and most do pillow protectors and quilt protectors. Some encase the whole mattress. The old cheap protectors are plastic, sweaty and noisy, so check them out carefully. I have one on a guest bed that is very comfortable and not at all noisy. However if the problem is the actual volume of urine, it has to go somewhere. Perhaps you can find something thick and very absorbent to put under her, so that you only wash it, not all the bedding.
Good luck!
I am only 54 and I have gotten up during the night to pee every night of my adult life. Only once generally around 3 am.
So so costly. I buy the cheap store brand diapers and pads.
Covering the bottom isn't the issue (pun not intended!) It's how to protect the blanket really that is the question. Any ideas?
https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/clean-living-water-resistant-duvet-cover-set/3291412?skuId=46420985&enginename=google&mcid=PS_googlepla_nonbrand_bedding_online&product_id=46420985&adtype=pla&product_channel=online&adpos=&creative=224097645815&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&utm_campaignid=71700000037210665&utm_adgroupid=58700004139975888&targetid=92700034121388307&gclid=Cj0KCQiA34OBBhCcARIsAG32uvOluhIuliZvIFJ_kq4ETbyvYs0tztKoU0dej2Bqdv-cuW3t7f6VLmkaAnDjEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Basically, I would place the blanket inside this waterproof duvet cover and if it gets wet on, just wipe down the spot with a fabric cleaner instead of throwing it in the washer/dryer every day. What do you think?
This is one of many items that come up on Amazon alone if you search "Waterproof blanket covers"
Good luck!
https://www.parentgiving.com/shop/picks/high-absorbency-adult-diapers/
You don't want to be washing 'waterproof' duvet covers, much harder-they float in the washer.
Wash daily.
Aren't you leaving tomorrow, anyway? Do you have a car?
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