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Know that is not an option. I don't wish to wave the white flag yet on this one.


We are finally coming to an understanding about sitting when using the toilet during the day rather than trying to stand up and then miss. He still at times tries to get over on the extra help or hope I do not remember. But oh yes I remember.


The problem now is during the night. I see where he has gotten up and used the pot because urine is in there but my eyes of seeing him exposed after the fact works my nerves (like what if your granddaughter walks in to check on you instead of me) and darn it, now we have wet clothes and at times that includes the bed. His underwear perfectly dry.


Yesterday, it was like put your situation back in your underwear. He goes no because now I'm wet. I'm like exactly you have to bath anyway, so put it away. He refused. I go get my gloves and let him see me putting them on before pulling his pants and underwear out so gravity lets the situation fall back in place.


Fast forward to today. Same morning issue. Here comes the little threat. It would be a shame that you not using the underwear or putting up lands you back in the nursing home. Such a small issue. So this morning he tells me, I didn't do that. I go then who did? He goes it was not me.


Sigh! Anyone?

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I appreciate you both for the suggestions. I'll have to study onsies up close. I can see him now wondering what the heck I have him putting on or me putting on him.

Thank God he slept all the way through last night. No wet bed or clothes. I was able to get him up at 5:00 this morning to make the restroom.

Now pray for me, I'm trying to ease him into #2 without an explosion.
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What about an alert pad, either for the bed or under a rug by the bed that alerts you every time he gets up at night? Then you can assist him to where he wants to go - how he wants to go - and hopefully it’ll be less of a fight and less of a mess.
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There are "onsies" for adults that make it more difficult to get into. the problem is it also makes it more difficult for a caregiver to change a pull-up or tab brief. But it does prevent what I used to call "repositioning".
If it is PJ's that he is wearing sewing snaps to the bottom of the top and the top of the bottoms and snapping the two together would make it more difficult to get into as well.
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