Bed Wetting and Sleepover Camp

I agree to definitely talk to the counselor about it in advance. Is he sleeping in a sleeping bag? What about some kind of waterproof liner or something he could discreetly replace and take care of by himself? It's not generally recommended to have kids avoid drinking in the evening, but maybe just for this week he could be careful about how much and what he drinks after dinner time. I know there are bed liners that people use when sleeping in hotels; I believe there are sleeping bag liners or something also. A supply of liners and plastic bags or help washing them.

Have you talked with a camp counselor about this? I'm sure they have dealt with this before, as a percentage of kids, especially boys, at this age still have bedwetting issues.

Not sure of the solution, but Definitely speak to the counselor in advance. Whomever is going to be directly supervising his "dorm" would be best to talk to, if you can be in touch with that person in advance. And let your son know that THAT person knows that he is a "hard sleeper" and that if he has ANY problems that that is the person to talk to and get help from. It doesn't have to shame him to let him know this. In fact, I would bet that knowing someone already knows might be a load off his mind....

Way back when I was in my late teens I was a camp leader for two summers. Both times we always had at least one kid that needed to be woken to use the potty before we went to bed. It was not a big deal at all, one of us snuck into the room (dorm-style in bunk beds), escorted kiddo to the bathroom and back.
We also made sure there was a watertight sheet on the mattress just in case.

One think that we made sure was that kids that needed bathroom help had to be on the lower bunk, but that was about it. I don't think the other kids even noticed what was going on.

I would speak to the camp organization about your son's issue and see if they can help. I am sure they get these questions pretty often.
Good luck!

Call the camp ahead of time and just check on their procedures for this. It's not like your son is the ONLY kid who is like this - there are most definitely others, and they will have dealt with this before. Just make sure that whatever plan they can offer will work for your son. Then when you drop him off for camp, do speak with his counselor to be sure he understands what needs to happen. I think this would be like any other medical issue; it will be handled with discretion.

Discussing it with the camp counselor in advance, for sure.
I'm not sure I would have signed up my boy for an overnight, if he had that issue still, but pulling him out at this late notice may not be practical, and it may be emotional painful for him, too, f he is suddenly not allowed to go and is counting on it, and his friends expect him to be there.

After his camp, I suggest you consider giving chiropractic adjustment a try. That's what helped my son, and very quickly.
All those alarms and such did not make sense to me (they went off after he was wet, well, then it's too late!) and a medication will not help in every case, depending on the cause of it. medication to me was the last resort.
I figured the chiropractor was less invasive and with the potential for a lot fewer side effects and complications! And then (to my surprise) it was very effective and we have not looked back!

Have you tried the ones called Jammers? I think that's the brand- they're suppose to look and feel more like real boxer shorts. If he could wear those and have sweatpants that covered them well, he might go for that. I'd buy some today and let him test it out at home. If he can see himself using those, then I'd also pack some plastic baggies big enough to hold one- so he can tuck it in his pocket when he gets up and then go to the bathroom and discreetly stuff it in there and hide it in the garbage can. I know that sounds like a lot of work for him to have to go through, but he'd probably prefer that over having an accident that he can't so easily hide.

Have you tried biofeedback? Most pediatric urologists probably offer this. It helps them learn to retrain their muscles to function properly.

Also, another factor to consider is constipation. As strange as it sounds, the biofeedback technician I've spoken with said it's a major factor in many children who bedwet and she prescribes a regimen of Miralax for a few weeks to help alleviate it and see if that's a contributing factor. This could also be accomplished with increasing the fiber in the diet and drinking plenty of water.

Hope this helps.

I feel for your son, my nine yo son still has occasional accidents too. He hates it! Kids can be so cruel, I would hate to think what they might do/say if they found out. I am not sure if he would have access to laundry, or how heavily he wets at night, but maybe these would be an option. The description says you can add an extra pad in the inner pocket. Of course you would need to get two-day shipping, and not really have a chance to test it out before he leaves, but thought I would throw it out there anyway. Hope you find a solution, and I hope he has a great time at camp.
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I would put him in the pullups that are for older children and just tell him to go into the bathroom stall to put it on and take it off each morning. Surely there is a private bathroom stall, maybe showers are communal but I bet there is a stall he can use. That is probably the only option. Good luck

I can't help but wonder "what are you thinking" You know your son has trouble with bedwetting, but you are getting ready to send him to camp where it is likely this will become a shaming occasion - It seems to me that until the bed-wetting issue is resolved, he really should not be going to over-night occasions with children his own age (or older). Kids look for differences - and then they use those differences to pick on other children.

He is going to get a LOT of peer pressure and humiliation. If he would wear the pull up he would at least be able to not get up and have wet sheets. By the end of the week they are going to be really stinking and disgusting. I don't think I would even consider letting my grandson go that is about that same age. It would be like painting a target on his face or back that says "make fun of me". He still wets the bed every night too. His "stuff" just has not matured and it will someday but not yet. My daughter wet until she was near the same age too. She lived with my ex and his wife for some time and they tried limiting her fluids after a certain time. The urologist said that was a common mistake by many parents. Her bladder did not get full so she didn't wake up, she just basically leaked all night. They need the fluids to fill the bladder and make the brain turn on the "I NEED TO WAKE UP AND PEE" bulletin.