Would you reintroduce dipes during potty regression?

[LiminalOne]

Hi there

My 3+ yo has been pee-trained for almost 5 months now (even at night), but recently has been wetting the bed every night and even having accidents during the day.

Initially, I was going to ride it out b/c it just seems confusing to reintroduce diapers at this point (to make him feel that it's ok to be wet), but I'm not sure anymore.

A complicating factor is that this coincides with an increase in his medication for epilepsy which some parents say leads to decreased sensation to pee and more accidents. And a few times he's lost bladder control after a short seizure as well (maybe every other day lately), so I know we're going to have accidents regardless.

What would you do? Add diapers just at night and deal with the daytime accidents? Go back to diapers (if he was willing)? Invest in a larger stock of dry downs and sheets, LOL

Many thanks for your thoughts...

[corrie43]

How about some waterproof training pants. That way he would still feel like he was in underware, but it would catch the pee. Overnite undies are good for night time, pretty absorbant.

[LiminalOne]

Hey Corrie

How funny that you would get my post sent out on the WWW when you live around the corner.

I guess I'm concerned about messing with the "wet sensation means that something is amiss" but washing the sheets everyday is getting to be a drag.

Hmmmm. I thought that maybe I could just have him wear his butt sweater to bed and see what happens. What do you think? I've never used it without a diaper.

I've tried waking him up to go pee in the early AM, but he just stands there upset and won't pee.


Anybody else have experience with going back to diapers....