In Reply to: History posted by New to This on April 18, 2008 at 17:48
New to this,
I'm a bit older than you, and I've been wetting my bed for a few years too, and I have tried not to have public accidents, but I did have a major one about three years ago. I was in an airport, and (fortunately) a part of it where there were few people (yeah, strange airport), and could not find the bathroom (partially because there was no one nearby). By the time I found it, I had soaked the pants I was wearing all the way to my shoes, and still peed a lot after I got there. Fortunately, the pants were dark, so it didn't show too much - I tried to dry them as much as I could with paper towels in the bathroom. It's really not good for a girl to be in that state, and so desperate to pee, away from home; but there are lots of guys, I am sure, and perhaps other women too, that would relish watching that happen.
Like you, I have had occasions when I would partially wake, think to myself that I was already wet anyway (and often I am), and just return to sleep. I do not suffer the brace you have, and hope you will be rid of it soon. In my case, I am often too tired, and sometimes simply don't want to leave the warmth of the bed. I think only once have I peed and not woke a little, and that was because I was dreaming - about peeing - and later woke to the wet bed.
It all started after a very big wet accident that nearly destroyed an expensive mattress, and hubby put a VERY heavy and very noisy plastic sheet on the mattress. After a few weeks, he found a waterproof mattress cover that was quiet and much more comfortable.
I don't wear diapers (they won't hold all my pee anyway), but these days, he helps me keep a hospital pad and a couple of towels on my side of the bed. That is often enough to even prevent the mattress cover from getting wet.
Sometimes, I get into a 'mood,' and decide that I need some emotional or stress relief. On those occasions, I often tank up before bed. That's when I do just the opposite of what Mom always told me to do when I was younger, "Don't drink much after dinner, and pee right before bed - you won't sleep well being up and down all night going to the potty." Yes, I drink as much as I can, right before bed, and pee aaaaallll night long.
I do have a bit more laundry, but I can usually replace the wet things under the sheet, and allow the sheet to dry during the day (I don't have to wash it every day). Only once so far have I left the wet things there to sleep on them the following night, when I peed again. Yes, that's a little uncomfortable at first, but body heat will warm things up.
If you'd like to chat, we'll have to find some way to do that. Perhaps Yahoo Messenger?
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