Re: Toilet Problems, Carol, Aida

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Carol, Aida,

Another thing that we do at night ( and mind you that we are probably

farther down this road than you) is to put him in bed with a pad undeer him

rather than actually closed up on him to allow his body to breathe, Of

course this takes a little more washing, because I wash that pad every day

and if he rest during the day the is another one or more. I purchase these

from one of those mail orde catalogs. His bed stays dry, his body is allow

time to breathe, and I do not have to change the entire bed several times a

day.

Marilyn

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> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:03:55 -0400

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> Aida,

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> It's nice to hear from you. It seems like it's been a while.

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> Rob is coping with the transition to Depends on occasion. He's had a few

> " accidents " , mostly in the car when I can't get to a rest area quickly

> enough. That was enough to realize that wearing Depends isn't as bad as

> having wet pants.

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> He also has problems at night, but they're a little different from the

> others I've seen mentioned. He simply doesn't wake up when he needs to go.

> At least not always. The result is a wet bed, so we've started to use

> Depends at night all the time.

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> I agree that women adapt to these things better. Not to be graphic, but

> we're kind of used to having to wear pads and stuff to catch things.

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> Thanks for sharing all this. It makes it easier to know others are

> struggling too.

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> Carol & Rob

> Lexington, MA

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Marilyn,

The pad is a good idea. I have one under the mattress pad to protect the

mattress from getting wet, but the idea of using it with no diaper to let

the skin breathe is a good one. I do have concerns that Rob moves around

too much in his sleep, but we can experiment.

Carol & Rob

Lexington, MA

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[Guest guest]

Carol, Vermont Country Store sells a mattress pad advertised as top of the

sheet pad with non slip backing. I bought 2 but can't tell you if they slip

or not, they were for grandson whose Mom was tired of changing sheets. If

you want more details I will find them for you.

Ginger

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[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Wal-Mart also sells a mattress pad which we used on top of the sheet with vynal

on one side and absorbant on the other. This was also great as the aide and I

could grab the sides and move Charlotte up in bed with it. It was $9.99 ea and

in the area of sheets. Note- don't put it in the dryer and best to wash by hand

with Woolite.

Take care, Bill Werre

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Virginia Willmann wrote:

> Carol, Vermont Country Store sells a mattress pad advertised as top of the

> sheet pad with non slip backing. I bought 2 but can't tell you if they slip

> or not, they were for grandson whose Mom was tired of changing sheets. If

> you want more details I will find them for you.

> Ginger

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Ginger,

Thanks for the tip! I get their catalog and I'll dig it out and order one.

The only way to tell for sure if it slips is to try it.

Carol & Rob

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