My 7 yr old still wets the bed most nights. I hate this for her. She is embarrassed by it and we wish it could stop. We have been concerned about this for the last 3 years and have tried many different options to “help her” along the way. According to her pediatric urologist, it’s due to one of two things: Over active bladder or her ignoring her body.
This is where my “mommy guilt” comes in. My daughter ignores her body during the day. She is too busy playing to stop and go potty. (I’m BEYOND guilty of this!) As a mom, I have not set her up to succeed as we bounce from one thing to the next with little down time. I have stopped asking if my kids need to go potty before we get into the car, and have just ignored their needs to be reminded.
I want to help them set healthy habits.
With all of this said, I have learned that she is…just…7. It’s not the end of the world if she continues to have accidents for another year. This is where I am SO thankful for Pampers Under Jams. When she was 4 years old, we were buying size 6 diapers to keep her sheets dry at night. She now weighs 60 lbs and those do not fit. I am so thankful that Pampers has thought to make these Under Jams for moms like me. This helps keep me stress free and my daughter thinks they are soft and comfortable. She can wear them under her jammies and they are thin enough that she is not embarassed by a bulky “diaper” yet they hold everything in.
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My son, 7, is in the same boat. I assume he is a heavy sleeper and that is why. But he does wait til the last minute to RUN, not walk to the bathroom…so maybe he’s ignoring his body! We use UnderJams or GoodNights, whatever I can find with a coupon. Thanks for posting this….I definitely don’t feel alone!
Our dr said if she ignores her body during the day then at night it will finally “relax” from all of the hard work it has to do to keep it in during the day…therefore allowing her to wet. We are trying to do a “schedule” from the time she gets home from school until bed. 4 times she has to go “try” So far it’s not working but she is training her body to go more often. Good luck…it’s stressful, but eventually they will “get it”