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Do you ever have to change the sheets in the middle of the night?  If you are a parent, my guess is YES.  The other day I was reading about how children will wake up, in the middle of the night, because their diaper is leaking at night or they are wetting the bed at night, and how your goal needs to be to try to keep them asleep.

A little girl lying on a bed with text above her.

When it does happen… this idea will save you time during those middle of the night sheet-changes.   I try not to turn on any lights or talk to our kids too much during this time, because I don’t want to stimulate them into ‘awake mode’.

Make your child’s bed in layers.   The first layer will be your waterproof layer.  We use a waterproof mattress pad, covered in a fitted sheet.   Next, do it all over again.

  1. Waterproof pad
  2. Fitted sheet
  3. Waterproof pad or sheet
  4. Fitted sheet
  5. Top sheet (flat sheet) and comforter or bedspread.When your child wets the bed, you just need to remove the top layer, drop if off in the laundry room and go back to bed.   No more re-make the sheet in the middle of the bed.Another tip for younger kids, is to put them in a bigger diaper.  I always go up at least one diaper size at night.  All of our kids are out of diapers, but they still get used them at night.  our 2 year old would normally wear a size 4, but at night I put her into a size 5.I hope these tips helped!
  6. If you want to work on potty training your child at night – try these: Potty training at nightor
    older child wetting the bed? Try this

 

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I’m Becky, a former elementary school teacher turned certified child development therapist and blogger. I work at home with my husband and together we are raising (and partially homeschooling) our four children in the Carolinas. I love diet coke, ice cream, and spending time with my family.

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3 Comments

  1. This idea to put two layers of bed-sheet+waterproof pad combo is really brilliant! Thank you for this very smart tips!

  2. My aunt gave me this advice at my baby shower for my now 9 year old son. It is some of the best advice ever (from a practical, logistical point of view, anyway). My sister is expecting her first baby in September, and I told her about this trick when we were baby shopping.