Question about girls Drynites pants?

[ruthsmum27]

Hi I'm new on here Long story short my 10 year old DD has started soiling the bed which is connected to a short term medical condition, she is receiving treatment and we are just waiting on appointments. We have had a little chat and we have decided that she will be best using a nappy at night until we get sorted (saves on washing and it a little more hygienic. We have had a little look around the shops today and she liked the Drynites pants the best as they are for her age group and go all the way up to 15 years, she likes the girly designs on them. My only concern is that these are bed wetting pants and do not mention anything about being able to contain a bowel movement.

Has anyone used Girls Drynites for soiling or can you confirm that they will hold up ok and contain her accidents? Thank you in advance Lyn x

[FranAdam]

I cant comment on them for soiling as only ever used them for wetting. However have a look on the P&S healthcare website, they do soiling pants. I think they call them girls protective pants.

[ruthsmum27]

Thank you for your comment. I've had a look but I think we are going to give Drynites a go, I'll pick some up tomorrow when we go shopping. Just keeping my fingers crossed that they won't leak with soiling as I've heard that with wetting they can leak. My daughter has suffered from a little nighttime wetting as well so hopefully these bedtime pants will hold up ok and won't leak. We don't really want anything that's not disposable as it will require a lot of washing!! She is also a small 10 year old so adult/teenage products are too big for her. Has anyone else got any experience with Drynites?? Thank you in advance x

[ParentwithsoilingDD]

Hi I recently joined to find conversation on what is a difficult topic and saw your post. If you use dry nights or any of the pull up pants it is advisable to have your daughter wear something over them as I found with my DD when she turns over poo can come out round the leg openings which TBH are not really up to containing poo.

My Dd is 11 and we have soiling and wetting issues. The pants another poster mentioned are what she wears on bad days to school but as she often does it in the night we use an info pad and pants which contain it all quite well.

Jas x

[ruthsmum27 in reply to ParentwithsoilingDD]

Hi Jaz,

Thank you so very much for your reply. We have been using Drynites recently and have not had to many problems with them. They have only leaked once in the last couple of weeks! Any advice on changing as I've tried to give my Dd as much independence as possible and let her chnage herself with providing wipes and bags etc... But it's so messy that I've got to the stage now (last week) where I have to lay her down on a towel and change her (a bit like a baby) she absolutely hates this... But there is no other way around it because she has been heavily soiling her Drynites. May I ask how does your daughter change? Or do you have to take over and do the changing?? Thanks for your help...glad to hear I'm not alone x

[ParentwithsoilingDD in reply to ruthsmum27]

Hi Ruthsmum27

My Dd is quite independent with clean ups, particularly day times at school as she will not poo on a toilet at school, it's hard enough getting her to do so at home. Her soiling is associated with withholding and constipation her soiling / heavy soiling is something she can clean with wet wipes and toilet paper at school.Sometimes she needs help when she poos and wets in the night but most times she sorts it herself. One of the reasons we use pants and an inco pad is that she can pull the pants down and lift the pad out into a plastic bag. Then makes her way to the shower, takes her pants off and showers. She knows when she wont manage herself and asks for help but yes when I help it is on a towel on the bed and in the baby change position.

At school she has a zip lock bag, spare pants, wipes and a pack of her own toilet paper. She has a signal using her pencil case to be allowed out of class and is able to use the toilets when they are not busy during lessons. This worked well in middle school which was fortunate as she heavy soiled most days but unfortunately we are having a few difficulties since she started secondary school last September with the teachers not noticing her signals. That said she is getting better going at home and we can predict days she is likely to soil/ heavy soil at school and those she probably won't and her type of underware is selected based on that.

Is your Dd wet and soiled every night and does she wet / soil at school ? If so what support are you getting from the school ?

Jaz

[ruthsmum27 in reply to ParentwithsoilingDD]

Hey Jaz,

I am so glad to say that we are now all sorted and DD is now using the toilet. It was due to fear of the toilet. She was holding it in and then going at night. We managed ok with Drynites and she is now all good after counselling and positive encouragement. She also got a nasty rash/infection from soiling herself (faeces reaching her vagina as she slept in it)... sorry for the too much information. Has your daughter ever experienced this from heavy soiling and sitting in it for long periods? Has she started senior school yet and are they supportive of her need to change her pads/nappy? x

[ParentwithsoilingDD in reply to ruthsmum27]

Hi ruthsmum,

Yes she has been at secondary school since last September. The teachers at secondary school are not as aware of her issues as at middle school but thankfully she has many fewer accidents.

We did go through a phase of getting vaginal infections quite often in middle school but that said she was soiling heavily in her pants most days and I suppose the length of time she was sat in it untill able to get out of class was long enough to get an infection, coupled with she didn't clean up that well.

She is slowly getting better at using toilets for pooing other than at home, including at school if they are clean and not lots of others hanging around, that said withholding and constipation are still an issue.

[ruthsmum27 in reply to ParentwithsoilingDD]

Aww bless her heart! It must be so hard for her soiling herself at secondary school? Or has she been lucky and not had any heavy soiling accidents in secondary school? I hope she's been able to keep it away from the knowledge of other pupils .. Year 7 is a horrible year at the best of times. Is she supported/allowed to wear any protection at senior school? I'm so happy to hear that things are slowly but surly getting better. ❤️

[ParentwithsoilingDD in reply to ruthsmum27]

Hi, she hasn't had many heavy soiling accidents in secondary school, mainly just smearing when she is withholding and some comes out. Sorry if to much info but her stools are firm so not too messy. When she was younger she wouldn't even try on the toilet at home, and if it wouldn't just come out when she was on her sit time she did the full lot in her pants when she couldn't hold it. At least since starting secondary school she does try to poo on the toilet. She has managed to keep it away form other pupils but was nearly caught out when she first started by one of the mentor girls in the first couple of days. She has a get out of class signal which is her pencil case is on a particular side it's a signal she needs to leave class, unfortunately often ignored by teachers unlike when in middle school.

That said her form tutor is aware of her issues and will say to her to go to the toilets at the start of the lessons whilst it's quiet.

Protection wise she either wears a couple of pairs of ordinary pants, or special pants that prevent stains etc going through or when she has not been for a couple of days and is withholding it's plastic pants over ordinary pants then covered by a pair of shorts. This controls smells stains etc but she is reluctant to change at school during breaks in case someone comes in and sees her taking her soiled pants off. She doesn't wear tights so it makes it easier to take her soiled pants off and she has wipes/ plastic bags etc in her bag to contain the dirty pants. That said the last heavy soiling at school was 3 weeks ago, then last weekend she was constipated but did it on the toilet at home but made herself sore so is withholding and has done it in her pants in bed for the last few nights. I suppose better that than at school.

[JohnXDLOL]

What is ur child's full name?

[Skyfullofstars1]

I’m not entirely sure as we used them for wetting but they are very much that same as a pull up nappy so I would think so. If not then always do a range now too and they are quite nice design wise. Xx

[Disney-GF]

Hi, I'm new to this site as well and have found it valuable tool. My 8yr old daughter uses drynites every night and she has bladder and sometimes bowel nocturnal soiling. They do capture the poo, however as mine is an active sleeper occasionally I find small smudges on the sheets. The 7-15 ones fit very well. Hope this helps.