No

I guess I mean more in the long term in relation to sleep quality/deprivation but thanks for the opinion!

My nightly diaper is due to sleepless nights. I have had a sleeping disorder my entire life. it took me sometimes over an hour to get to sleep. Then as soon as I get up for a night pee the clock starts again. I was prescribed sleeping pills to deal with it but getting up in the middle of the night would at times prevent me from getting back into a deep sleep. So I started experimenting with diapers and it took a few years to get it right. Now I use a cloth diaper set up that I am sure will not leak. It is actually comforting when I put on my diaper and I typically get a good night sleep now. I have become diaper dependent at night but my live style makes it a none issue unless I have to travel. So I guess what I am saying is once you accept that you will be wearing diapers at night the rest of your life, you deal with it as a norm and its no longer a big deal.

Personally, I'd prefer to wake up than have an accident. However, if I do get up, and most nights I do, it's normally only once. I can see that more frequent waking could be disturbing your optimum sleep pattern, though.

Hi guys, thanks for elaborating!

Yes, sleeping pills can help although I find they become less effective the more reliant you become on them over time. I've had general sleep issues for a long time, it wasn't until the nerve damage in my lower back that I had bedwetting issues. Can relate to it taking time to accept the problem.

Yes! Definitely better to wake up if it's only once or twice, even more! But when such a lack of sleep occurs that you reach a point it's severely affecting your waking life and you just don't wake up (regardless how refreshed you feel in the morning), it is a relief knowing at least you got a solid sleep :)

I wet every night and have no feeling of needing too go so will not wake up until the morning. I use the TENA Slip Maxi all-in-one adult nappies as I have found them the most reliable, absorbent and discreet as I have bladder problems 24/7.

I certainly agree with Lazybones! I was waking up 3-4 times per night to get up and go to the bathroom because of overactive bladder. Once I made the decision to wear and use my diapers at night I wake up so much more rested. I still wake up if I need to pee, but can use my diaper and go right back to sleep. I have used cloth in the past, but am using Seni Super Plus from Amazon now and very rarely have any leaks.

I think since being treated for hypersomnia you realize the impact of long term sleep deprivation is far worse. It certainly wasn't the only thing interrupting sleep but every little thing helps and when accidents happen without wearing protection it ends up waking up my partner too so can happily live with the less of two evils.

I still feel embarrassed and generally keep it under wraps but did find that telling certain friends has been helpful to start to overcome the awkwardness :)

Agree that a good nites sleep is very important and staying dry vs a good nites sleeps is a personal decision. Myself I tried setting an alarm and it did not help much. Wettings may have been volume, but I still wet.

Most of the times I wake up at night my diaper is already wet. Rather than getting up, unpinning my diapers and going in the bathroom I just wet my diaper some more and go back to sleep.

Yeah I always find if I have an accident it's during the middle of the night, never seem to wake up the next morning to find out. I have multiple awakenings due to a sleep disorder so always wake up even if I haven't wet the bed anyway.

Bottom line, neurological damage isn't fun, since had neurological sleep disorders, neurogenic bladder, partial loss of sensation in the legs, nerve pain... Glad this group exists to get other people's experiences :)

I know it will be frowned on by most but if I woke in the night I would just pee my nappy and go back to sleep.

I sometimes half wake up and will also just use my nappy

I mean it is annoying having to change middle of the night while half asleep (especially trying to be quiet), so no judgement. I still attempt to get up when I can but half the time I don't make it anyway because as soon as I stand up I lose control.

I wonder if I didn't have hypersomnia I'd stay asleep and be able to deal with accidents in the morning but I almost always wake up middle of the night, does anyone else find the same?