Bedwetting Support Group

Bedwetting (or nocturnal enuresis or sleepwetting) is involuntary urination while asleep. It is the normal state of affairs in infancy, but can be a source of embarrassment when it persists into school age or the teen or adult years. Find others who are coping with a bedwetting problem and share your experiences and questions.

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SwimmerGirl 09/27/2023

That excitement that one graduates high school and first time leaving home to go off to college. How exciting to start a new chapter. Then realality sets in... oh wait the excitement fades remembering how you wear diapers (protection) at night.

This has been one of those terrifying exciting times for me as well. The first time heading to college and filling out the questionaire for your first roommate didn't mention that I wet the bed still for embarrassing knowing someone would read it. Then the exciting time to find out who you would be sharing a room. After that the whole moving in stage sinks in and especially once you arrive. Trying to make sure your diapers weren't noticed while walking to the dorm room / unpacking everything. Luckily hid them very well until the start of November. When my roommate needed a pad. Yes, the downside of being a girl...having our monthly. Without hesitation and thinking told her to grab what she needs in my closet. Oh, yes!! That just happened, she found the diaper stash as well. Following an embarrassing and awkward discussion why they were in my closet. Luckily for me she wet the bed and stopped around 13 years old and understood. Now really good friends and have been roommates since.

Starting this discussion for others who want to talk about bed wetting while at college. That way someone shy and embarrassed sees they are not alone.

SpongeBob 10/01/2023

I’m glad you found such a roommate I wish I had. When I was at college I was terrified of getting caught by my roommate wearing diapers. Hopefully he never found my diaper stash. The following year I had my own student room off-campus, I was more confident.

lucy_spain1 10/12/2023

I have never used diapers, but I use a plastic sheet.
When I sleep in a room with someone when I move,
the plastic sounds and everyone realises that I use the protector. It's very embarrassing

SwimmerGirl 10/13/2023

Hey Lucy,

Sorry to hear that! Didn't you have to change and wash pajamas and sheets often? How did you deal with this situation with your roommate slash visitors?

SpongeBob 10/15/2023

Hi Lucy, holà Lucy,

Instead of a plastic sheet you should use a rubber sheet, It’s less crinkly than plastic.

You can buy them in medical stores. As you don’t want to wear diapers (which I can understand), at least try to find very absorbing nighttime pads.

donny444 10/19/2023

Before my dipers were discovered I got caught wetting my bed. My college friends (didn’t get up the nerve to move into a dorm until my second year, commuted first year) so my friends that encouraged me to move into dorm life were much better about it than I ever expected. When we were drinking beer and smoking pot in the room next to mind I just laid back on the bed I was sitting on and fell asleep. Not long after that I woke up with the 5 guys there were laughing hysterically as I had soaked my pants and this guys bed. My reaction was as expected and my best friend said hey man don’t worry about it. Next day when I approached our usual lunch table one of the guys said here comes puddles! Thought I’d die until I realized it was all in fun and I laughed along with them. My new handle stuck and whenever someone knew came in and asked “why puddles?”. So I didn’t have to answer one of my friends would just say, because he wets the bed. Always done in a matter of fact way and reactions were indifferent or sometimes I’d hear yeah I used to do that too. All turned out positive

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