Can you wear clothes that help to hide the goodnites? Put the diapers in a plastic bag within your backpack so people don't see them when you open the backpack?

People likely won't notice your goodnite and, even if they do, you will likely never see them again when you're on holidays so the important thing is to relax and have a good time without worrying about accidents. If you are taking a flight, don't forget to add extra time to however long you will be in the air. For example, if its a two hour flight you have to add time for waiting at the gate, boarding before takeoff, when you land waiting to get off the plane, etc. It's not just the two hours. A goodnite will only last so long. Also don't forget if you are packing diapers to include wipes so you stay clean and avoid rashes. Let me know if you have any other questions or if there is anything else I can do to help.
Maddy:)

Aly you'll be ok! goodnites are very hard to spot and alot of kids your age (and especially the age you look) wear them for travel! It's almost expected when traveling now a days. Take this from someone who travels kinda frequently.

Good luck with those goodnites! they were horrible with my girls, always leaking but very discrete, so if you don't use them much you should be fine. Have a great trip!

Try not to worry too much. You are definitively not on your own. Especially on longer flights and night flights it's very common for people to wear pull-ups or diapers.

If it's a flight where I think they may sleep, both my kids will wear. It's easier to put itnon before the flight as opposed to trying to do it the aircraft toilets which are often tiny.

Just wear long t-shirts, or longer skirts.

I think your feelings are perfectly normal for a girl your age. It's never easy wearing GoodNites being older. I have the same issues with my own daughters, 10 and 12. Both worry a lot about their protection being visible or noticeable. Honestly, GoodNites are very discrete. I can assure you that with proper clothing worn over them, no one would ever suspect you are wearing one underneath your clothing. Just wear looser fitting bottoms, a long dress would be perfect. Wear darker clothing too to hide the graphics on the GoodNites. The biggest giveaway is the colored waistband, keep that under wraps with a longer, below the waist top. I understand your feelings of paranoia but trust me, many of them are unfounded and no one will suspect a thing.
Tossing out the used ones is simple, keep a small plastic shopping bag with you, put the used GoodNite in that, wrap it up and toss it in the trash. No one will ever see it.

Good luck and have fun on your trip!

I went to camp and had to wear goodnites. Trying my hardest not to sleep, I woke up the next morning with a bulky diaper and it leaked through and onto my sleeping bag. when they fill up they fill up and feel akward. they work to an extent. what i started doing was wearing material that didnt look like they were wet when they got wet. like basketball shorts that dry fast, or even pitch black leggings. I would get soaker pads even a small one and just place it under you to keep you extra protected, so you can sleep through the night. Traveling is harder with bedwetting, especially with more people added to the mix. So I designed soakerpads to look like blankets that you can wrap yourself up in. please check out my story. www.merchantmoshop.com

Hi this is my story. Not only did I wet the bed but I wet myself during the day as well. I remember myself not being able to hold my bladder. I wet myself at school often. I did not know what was wrong with me. My parents would have to bring me extra clothes every time. One thing my parents did that really helped was when they brought me my clothes they did not look at me in disappointment. They did not get sad, dissapointed, angry, yell, argue, laugh, or make me feel bad in public places. I was ashamed of myself and all I wanted to do was just stop. I remember my mom would talk to me in the washroom at school and tell me softly to just try your best to hold it and ask to go to the washroom. The anxiety of school and everything that was going on with me contributed to me having accidents throughout the day. My parents would come into the office at school and I could see they were tired, and it upset me to have them feel burdened. I tried so hard but my bladder was I know now underdeveloped as well as other factors. There were days I would try my best and eventually I would have less and less accidents during the day. Mind you I still had rare accidents during the day until the age of 13. I wet the bed at night until the age of 15.

I had to go to camps overnight, sleepovers, and vacations. The worry of wetting the bed, the bullying, the constant hiding of my condition was on a daily basis. The diapers did not help because they leaked though. I would always remember waking up as early as I could to wash the bedding or to do my best to dry the mattress. I remember the smell that came along with wetting the bed. You have to wash up really well otherwise the smell stuck to you like glue. My parents were hard workers, we grew up sleeping all together in one bedroom, with 2 siblings.

My dad not once ever screamed at me nor did he complain nor did I ever feel like i disappointed him, since I slept beside him my pee would gravitate towards him all the time. My mom was harder on me at home, she just really wanted me to stop. I remember me in a panic and crying just trying to scrub the bed and dry it before she came home from work, I did not know how to wash the bedding yet. Even though she was hard on me I knew she loved me and she tried her best help. Back then, goodnites were unheard of. With the world against me my parents did their best and more. I did not feel good about myself, and going to places for a night other than home terrified me. Some nights I did not sleep just so I would not wet the bed. Finally goodnites came just in time for camp, but they leaked through and I scrambled in the morning to just hide it from everyone especially due to my bullies being in the cabin with me. Goodnites get bulky when wet,so i was so ashamed walking towards the toilet. I remember pouring shampoo in my sleepingbag to hide the smell.

All of this convinced me to help others. I started a small shop selling soaker pads designed as blankets for young ones, as well as preteens. I have more designs coming, and I hope it will help people out. I wish I had this, its designed to act as a blanket without anyone knowing its a soaker pad. I remember growing up and telling my aunt I would sleep in a garbage bag so I would not wet her bed.. she told me never in your life will you ever with me....Its things like that really helped me. Being a kid or teen is hard enough when you also have to deal with accidents. I got really good at hiding it, but I also had a hard time opening up to people growing up.

Having your parent or loved one buy this would really make one feel loved, supported, and understood; especially when things in life are tough enough as it is. I also custom make them to be any size you want or style. The mediums you can really wrap yourself up in and walk to the bathroom without leaking everywhere. My best advice to any parent or caregiver is to be patient, get informed, help them get into a routine during the day and at night(my parents woke up every 2-3 hours at night to bring me to the washroom, it did help because I then started to wake up on my own, but I still had accidents until I was 15). If your loved one has alot of anxiety help reduce it by talking through it. If they are ashamed to talk through it as was I, Its an important thing to just address how they are feeling regardless. Let them feel like they are safe confiding in you. Everyone is different and having your child or preteen wear diapers while they are out during the day might make them feel terrible about themselves, (bring extra clothes and wipes and bring a soaker pad with you( the ones I design can be brought with you anywhere as I can custom make a print and design) We live only once and what our caregivers do really impact us. Be dedicated, let them feel like it will be ok, that you will get through this together, teach them to me independent, and get informed. I know its hard on the caregivers, so teach them to clean up after themselves (its a must!), it will give them confidence and feel like they are less of a burden, because I as well developed high anxiety and depression as a child. The pads I make really soak up well, if your loved one moves around a lot a bigger size is recommended. if this helps anyone please respond back. I know in my gut this will help out others that were in my situation before. You can find me on etsy at

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MerchantMoShop

www.merchantmoshop.com



and instagram (@merchantmosshop)

I will be posting new prints that I will be making. If there is a print you prefer that is not on the site, I will find one that reflects you. just give me a shout out. I will be making designs for adults as well. Like I said I know how it feels, and I know the impact it has on a person.



thank you for listening

It is easy to be self-conscious about the padding that we have to wear, but amazing how no one else notices. Just be yourself and enjoy your trip! Wearing "special undies" is the same as having to wear braces or glasses, it is something that helps us get through the day due to a medical condition and there is nothing to be upset about. Again, I hope you have a great trip!!