Hello,
My 84 year old mom is wetting herself 1-2 times a day and prefers to leave her wet clothes on until someone can help her change. It’s more than a little leakage, when she goes, she just goes. A friend, my sister and I have all talked to her about using an incontinence product and even provided some, but so far she’s resisting. She uses folded up towels to protect her chairs. I asked her why not try the adult diapers and she doesn’t like the idea of having something wet against her skin. Of course it doesn’t make sense since the products are designed to wick away the moisture and her clothes aren’t. Clearly her thinking skills are declining and also she’s probably wanting to put off any more changes in her life. Maybe we just keep bringing it up and eventually she’ll get used to the idea? Any thoughts?
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Get mom into her doctor for a cognitive exam soon because it's likely not safe for her to stay alone anymore. If she'd rather ruin all of her furniture and clothing with urine output rather than confront the issue, she's probably suffering from dementia.
My mother was "resistant" to wearing Depends pull-up's herself. Until one day we were on the elevator in her Assisted Living building and she emptied her bladder fully right there on the carpeted floor! She about had a cow. From that point forward, she had no issue whatsoever wearing Depends. She also had dementia so there was no reasoning with her.....she had to FEEL the need for change herself. She'd have died of embarrassment had she let loose in the dining room in front of her lady friends, as we all, would.
Good luck to you.
(Imagine I have a pair in hand to pass to her to see & feel). They fit very similar to regular underwear, people tell me they are quite soft & comfortable. Also, people tell me they don't feel wet if there any little accidents.
Some people call them 'pullups'. I find them to be a practical type of underwear to wear as we get older.
I'd like you to TRIAL them for 3 days. After that, let me know what you think.
From: another daughter 😀
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