How to prevent bed wetting at night for my mother-in-law in my home? She refuses to wear adult diaper, extra absorbent depends doesn't work. It's great that she likes to drink water at night, but we wash her bed linens daily. We're also trying to prevent the entire first floor level smells with urine.
I agree with Daughter1930. She has to wear diaper. Right now, it's just pee. What happens when she begins to lose her bowel control and starts pooping in bed? Yuck!!!
I like the reduce sodium intake idea. We'll definitely try that. We also told her to limit the water intake after 7 PM and she gets so upset that we're preventing her to drink water. We told her she can drink lots of water during the day but need to limit it at night since she could not get up on her to use the bathroom at night.
How well controlled are all of her various conditions?
Is she able to mobilise at all? - does she ever use the toilet, could she use a bedside commode?
How has the stroke affected her?
What mattress protectors and bed pads are you using?
I tend to agree with the other posters that the "refuses to wear adult diaper" is hard to have patience with; but I'd go for more of a "well, let's try this Top Quality Brand and see" approach than a "my house my rules" approach. I definitely agree: don't call it a diaper! Night-time continence care is the polite phrase, I believe; and I suspect they're a great deal more comfortable than your MIL imagines. They've certainly got to be more comfortable than waking up in a sodden, smelly bed!