Moms with young kids in twin beds ?

Mrs.G123

Do you have a mattress protector (for wetness) on the mattress, or just a pad? DD is not PT yet but we are switching her to a twin bed. TIA!!!

lanyac

I don't have kids, but I was a bed wetter as a child. I would /highly/ recommend the protector. It'll save your mattress! 

K&P414

I use a pretty thick mattress pad and then put a ..... I'm not sure what you call it, hahah.  It's kind of like a waterproof matress pad except it just lays flat, it doesn't fit over the matress and it's smaller.  I used it on our crib.  Anyway, I put that on top of the mattress and the regular fitted mattress pad over that.

It's similar to this but smaller and thinner.  The main thing is that nothing is plastic that crinkles when they move around on the bed. 

http://www.target.com/p/Soaker-Mattress-Pad/-/A-539956

StatlerWaldorf

I would.  DD isn't potty trained yet and we sometimes have diaper leaks overnight.  Plus she's thrown up in bed before when she was sick.

Jhawks482

DS is still in a toddler bed. Even though he's potty trained, he wears a pull up at night- and sometimes it leaks. When he gets a twin bed (probably this summer) we will most certainly be getting a mattress protector!

Mrs.G123

Thanks, ladies. This is a brand-new mattress and I hope that we have it for years so I definitely want to protect it!!!

patrish1980

we use a plastic mattress pad that was zippered around the whole dang thing.  I don't want a soggy mattress!

TamponMary

I have a waterproof mattress pad. My daughter still wets the bed every 6 or so month. She's 6. She does it when she's really tired and can't wake herself up. I've never had an issue w/ it getting the mattress wet.

queenbone

I would recommend getting the whole mattress cover. 

That is what I thought I bought, but it turns out I only got a pad which covers up a small section.  DS1 sleeps like a monkey, he is all over the place, head to toe and back again.  Inevitably he pees about an inch off the pad. ::shakes fist::

Justinlove

We have one on all our beds.  They make waterproof ones that don't sound/feel like plastic.  Between kids/pets accidents can happen and mattresses aren't cheap!

TheBridesMom

Justinlove:

We have one on all our beds.  They make waterproof ones that don't sound/feel like plastic. 

This.   At Big Lots they have some that are made by Beautyrest that are pretty nice.  You would never guess that they are waterproof.

Carol*Brady2

TamponMary:

I have a waterproof mattress pad. My daughter still wets the bed every 6 or so month. She's 6. She does it when she's really tired and can't wake herself up. I've never had an issue w/ it getting the mattress wet.

. Ditto only my DD is 5 & wets the bed at least once a week still (

byrne15

We have a waterproof protector on the matress.  We bought one that was less plasticy than some of the others.

Mrs.G123

Thanks again ladies. We are getting a new mattress on Thursday as well and I think I will do full covers for both as we spent quite a bit of money. Thanks!!!

lilyaster

Mine are 3 & 4 and potty trained, but both have accidents from time to time.  Definitely cover the mattress with something waterproof.  On one bed we have the waterproof mattress pad, and on another just a waterproof layer between the pad and the sheets.