Dear Davina,
I’m in my late twenties and recently got engaged. I’ve always been a bed wetter, right from childhood. I mean, as kids, it was seen as something that we’d grow out of. I guess I stopped the very frequent (every night) bed wetting at 11/12 but occasionally I would have that dream about me standing in front of the toilet and I will realize that I’ve wet the bed when I wake up.
When I started dating, I lived with the constant fear that I’d wet the bed so I hardly slept over. But after a while without any incident, I got my confidence back. And when I spent the night with an ex, I did bed wet. I didn’t know how to cover up. I mean, if it was my house, I’d have known what to do, but here I was in the open. The ex saw what happened and comforted me saying he wasn’t upset. He even called throughout the day to reassure me of his love. But the vicious cycle continued.
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Just when you think you’ve overcome, there will be this slip up. Recently I visited my fiancé in his family home and it happened. i tried all my antics to dry out the bed. I don’t know if he noticed, but he never spoke about it. I haven’t told him about it either. Because I don’t know if I will say I bed wet, because it only happens occasionally (like once in two months or less).
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My 2-Cents:
This is a challenge darling and one I can well relate with. As kids, we always felt embarrassed when we had one of those ‘accidents’ talk less at adulthood. I can totally understand your apprehension. The closest I have come to anything as embarrassing as an adult was the first time I stained my ex’s car seat with menstruation blood. He had come visiting and we sat in his car to talk. We were there a while, then he left and I went back into my house only for me to realize that the seat of my pants was completely soaked with blood. I knew instantly I had stained his car and I felt very embarrassed. I dreaded having to do it but I quickly called him and told him to turn on his inner lights to see what I had done to his car seat. He immediately assured me it was nothing he couldn’t fix and till today, we still laugh over it.
However, I know Bedwetting is different, especially as you can’t predict when it’ll happen. I think giving the man whose bed you’ll be sharing some heads up is a good idea. Give him the opportunity to choose to stay or go. If you get married without telling him, you’ll be taking that choice away from him and he might forever resent you for it. The best you can do is pray he is able to handle it. I like to think that if he’s the right man for you, he’ll stay and help you deal with the situation. If he walks away because of this, then he was never the right one for you. Don’t be mad at him, just let him go and trust that you’ll be fine.
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Meanwhile, you’ll need to work on overcoming this challenge. You are going to have to do this for yourself, whether you have the support of a man or you are alone. Do it for you and for your unborn children. Even if your man is cool with it, I don’t think you want your kids to know that mommy also wears diapers and uses mackintosh like them. It’s simply not cool!
Whilst adult bedwetting is considered a medical condition, I know it can very well be dealt with through mind management. You can take charge of your mind such that you have control over your body even when you are fast asleep. Like I tell people, your body is yours and it responds to you. So, alongside managing your mind, talk to your bladder and your body system before you go to bed and tell it how to behave. It will respond over time. Having a recreated spirit actually goes a long way here.
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So, Yes, I strongly advocate you tell your fiance and if he’s fine with it, fantastic! You now have a partner who can help you deal with the situation. Don’t take it for granted, engage him as much as possible and defeat this thing!
Do keep me posted… I’ll be praying for you.
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Tell him and I believe if loves you, together you can find solution.
you need to, there is always a way out.
you need to, there is always a way out.
If i be your Fiance, na mat you go sleep.
Why not? If he really loves you, both of can find solution to the problem
If you hide it and he finds out after the wedding, he might make your life a living hell o.
Yes so that he can get napkins 4u
A problem sheared is a problem solved.Tell hm now now,O K.
a problem shared is a problem multiplied
Comment: girl there are ways to control your bed wet at least 1 in 10 peple battle with that problem, just mind your laxative, quantity of water intake and don’t eat late. it woun’t continue forever wit time you will be surprise that you can hold up urine in your bladder till dawn.
No
it is infection ,kindly tell a nurse in other to treat you.it shows YOU are still a virgin.if you dont have nurse contact me i will direct you because it happened to me after my weding
oh pls!!! bed wetting shows shes still a “v”? spare me!!
as if u played too much wen u were a kid, jst tell him
Dont hesitate , tell him the naked truth
Comment:its Better U Tell Him.
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my dear is better u tell him.the earlier the better.don’t feel shy.
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my dear is better u tell him.the earlier the better.don’t feel shy.
Comment:am a living witness of this bedwetting of a tin….i recently stop mine wit prayers and the ability to control the way I eat and my water in take…I had to open up to my fiance wen we started dating and he accepted me d way I am…we constantly pray and fasted togeda over it and any tym I want to overstep my bounds to eat late he put me to caution…am happy I overcame it and my wedding is coming up december….my advice is that u tell him everytin coz bedwetting is a big disgrace…I pray God will make him urs even after he knows d truth.
Good advice..
I’m loving you real hard Davina
Hmmmn. This got me remembering back years ago when I was still bedwetting. Everybody in the house took it as a joke and even changed my middle name to piss-piss. I was always so embarrassed but I guess I didn’t really take it serious till a woman preacher said it could be a spiritual attack. I’m not trying to make you scared or anything but after prayers! My dear from that day till today, nothing like that I tell you. Just like a commenter said, late night drinking of water should be a No-No and of course too much carbohydrates! Set your alarm for every one hour at first to wake you up so you will gauge if you wish to wee! Nne and of course tell him! Some guys wicked sha… weeks to your wedding he could call it off. It happened to a family friend but she didn’t share her problem in time, she preferred to hide in silence. It is well.