There have been several mothers and fathers who have suggested that if a child bedwets, ensure that they don't eat any food after 7 p.m. Other solutions include having the child pee before going to bed, and having him or her wake up at intervals during the night. But are these permanent solutions? Is there no way a parent can stop a child from bedwetting?
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I'll tell you my story.
In my room, I recently bought a new rug and arranged it beautifully. The tiled floor wasn't bad, but I wasn't always comfortable with how cold it always was, that was why I decided to get the rug so that I will always feel something warm under my feet.
I'm very pleased with how it turned out. The colors are the perfect match for my walls and the furniture. Plus, it's super soft and comfortable, so I'm always happy when I'm in my room.
As my son does not have a separate room, he always made sure to spread his sleeping rubber in his sleeping area when it was time to sleep before I got the rug for my room.
After I purchased the rug and placed it in the room, I made it a point to always wake him up at night so he wouldn't wet the rug with urine. I know well that if that happens, the room will smell, and I hate it when there's an offensive odor in my apartment or room. So, I made sure to wake him up several times a night to make sure he didn't wet the rug.
I've always made sure he wakes up at night, but last night I felt too tired to do so, so he ended up wetting the rug with urine. After waking up this morning to see what had happened, I felt upset and scolded my son for not being able to wake himself up at night to go to pee.
Initially, I applied a generous amount of salt to the damp spot since I had heard that it would absorb the moisture in the rug and prevent it from smelling. I waited a few hours for the salt to absorb the moisture and then swept the rug thoroughly.
However, I still didn't get the result I wanted, so I got a bowl of water, detergent and brush, and I used them to brush the rug thoroughly.
Prior to brushing it, I had attempted to dry it with a dry rag, but this didn't seem like a good idea to me, so I decided to brush it with soapy water instead. I brushed the rug for at least half an hour, making sure to get all the dirt and dust out.
While brushing the rug, power was still available, so I thought I should press the areas dry with a hot pressing iron since I did not have a hairdryer.
The spoon beside the iron was what I used in scraping out the dirts from the pressing iron.
Although I initially thought it would ruin my rug, I placed a cloth on the wet area and applied the hot pressing iron. After a few seconds, I was happy to see that the rug was dry and no damage had been done. I decided to repeat the process in other wet areas of the rug. After I was satisfied, I left it to air dry.
When I repeated the process throughout the area, the rug was about 89% dry. It probably would have been 99.9% if the power had not been interrupted. As soon as all of that was done, I went to a local store and bought a deodorant with lavender fragrance.
It was great that power was available to dry what was left as well as to eliminate any odors with the lavender deodorant block.
My idea on how to dry the rug and remove the odour in the room came about after I googled several ideas and discovered none of them was within my reach.
How have you dealt with a rug that has become wet from spilled water, or urine from bedwetting in your apartment?
In addition, is there an effective solution for children who bedwette?
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