In Reply to: How did you get into bewetting posted by Steve on November 30, 2006 at 00:45
Have you always wet your bed?
I almost always wet till I was ten then it tapered off to 1-2 times a week. During and after puberty it went back to almost always then it tapered off again. Heavy drinking kept things wet at least 2-3 times a month till I was 25 or so. Throughout adulthood I wet the bed sober a few times a year. Now I wet asleep often but only when I'm in diapers. I absolutely love waking up wet with no bedding to change.
Do you wet on purpose ?
After getting back into diapers I did for ahwile but not much anymore, it just happens as I sleep:) I sometimes wet them before bedtime if I want to and I sometimes leave my wet diaper on after waking till I need to poop.
If you wet on purpose what got you started?
Going to sleep knowing my diaper was already wet made it easier to learn not to wake up to pee since staying dry no longer mattered. Until I learner to sleep through wetting I woke and wet as I lay there since there was no reason to get up.
How often do you wet your bed?
It varies a lot but at least twice a week lately. About a year ago it was 4-5 times a week. I only wet when I'm diapered so far but I worry that I do it too much I will wet when I don't want to, such as sleeping away from home or while sleeping with a partner.
Do you protect your matteres?
No need to with diapers and good plastic panties. The occasional small leakage is just covered with the bedspread if I have guests, and I put fresh sheets on when I'm not going to be sleeping alone.
What do you wear to bed when wetting?
Diapers, plastic panties, and my nightie.
I'm a bit stress incontinent all the time. Sudden movements, sudden strain, or emotional stress can bring an unwanted squirt and I have to watch for that carefully. I've never had good bladder control. I wet my pants and my bed frequntly as a child. I hated it back then because of the taunts and namecalling I got but I couldn't help it. A lifetime of insomnia causes me to sleep very soundly once I do go to sleep which is probably why I wet the bed for so long. Around 19 or 20 I had finally learned to wake up to pee almost all of the time but it wasn't something I could count on. Throughout the rest of my adulthood my heavy drinking equalled wetness, either pants or bed or both. I knew it was coming so I'd head for home before losing control or go to sleep in the car if I couldn't drive waking up wet a few hours later for the drive home. I had a few public 'accidents' when I misjudged the time I would lose control but being sloppy drunk gave me an excuse for that. In midlife I had to finally deal with the fact that I am transgendered. I discovered that my self denial had been the cause of most of my life's problems, especially my drinking and drug use. I am clean of that crap for years and my life is a lot better sober. After self acceptance and coming out I freed myself from societys dress code and I began to think about diapers again since waking up to pee 3-4 times a night was ruining my rest. I began to diaper for bed and train myself to stay asleep all night letting my diaper take care of things. It took months to do and now I usually sleep all night when I'm in diapers. Since I don't alkways diaper at night I worry about bedwetting without them but so far I wake up to pee those nights. I sleep better all the time now and undiapered I wake up to pee only once a night which is a huge improvement in getting my rest.
You didn't ask but my dream is to find a soulmate who lets me sleep in diapers and to have a hidden baby room with a crib for daytime naps. With a partner to cover for me long enough to get undiapered I would love to become incontinent while asleep. Discreet daytime diapers might be optional in that dreamlife. Maybe there is a little bit of AB in my closet too.