Bed wetting is quickly becoming a common problem in Australian households with up to 12% of seven year old children wetting their bed. And while the problem is often associated with children, many adults are experiencing bedwetting and keeping the problem under the covers.
Of those in the community, 4.2 million people experience urinary incontinence, which is more prevalent than asthma (more than 2 million), anxiety disorders (2.3 million) and arthritis (3.1 million). By 2030, the prevalence is estimated to increase to 6.5 million Australians (with urinary incontinence, faecal incontinence or both) – equating to 27 per cent of the population aged 15 years and above. (Source: information based on Deloitte Access Economics, commissioned by the Continence Foundation of Australia).
When it comes to children, according to the Continence Foundation of Australia:
- 8-12 per cent of seven-year-old children wet the bed
- Two students in a class of 30 wet the bed at least twice a week
- If one parent wet the bed as a child, there is a 44 per cent chance the child will too
- If both parents wet the bed, the child has a 75 per cent chance of being a bed wetter
Using mattress protectors or absorbent pads can take the frustration out bedwetting and make “clean up” so much easier. This helps to ease the tension and anxiety that all the family may be dealing with, as a result of having a bed wetter in the home.
Mother of two, Diane Hurford, is all too familiar with bed wetting, the associated sleepless nights and the effects they can inflict on your performance at work and in your everyday life. As a result, Diane decided to create a Brolly Sheets – a waterproof mattress protector for adults and kids that features a unique 100% cotton top, is soft, breathable and PVC/vinyl free.
“They say that necessity is the mother of all inventions. I couldn’t find anything on the market that made it easier for me to get the household back to bed as soon as possible, the few options available were either too complicated for a 2am bed-change or looked too sterile which led me to create Brolly Sheets,” Hurford says.
The products clever tuck-in wings are designed to save stripping the whole bed when wet. Machine washable, Brolly Sheets will stand up to repeated washes in warm or cold water and can hold up to 2 litres of liquid.
Brolly Sheets start from $41.95 and are available in five colours and four sizes with great value multi-packs on offer too.
For further information and to buy online visit www.brollysheets.com.au
For information on incontinence call The National Continence Helpline (1800 33 00 66) or visit www.continence.org.au
