Anne, my older son was a bedwetter too. Until he was probably 9 years old. We tried all sorts of things, bedwetter alarms, waking him up before we went to bed, getting up in the middle of the night and he would still wet the bed. We just gave up pushing an issue that was clearly not in his control. He wore pull-ups to bed and eventually just stopped wetting. I know it's hard when they seem old enough to not wet the bed, but really, I recommend gettting pull-ups and get yourself some sleep.

Oh Anne- if you have multiple kids wetting the bed every night then for heaven's sake (and your own sanity) get them into something disposable! If putting then into regular undies at night didn't have a fairly immediate reaction then they are just not ready. Look at how much influence this one problem has on you- between laundry and lack of sleep you can hardly get anything else done. No wonder!

Anne- I haven't read all the replies so I hope I'm not repeating, but you mentioned that you have a gym membership with child care. FWIW, this is what I used to do.... When my kids were little, we went to the gym 3-4 mornings a week. I could use the child care for 2 hours per day for no extra cost. I would do my class or work out and then do my shower there at the gym. I kept a duffle bag packed with everything I needed for a shower and my hair, so it was just a matter of throwing in undies, bra, jeans and a top to put on to get home. This worked out so well for us because my kids loved to go play in the child care, and by the time I picked them up I was clean and ready to take them home, feed them lunch and then it was nap time! I even did this routine through 2 newborns. I would feed right before leaving the house, and they could last the 2 1/2 hours until we were back home again.

I know that everyones situation is different, but just thought I'd share what worked for me many moons ago

Okay ladies. I think you are right. We are buying the disposables. Funny that it took this thread to really crystallise things in my mind.
Cileena - we tried 2 goes of the alarms. Some success but not lasting.

Kim thanks for sharing - our childcare is at extra cost. It is only 9-12. I do use the creche (which my daughter loves) once a week (the other day I sometimes go she is at daycare) But I have commitments 2 morning a week that take up the whole morning and one other day I do parent help at school until past the time of the first class (though I could just go, and not to a class, but usually I would have run that morning). Sometimes I go on a sat morning when DH is home. I do love going to the gym, love the classes and have a membership til October, so won't be changing that for a while.

Anyway my cold is worsening and am feeling quite exhausted and run down, despite getting 7.5 hrs of sleep last night with no having to get out of bed - felt amazing in the morning but it faded by lunch - so I am just taking a break from exercise for a while.
The other thing I didn't realise is that we have had an unusually long school term. They are usually 10 weeks and this once was 12. So it makes sense that we would have got particularly tired. Today is the first day of the holidays. Since most of my activities break over the school holidays, it will be a chance for a break.

Thanks again to all for your input. I am going to mark the thread a favourite so I can reread again!

Anne, this is a great question obviously. I struggled with that too. This is what helped me: cutting down on aerobic and replacing some workouts with strength work and / or stretching. You need the time for yourself. A nice walk instead of a run would be beneficial both for your body and mind. You have to make it a walk with no other purpose than the walk. Yoga is good to learn how to breathe and regenerates you rather than deplete you of your energy.
Then there is Callanetics. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA_6wUpaejw
Beware it is very hard. The video is dates and the women are too thin I think. This method have enjoyed a revival recently. I have been doing it myself and it is highly effective, and it doesn't necessarily make you look so thin. It just lifts your whole body, and gives you a great posture.
Before and after photos of users: http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/.....hotos.html