A good mattress protector is handy anyway for milk/blood leaks afterwards anyway and a number of other things. I was lucky cause I was out of bed by the time my broke. They gushed so badly I couldn't really go back to sleep anyway and after wetting through a packet of pads and 2 towels just sat on the loo and stood over the shower! Not sure if you can buy blue plastic sheets to put on the seat or under sheet like they use for oldies in nursing homes etc.