Great question, I'm sleeping absolutley paranoid every night at the moment because we have a new house & I don't want to wreck anything!!

DS - I woke at 5am, looked at the clock, felt a pop feeling, checked between my legs, felt damp, grabed the towel I had on the floor (for just such a prupose) and went to the loo, used a mat pad, and every now & then had another gush. until around 8am, when bubs must have jamed his head in blocking the escape until his head came out, 'cause there was a lot of liquid beihnd him.

Glad to hear no one has exerienced stains.

I refuse to sleep on plastic, so instead have a folded up old doona that can be tossed into the machine, and the springs in my matress should be saved.