Have you ever had your diapers leak on you?

Number of responses received: 71

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Frequently	13	18.6%
Sometimes	28	40.0%
Occasionally	26	37.1%
Never	3	4.3%
Total:	70

What kinds of diapers have you had leak on you?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Cloth diapers	22	31.0%
Disposable diapers	67	94.4%
Multiple underpants	8	11.3%
Other makeshift diapers	6	8.5%

What kinds of diaper leaks have you had?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Pee	67	94.4%
Poop	19	26.8%

In which parts of your diapers have you had leaks?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Front over the top	26	36.6%
Back over the top	16	22.5%
In the crotch/leg openings	66	93.0%

What has been the cause of your diapers leaking?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Diapers not thick or absorbent enough	44	62.0%
Diapers put on too loosely by myself	22	31.0%
Diapers put on too loosely by someone else	11	15.5%
Rise of diapers was not high enough	17	23.9%
Width of diaper crotch was not wide enough	17	23.9%
Wore diapers for too long (I could change myself)	37	52.1%
Wore diapers for too long (I could NOT change myself)	17	23.9%
Tapes, pins, other fasteners did not hold	12	16.9%
Was not wearing plastic pants	18	25.4%
Other	10	14.1%

Who has seen your diapers leak on you?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Brothers	18	25.4%
Sisters	15	21.1%
Boys in school	12	16.9%
Girls in school	13	18.3%
Friends	30	42.3%
Other boys	19	26.8%
Other girls	21	29.6%
Parents	24	33.8%
Other adults	26	36.6%
People in public	28	39.4%

Which items/surfaces have become wet/soiled from leaky diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Pants/shorts.pajamas	48	67.6%
Bed (with pants on)	29	40.8%
Bed (diapers only on)	54	76.1%
Other furniture (with pants on)	19	26.8%
Other furniture (diapers only on)	29	40.8%
Floor (with pants on)	15	21.1%
Floor (diapers only on)	36	50.7%
Car seat	32	45.1%
Other seating	30	42.3%
Other	13	18.3%

In which places have you had your diapers leak on you?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Bedroom	60	84.5%
Elsewhere in home	47	66.2%
School/college	18	25.4%
Work	16	22.5%
In a store, mall, theater, etc.	32	45.1%
Someone else's house	20	28.2%
Elsewhere in public	30	42.3%
In the car	35	49.3%
In public transit (incl. airplanes)	17	23.9%
Other	10	14.1%

Describe your most embarrassing diaper leaking incident. Include details such as who saw it, what caused the leak, how you and others reacted, etc.

Name	Age	Answer
Toadboy	7	Me and my late wife Tammy were sitting in the moviehouse and we both had a leak at the same time, I think we forgot to put in extra soakers and our diapers leaked at the same time we drank too much soada and forgot to put extra idiapers on.
Ales		I had wet and messed myself in school and had to whar only a diaper 4 the rest of the day
frank2ab	53	I was on an airplane, wearind depnds overnight disposibles. I fell asleep on the flight and wet a great deal, having had a few drinks earlier. The pee went almost straight out the leg opening for whatever reason and I soaked the seat and my pants. There was also a large area under the rear part of my seat that was wet when the pee ran out onto the floor. The passenger behind me noticed the little stream pouring down and rang for the flight attendant who woke me up. Of course, I was done wetting by then. The lady behind me was almost yelling about it so everyone heard her, and the guy next to me was just laughing his head off. The flight attendant asked if I needed to go change into a diaper. I ignored the comment and told her I would be okay till we landed. I waited to be the last one out, but my entire bottom and a little ways down my legs was wet. I had nothing to hide it so I just walked to baggage claim and got my stuff when it came out about 15 minutes later. Lots of people saw how wet I was and several kids asked me to my face why I wet my pants. I answered because my diaper leaked just like theirs did. Even though none were younger than 10, they looked down at their crotches anyway. I laughed. At least it was a bright spot in all that humiliation.
Herbie	56	I was driving to Anchorage from Fairbanks Alaska and was stopped by the county police for speeding. I was wearing a very messy and stinky diaper that was leaking onto the seat so I stuck an extra diaper under me and explained to the police that I was in a hurry to get to my guest quarters ( I'm retired army) so I could change. He let me go with a suggestion to slow down.
bed wetter	38	i was 12 or 13yrs old and still wet my bed i had been back in diapers for a week or so when i woke up one morning and was wet as usuall and i had to pee again instead of getting up to go i just let it go in my diaper it was more than my diaper could and leaked out of the leg holes nd some around the top my mom came in and saw what had happened and asked why my bed was wet since i had a diaper on and i told her what i had done she got mad and told me to turn over on my stomach and lay in my wet diaper for a while i layed in my wet diaper for what seemed like hours but was not that long and by this time she came back in my room and told me to keep laying there and i asked why and then she untaped my diaper and pulled the back of it down and i asked what was going on and she said i was going to get a spanking for the mess i made and then i was spanked with my paddle 6 or seven times and there i was a 12yr old laying in my wet diaper crying and i promised never to wet again after i woke up at least not in my alrady wet diaper and she said if i did i would get another spanking for it she allowed me to get up and get cleaned but instead of getting dressed i was made to put another diaper on and spend the rest of the day in it it was a weekend and i was not going anywhere so i really did not mind it
Goodinites-Diaper Lover	12	I was in pants in a cousin's house when my Pampers size 6 Baby-Dry leaked by the tapes size my girl cousin was shouting " Jose has a pampers" and my faimly had to put me on a clean diaper in front of everybody in a changing table
		I was on a plane and I pissed and I didn't wear enough diapers (normally I wore 3-4) and I was only wearing 1 so it leaked.
Ryan	16	I was on a plane and I pissed and I didn't wear enough diapers (normally I wore 3-4) and I was only wearing 1 so it leaked.
gejoe	58	I had put on a depends refansable underpant and didn't know I had put it on inside out. I then later peed myself while at work sitting down and flooded my chair and of course my pant. I first I had no clue what had happened and why it leak so much, but I soon found out. Boy did I feel stupid. And to top that off I did it again about a month later.
dean	47	I was in line at the store and a little girl said to her mother that I had wet my pants. I had two wet half moons in my crotch.
Ron	33	I was wearing a Absorin Day Medium. I had already had one accident, and then was unable to get to the toilet. I realised something was wrong when I got out of the car. The day was ruined!! I just had to get home and change there, even if I did have diapers with me.
		i love it
michael	13	i was in the mall with shorts on over my huggies size 6 diaper. i i was really wet and poopy buti sat on a bench. pee pee and poo poo came out of my shorts and my mom gave me a spanking in the middle of the wall for not saying that i was messy.
Robin	17	I was walking in the mall when my diaper started leaking and it went all over the floor.
Jordan	17	I was getting ready for bed one night. Because I'm still a bedwetter, I had to put on a goodnite. Unfortunally Ithe goodnites tend to leak on me because I'm a heavy wetter. I woke up the next day and my bed was soaked. I was so embarrased because my mother came in and saw my bed and soaked goodnite. I felt bad and my mother scolded me. I still wear diapers and they still leak.
Spaz	21	Used only at home
		I was at a talent nite at a bar. While sitting and listening/watching, I started to pee. Thinking my diaper would've held, I moved my leg/foot and discovered my pan leg was soaked.
Roger		As a bedwetter I had a lot to drink at a cookout and that night at bedtime mom put me in the normal double diaper and rubber pants. It should have been a triple diaper under the rubber pants. Anyways that I night I flooded the diapers and thr rubber pants leaked around the legs. I was a little upset and my sister teased my saying "Roger wet the bed Roger wet the bed."
Greg	28	I was standing at the rental car counter at the Wichita airport with a diaper, under my jeans, that I had already wet. I had to go again and thought it would be a thrill to intentionally wet my diaper to the point of a leak. There was a line of people waiting behind me. I started to pee and just kept peeing. I told myself that I would not stop until I was done, no matter what happened. At first I felt the comforting warm wetness in my diaper only. Soon after this I felt a dripping from between my legs, and a warm wetness in my jeans in this same area. Then I felt pee dripping down my legs all the way down to my socks. By the time I was done I had wet jeans from below my diaper all the way down the inside of my legs to my feet. It was obvious to anyone that I had wet my pants. To any diaper wearer, it was obvious that I had wet my diaper and leaked. I got a few strange looks, but that was about it. I expected more of a reaction.
		At work in kaki pants, I said i spilt coffie on myself
		The worst "bed leak" was really big, and I thought the stupid diaper could hold all the pee...it didn't. I let out a long pee, enjoying it and all of a sudden, the bed was soaked.....No one else saw it.

Which measures do you or the person(s) who diaper you use to prevent diaper leakage?

Name	Age	Answer
Toadboy	7	I use extra padding, I try to use the diapers that don't leak as much ie no stupid ones that don't work.
Ales		more diapers to school
diaperedteen	21	The thicker the diaper, the better. I have found that I need at least 6 disposable diapers to bed not to leak
Paul	57	I wear disposable diapers now, they leak less. When sleeping I use a terry-lined overpant with the thickest disposables I can find - usually Molicare Super Plus.
		i stopped wetting in my already wet diaper after i woke up and if i did wet in it i made sure i was standing up and not laying down on my bed this also cut down on the spankings i used to get
Goodinites-Diaper Lover	12	Carefully
Jimmy	58	wear thick enough diapers
		none taken
Ryan	16	none taken
gejoe	58	pee slowly and look for leakage.
dean	47	I carry more diapers in my car. my stepsister checks me more
Ron	33	Measure?? Wear decent diaper like Tena Slip Super, Attends 09/10, Abri-Form Extra or X-Plus and Molicare Super Plus!!
		huge diapers
michael	13	multiple diapers
Robin	17	duct tape
Jordan	17	I recently put on a depend refastionable diaper over my goodnite. The tapes stop the goodnite from getting
		Thickly diapered and plastic pants.
diaperbut	22	chair covers, plastic on the sheets, plastic pants
Roger		After that mom and dad made sure I was well padded under the rubber pants so the bed would stay dry.
Greg	28	I secure the bottom tapes the tightest. I also try to avoid sitting right after I have wet my diaper. This will often cause the pee, in my seat area, to be squeezed out of the diaper into the pants that I am wearing.
		plastic pants
		Use thicker disposable diaper.Have tried plastic pants, but they don't work that great.
		2" masking tape around the waist
		Make sure the diaper is on securely.

Which diapers have worked the best for you in reducing and preventing leaks?

Name	Age	Answer
Toadboy	7	Attends or Abena with a baby diaper inside it, or a big puffy cloth diaper for night time.
Ales		none
frank2ab	53	Cloth diapers and plastic pants
diaperedteen	21	Abena X-Plus, and Molicare
Paul	57	Molicare diapers seem to absorb the urine quickly. I sleep on my side and these will leak from the side where they come together. For this reason I use a terry-lined plastic overpant. I get them from Babykins.
		attends disposibles
Goodinites-Diaper Lover	12	Pampers, Depends , Goodnites...Huggies leaked
Jimmy	58	Very thick cloth diapers with a soaker middle panal. Abena Abi-Form X-Plus in a disposable diaper with terry- lined plastic pants worn over.
		Depend Refastenable Briefs
Ryan	16	Depend Refastenable Briefs
gejoe	58	Depends refastenables when put on correctly
dean	47	cloth and plastic pants. I have had leaks in old pair of plastic pants
	12	i have found that attends r great at absorbing a lot of pee and dont leak as easily
Ron	33	Best Diapers are Tena Slip Maxi and Abri-Form X-Plus.
		depends
michael	13	multiple huggies
Robin	17	luvs and huggies open spots near the crotch that cause leakage. Sometimes I wet so much it still leaks.
Jordan	17	Depend.
Spaz	21	Thick ones
		Cloth absorbant diapers
		Secure Plus disposable diapers
diaperbut	22	thicker, wider, higher rised diapers that are over a half of an inch thick and rise up to your chest, almost to your nipples.
Roger		Cloth diapers and rubber pants all the time I was wetting the bed.
Greg	28	Overnight Briefs with waterproof pants.
		Tranqulity
		ABri X-Plus, Tena Super,
		Abena X-Plus work really good for me.

Which diapers have been the worst for you in reducing and preventing leaks?

Name	Age	Answer
Toadboy	7	Depends they are no good.
frank2ab	53	Disposibles...leak almost every time I wear them
diaperedteen	21	Depends, diapers too small for me.
Paul	57	Cloth diapers are slow on the uptake and flood more easily.
		depends fitted briefs
Goodinites-Diaper Lover	12	Molicare
Jimmy	58	Thin disposables such as Depend and Attends.
		Goodnites
Ryan	16	Goodnites
gejoe	58	Goodnites
	12	mostly store brands cuz the tapes rnt as good
Ron	33	Worst? Absorin Day (Tena Slip Plus I know is for one or minor accidents, so I don't wear these!) But even Tena Flex I can't trust because of the way they are made. I have to be careful when wearing Tena Pants too. You Know you are not supposed to wear them as snug as regular briefs, and that means no jeans for me.
		pampers
michael	13	cloth
Robin	17	cheap brands
Jordan	17	pampers, huggies, overnites (generic goodnites)
		Depend disposables.
		Goodnites
Greg	28	Protective underwear are about as good as paper towels with siran wrap!!
		store brands
		Tena Classics, Store brand Osco,c
		store brands
		Depends

Average Age of respondents to this question:	26.4
Range of ages of respondents:	6 -  58

Age Distribution
Under 10	2
10-14	10
15-19	11
20-24	3
25-29	2
30-34	5
35-39	5
40-44	1
45-49	1
50-54	1
55-59	5
60-64	0
65-69	0
70-74	0
75-79	0
80+	0

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