Have you ever been caught away from home without a supply of diapers when you needed a change?

Number of responses received: 32

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes, I had no extra diapers with me at all	17	56.7%
Yes, I didn't have enough diapers with me	9	30.0%
This has never happened to me	4	13.3%
Total:	30

How old were you when this has happened?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
6 or younger	6	18.8%
7	5	15.6%
8	7	21.9%
9	6	18.8%
10	9	28.1%
11	9	28.1%
12	9	28.1%
13	9	28.1%
14	12	37.5%
15	7	21.9%
16	7	21.9%
17	5	15.6%
18 or older	12	37.5%

What did you have to do because of not having any extra diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Keep the diaper I was already wearing on	21	65.6%
Remove the diaper and take my chances	7	21.9%
Buy more diapers at a store	9	28.1%
Borrow diapers from someone else	8	25.0%
Contact someone to bring me diapers	4	12.5%
Put on several pairs of underpants	2	6.3%
Use some other makeshift diapering method	4	12.5%

What were the consequences of not having any extra diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Diaper I was already wearing leaked (pee)	20	62.5%
Diaper I was already wearing leaked (poop)	12	37.5%
I began to stink badly of pee	13	40.6%
I began to stink badly of poop	13	40.6%
Pee leaked out of my diaper into pants	14	43.8%
Poop leaked out of my diaper into pants	8	25.0%
Pee leaked out of my diaper (I had no pants on)	7	21.9%
Poop leaked out of my diaper (I had no pants on)	5	15.6%
I developed diaper rash	14	43.8%
I made a mess of the seat I was in	11	34.4%

Where were you when you were caught without extra diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Kindergarten/daycare	4	12.5%
School (elementary)	11	34.4%
School (junior high/middle school)	10	31.3%
School (high school)	7	21.9%
College	1	3.1%
Work	5	15.6%
While in a car	13	40.6%
At a friend's house	10	31.3%
At a relative's house	8	25.0%
In a store	14	43.8%
At the movies	8	25.0%
At the airport/bus depot, etc.	4	12.5%
While aboard a plane, bus, etc.	4	12.5%
During camping or other outdoor recreation	10	31.3%
While in jail/court	0	0.0%
Other	5	15.6%

For which reasons did you not have any diapers or not enough diapers with you?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I forgot to bring any diapers at all	9	28.1%
I didn't bring enough diapers	16	50.0%
Somebody else forgot to bring my diapers	10	31.3%
Somebody else didn't bring enough diapers	3	9.4%
I was detained/stranded in the place I was in	3	9.4%
I was away longer than I had expected to be	15	46.9%
Luggage mishap (airline)	1	3.1%
I had lost the diapers	2	6.3%
I needed more diaper changes than I expected to need	13	40.6%
I did not have an opportunity to change my diapers	5	15.6%

For which reasons were you not able to get any more diapers at the time?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I had no money to buy diapers in spite of being near stores	6	18.8%
I was too far away from a place to get diapers	15	46.9%
I had no transportation to get to a store	8	25.0%
I could not leave the place I was in (school, work, jail)	12	37.5%
I could not contact someone to bring me diapers	5	15.6%
Person in charge of me would not let me get more diapers	8	25.0%
I was detained/stranded in the place I was in	3	9.4%

How many extra diapers do you usually take with you while away from home (for less than a day)?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
None	0	0.0%
1	2	6.5%
2	10	32.3%
3	4	12.9%
4	7	22.6%
5	3	9.7%
6	1	3.2%
7	1	3.2%
8	1	3.2%
9	0	0.0%
10	0	0.0%
More than 10	2	6.5%
Total:	31

Describe the times in school when you were caught without any extra diapers available:

Name	Age	Answer
BOBBY	7	my mommy thought she put more diapers in my diaper bag ( school bag that is )to give to the school nurse
DiaperDon	36	When I was in Junior High, I had several occasions where I was unable to get the the bathroom in time, and messed my pants. I didn't have any changing supplies with me, so had to make do the best I could. Sometimes I was able to dump/wipe out most of the mess, and continue to wear them. I hated to go through the day smelling like a messy diaper, but couldn't do anything about it. Sometimes the mess was so bad that I couldn't clean it up. I would remove the messy underclothing, and go the rest of the day without.
diaperedteen	22	I peeed through my Goodnites in high school, and it leaked and soaked my jeans. I had to put my jacket around me to hide it. In college, I had 2 generic Medium diapers on, and they leaked in class, during break, I had to go outside and change out of them, hoping I wouldn't have an accident without diapers on.
cheatz911	22	When I got less then a B on my report card in school I was punished for 6 weeks or until I got next Report Card. Instead of Physical punishment, I was diaper disaplined. My parents would punish me by putting me in thick diapers, I would also have to carry my diapers in my book bag. I would have to bring enough with me to be changed. My teachers knew when I was punished and I wasn't allowed to leave classroom all day. Except when I was to get a change by the nurse at recess. I have to prepare my bag myself. Once I forgotten to pack my diapers. I went to school and when it was time to be changed at recess I brought my bag with me brought it to the nurse and opened the bag and no diapers. I was one out of a few that wore diapers in school but to teach me responsibility my mother told the nurse not to borrow one for me in that case. I wasn't changed all day long and my diapers leaked all over. Then when I get home I'm not allowed in the house until my diaper is changed to ! not leak on anything. Usually I'm changed on front porch when that happens.
colin porter	34	just as school ended i leeked in my trousers
Andreas	16	It was when i was 9 years old. It was about a week after i was put back in diapers (for the first time),i was only changed one time a day(before bedtime) and that night i had wet in my diaper.so at lunch i had to pee and when i could'nt hold it anymore my diaper leeked It was a nightmare, because that was when all discovered that i wore diapers
alwayssoaked	30	Embarrassing, pants were wet. Messed a few times,too
jack	13	durin a lesson ihad already used the 1 diaper i had wiv me which was very wet
Jeff	12	When I was in first grade, I was always put into diapers before an afternoon nap time by the teacher. If I wet my diaper, I had to wear another one for the rest of the school day. One day, I got changed into a diaper and wet it while I was napping but, because I didn't have any clean diapers, my teacher made me wear my wet diaper the rest of the day without any pants on so I got teased badly by the rest of the kids.
Kenny	16	I forgot to bring extra diaper in my bag with me to school. I peed in the 1 I was wearing and had to stay in it all day. It leaked and my crotch and front of my jeans were wet.
diaperlover	14	i peed in my diaper during class then bewteen classes i pooped and because i had no diapers left i had to keep the meesy and saoked diaper on for five more classes

Describe the times in public when you were caught without any extra diapers available:

Name	Age	Answer
BOBBY	7	mommy didn't have the diaper bag she was planning to be gone for 30min. we were gone a lot longer
DiaperDon	36	Once I made a major mess in my pants at Walmart. I went into the bathroom and removed the messy underclothing, but my pants were messy too, and there was nothing I could do to clean them up. We were out-of- town, and on our way to a hotel. I had changing supplies in the car, but nothing with me in the store. I cleaned up the best I could, and left the store with no diaper, and messy pants. We went straight to the hotel, and checked in, then I could change and clean-up.
diaperedteen	22	This has happened on the plane and at the movies, though I usually wear at least 4 diapers when I go to the movies.
cheatz911	22	I would also have to carry my own diaper bag when not home, Mom tells me she shouldn't have to carry extra weight. I would have to prepare my own diaper bag. I didn't bring it thinking we wouldnt be long to go grociery shopping. It was half wet already. Then I had to poop and pee and let it out and my diaper was full. Then my mom said we needed to go get my check up at doctor. I was so embarrased. I had no change. We had to wait an hour in the waiting room. During that time I peed again thanks to lunch on the way with a large coke. My diaper leaked slightly while waiting and then we went into doctors and he told me to strip to my underwear. He turned around and prepared himself while I was undressing I sat on the bed. He turned around and kinda look shocked. I have an extra one if you want to change. I got a change from the doctor before he resumed.
colin porter	34	was at the movies and the film was longer than i thort so ended up wetting the sit i was on the over time i was on the bus going to a freainds house and wet myself so had to go in the suppermarket and buy some shorts to change and some pullups
Andreas	16	last time was when i was under my sisters supervision, the they wanted to totur me, so they made me drink a lot of fluid and took me to the mall where my diaper leeked.
alwayssoaked	30	Worried what others might think when my diaper was over flowing. "What if I run into someone I know, they see my condition, and they are not aware that I always use diapers?"
Jeff	12	Two years ago when I was 10 we went to a wildlife fundraising concert and mom forgot to pack extra diapers for me. After I had completely soaked the diaper I was wearing while sleeping in the car on the way to the concert, she took it off of me when we got there and told me to use the toilet if I needed to go potty. Unfortunately, I had an accident and she got really mad at me and told me I would be wearing diapers 24/7 for the next week because I was a big baby who couldn't even keep his pants dry while awake.
Kenny	16	I was watching a baseball game and I didn't bring an extra diaper with me. I peed in it alot cuz I was drinking sodas. When I went to the mens room I changed and just threw it away. Later on the way home on the bus I couldn't hold it so I peed in my pants in the bus seat. I was like so totally wet from that too.
Baby Eddie		My diaper leaked and I had wet marks on my pants

Describe the times during travel when you were caught without any extra diapers available:

Name	Age	Answer
alwayssoaked	30	On a plane once. The one spare diaper I had was changed and it became soaked. The aircraft seat was damp. There was nothing I could do. Now take a few changes, just in case.
Jeff	12	When I was 8, we were flying from Detroit to Los Angeles and mom brought 3 diapers for the ride. I wet the first diaper at the Detroit airport really bad so she changed me there. Then, during the flight, I fell asleep and both peed and pooped in my diaper so she changed me again. Later in the flight, I pooped in my diaper again because I had gotten sick so she had to remove my third diaper and leave me in just underwear. Luckily, I actually made it through the rest of the flight without any accidents.
Kenny	16	I was waiting in the airport to get on a plane and I pee in my diaper. The plance was delayed like 1 hour and I had to pee in it again so it was real wet. I had packed all my diapers in my checked bags and not my carryon bad cuz I was scared that the security people would check me and embarase me.
mike	17	I was about to head to the airport to catch my plane at a reasonably early time for a flight (8 AM). I had been awakened to me filling up my depend with a large BM. I felt the urge to contact my uncle whom I was staying with to get me changed, but I never built up the courage to ask him for the favor because I felt so embarrassed. I checked my recently packed suitcase for any spares, but I was out of luck. I just went upstairs to have breakfast. At that time I unfortunately had another BM which worsened the situation. My uncle started to smell the area and came up to me and asked if anything was wrong. I explained to him my late-night incontinence problems, which he seemed very understanding of. He then reassured me that, because he's an M.D. at a hospital in Portland,OR he is used to seeing these things. So he checked my diaper and mashed it up. He then escorted me to the bathroom where I packed. He then noticed some baby wipes in a ziploc baggie on top of a plastic grocery bag and took them out. I noticed him seperating them one by one as I was still on the ground awaiting my change. After a moment, he then started to undo the tapes. As it was happening the bathroom started to stink up and I was starting to feel more embarrassed. He then raised up my behind and started wiping up my huge mess. After a while, he ran out of baby wipes and started to use toilet paper. It felt relieving to know that he(my uncle) has seen situations like these at his hospital and that he knows how to treat it like an everyday situation, so he was very calm about changing my diaper. He then wiped up around the places he missed and my privates. Afterwards, he then placed the dirty diaper and depend into the plastic bag. He then got out a pair of briefs and started to help me get into one. He then took the plastic bag with him while I followed him with my suitcase to his car. I placed my suitcase into the car while he threw away my diaper. Afterwards, we were off to the airport.

Describe the times while at work when you were caught without any extra diapers available:

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	22	I was at work, unable to leave, and unable to change. Normally for an eight-hour-shift I would wear 3 thick diapers, but for some reason, this time, they leaked. I had to go into the backroom, and change out of my soaked diapers and put them in my briefcase. I later wet my pants and left quickly at the end of my shift.
alwayssoaked	30	Embarrassed
Kenny	16	I don't have a job yet.

Describe any other times when you were caught without any extra diapers available:

Name	Age	Answer
DiaperDon	36	A few times when I have gone camping, I messed in my diapers and didn't have anymore to change into. I have sometimes had to cleanup the best I could, and go the rest of the day and on the way home with no diaper/underwear.
alwayssoaked	30	Varies each time
Kenny	16	Once I was camping in the woods with some friends and their dads. I only brought like 3 extra diapers with me. On the hikes I used them cuz I was peeing alot. One of the dads took me into this little town but all they had were baby diapers. So he bought me like 6 pairs of jockey briefs and I wore all 3 the last night and 3 pairs during the trip back home. I totally wet in them but my shorts got only damp.
Baby Eddie		while at an ab friends house I had run out of diapers but he let me have some of his untill I could get to a store, he even changed me.

What have you had to do when you have needed to obtain diapers in a pinch?

Name	Age	Answer
soaker	62	My mother told her friends (home we were at) that I needed diapers because I wet myself. One of the women said she had some diapers and plastic pants that I could use. She asked her 13 year old daughter to "go home and bring some of grandmoms diapers/pants for little Jerry". I was 14 years old but that didn't stop the 13 year old from changing me into her grandmoms diapers in front of the other group. They gave her hints on how to put them on me so that there were no leaks. I had so many diapers on that I was made to wear only the diapers/plastic pants and a T shirt. I was very upset when she pulled up the yellow plastic pants that had BM stains in the seat. Through out the week I stopped trying to explaine that I didn't poop my pants to any of the people that said "he poops and wets his pants at 14" the pants stains showed them that I did.
alwayssoaked	30	Put up with overly wet or messed diaper
Kenny	16	If I run out of diapers I usually wear multiply briefs and pee in them. Some I just dont wear anything and just pee in my pants.
diaperlover	14	i get most of the poop out of my diaper using napkins and wear the same one
Baby Eddie		buy them

Average Age of respondents to this question:	21.7
Range of ages of respondents:	7 -  62

Age Distribution
Under 10	2
10-14	6
15-19	7
20-24	5
25-29	1
30-34	3
35-39	1
40-44	0
45-49	1
50-54	0
55-59	0
60-64	1
65-69	0
70-74	0
75-79	0
80+	0

Youth Age Distribution
6	0
7	1
8	0
9	1
10	0
11	1
12	1
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	3
17	1

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