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The Question of the Week for January 25, 2009:

As a young boy (before age 12), where did your diapers come from?

Number of responses received: 29

ResponseCountPercentGraph
Supermarket or general merchandise store2275.9%
Speciality (medical supplies) store724.1%
Mail order/Internet827.6%
Hand-made26.9%
Makeshift diapers517.2%
Taken from supply for another diaper wearer724.1%
I don't know or remember13.4%
How often did you get disposable diapers?

ResponseCountPercentGraph
More than once a week620.7%
About once a week413.8%
About once every couple of weeks724.1%
A couple times a month13.4%
Once a month724.1%
Less than once a month26.9%
Total:29  
How often did you get new cloth diapers?

ResponseCountPercentGraph
Twice or more per month26.9%
Once a month00.0%
Once every 2 to 3 months310.3%
Once every 3 to 6 months310.3%
Once every 6 to 12 months310.3%
Once a year or less1137.9%
Total:29  
How was your diaper supply maintained?

ResponseCountPercentGraph
Small supply, frequent replenishment620.7%
Moderate supply, fairly frequent replenishment1034.5%
Large supply, infrequent replenishment517.2%
Large supply and frequent replenishment724.1%
Total:29  
How would you rather have gotten your diapers as a young boy?

ResponseCountPercentGraph
Supermarket or general merchandise store1758.6%
Speciality (medical supplies) store517.2%
Mail order/Internet724.1%
Hand-made310.3%
Makeshift diapers00.0%
Taken from supply for another diaper wearer413.8%
I don't know or remember13.4%
Gotten then myself instead of someone else13.4%
Did you ever run out of diapers as a young boy?

ResponseCountPercentGraph
Frequently13.4%
Sometimes724.1%
Rarely1034.5%
Never1137.9%
Total:29  
For which reasons did you run out of diapers?

ResponseCountPercentGraph
Forgot to get them413.8%
Forgot to tell someone I needed them517.2%
Thought I had some when I didn't413.8%
Understimated supply931.0%
Could not get to the store413.8%
Did not have the money413.8%
Forgot to bring money, checkbook, card, etc. at store00.0%
Supplier did not have them when expected to have them310.3%
Supply of diapers disappeared inexplicably413.8%
Did not have time to wash/dry them413.8%
Washing machine or dryer not working26.9%
Could not get them washed/dried for other reasons310.3%
What did you do to get by until you could get some more diapers?

ResponseCountPercentGraph
Kept wet/soiled diaper on in the meantime724.1%
Made emergency trip to the store to get diapers1034.5%
Borrowed diapers from brother or other boy in house413.8%
Borrowed diapers from a neighbor, friend, etc.827.6%
Got disposable diapers (I usually wore cloth diapers)26.9%
Got cloth diapers (I usually wore disposable diapers)310.3%
I wore several pairs of underwear310.3%
Used towels or other makeshift diapering method620.7%
I went naked and remained seated on toilet13.4%
I went naked and stood in bathtub13.4%
I wore no diapers and took my chances620.7%
If you could not get to the store when you needed diapers and needed them right then and there, what were the reasons?

ResponseCountPercentGraph
The store was closed or would be closed upon arrival724.1%
The store was too far away413.8%
Not enough gas to make it there26.9%
Ran out of gas on the way26.9%
Vehicle broke down on the way26.9%
No vehicle available to get to the store26.9%
Person I relied on not available to go620.7%
Person I relied on did not want to go310.3%
Inclement weather413.8%
More pressing emergency at the time26.9%
Describe your self appearance:

NameAgeAnswer
john  14average
dylan  17prep goodnites or tena youth
zack  20pampers baby dry size 6, luvs size 6, t-shirt, pants
ky  13my apperance: right noe I'm wearing a pampers cruiser and t-shirt
dbelaire  58cloth diaper with pattern cloth over plastic pants their in good condition
MJ  205'8 175 lbs
mikey  44trousers, button up shirt, blue hoody, boots, disposable w/doubler, wet
Kyle  15I just wear a t shirt and a diaper with jeans. Sometimes just a shirt and diaper
Nicholas  14I am in a red sleeper and cloth nite diapers and plastic pants
dean  --cloth diaper baby pants and a footed sleeper
Jon  16current - attends diaper and t shirt
Craig  6nothing but diapers
  we toddler size pampers
platicpants12  265'6" and about 110 lbs. Skinny guy, jeans, t-shirt, store brand size 6 diapers or Gerber cloth diapers and plastic pants.
Tom  23diaper and plastic pants
 14After my bath, my mom puts me in my diaper. i usually dont wear pj to bed.
skip  --tee shirt
Describe your brother's appearance:

NameAgeAnswer
dylan  17wears whatever and doent where diapers
zack  20regular
ky  13normal clothes
Kyle  15none wear diapers
Nicholas  14He is still in jeans and tshirt. He has not been dressed for bed yet
Craig  6fully dressed and diapers
Tom  23same
Describe your sister's appearance:

NameAgeAnswer
john  14average build
zack  20regular
ky  13normal clothes
dbelaire  58she's dressed nomally
Kyle  15none wear diapers
Nicholas  14She is in blue jeans and a white tshirt
dean  --blonde blue eyes 5' 4"
Jon  16current - black thong and sleeveless shirt
Craig  6fully dressed
platicpants12  26About 5'6", waist-length strawberry blonde hair. Very fit, lo-rise jeans and middy tops.
 14regular clothes
skip  --girl type dresses
List the places your diapers came from when you were a young boy (ages 12 and under):

NameAgeAnswer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)  14Our Great-Aunt, alway made them for us boys, until she retired she ran a Diaper store, now she just make our diapers.
john  14mail order
iminpampers  3795% of the time my diapers came from the local grocery store but on occasion we would get my diapers from a drug store. Once or twice I stole diapers from people I knew who had a baby or babies.
dylan  17wal mart, winn dixie
zack  20hannaford/walmart
tommy  45hooks drugstore, Diapers from younger cousin, makeshift from towles ect.
ky  13my aunt runs a day care buisness
Adam  14my mom would buy them from grocery store or walmart or costco
dbelaire  58took them from other families that we knew had babies or that i stayed at their house and wore their diapers and plastic pants sine i was still small for my age.
MJ  20they often came from the supermarket
mikey  44diaper service until about kindergarten age. then got disposables from medical supply company(mail order). used home sewn cloth diapers. don't recall where plastic pants came from, probably medical supply company.
Kyle  15i went to school and after school i walked to walmart and bought a pack of assurance medium. i brought them home and hid them. mom found out about it and i lied to her and she believed me. soo she still doesnt know i wear them.
peter14  14Till 12 i was in original pampers that my parents got from the supermarket. With 13 i grew out of them and wear now attends the most time.
Nicholas  14Usually mom buys my cloth diapers and plastic pants from an internet store. My disposable diapers are bought from a medical store.
Craig  6walgreens
wet baby  10sisters and stores
platicpants12  26Supermarkets and drug stores.
Tom  23Dad got them by the case mail order
diaperkevin  34grocery store
 14Mom went to a medical supply store.
How often did you get disposable diapers?

NameAgeAnswer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)  14Very seldom, but they were kept on hand just in case of emergency
john  14rarely
iminpampers  37After I 'graduated' from diapers to underwear I almost always wore disposable diapers once I returned to wearing diapers again.
dylan  17at least 2 a month
zack  20every other week or so
tommy  45about once a month
ky  13every time i went to my aunts
Adam  14always thats all i wore.
dbelaire  58didn't have disposable back then real diapers felt good while wearing them
MJ  20about twice a month, as they were very large packages
mikey  44about once a month by UPS truck
Kyle  15rarely. maybe once a month
peter14  14I was allways in disposables. my parents don't like to wash diapers.
Nicholas  14I get a large box of disposable diapers once every month.
Craig  6all the time
wet baby  101 a week
platicpants12  26Every week.
Tom  23about once a month
diaperkevin  34about once a week
 14once every 5 weeks
How often did you get new cloth diapers?

NameAgeAnswer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)  14Approx. every 3 to 6 months our Aunt would make us new Diapers, and also on Birthdays and for Christmas.
john  14once or twice a year
iminpampers  37Not really applicable, although occasionally I would be babysat by someone who used cloth diapers so once I had used my disposable I would be put in cloth diapers for the duration of my stay.
dylan  17dont like cloth diapers
zack  20never
tommy  45hardly ever
ky  13never
dbelaire  58when i visited other families with babies or toodlers still in diapers
MJ  20I don't really wear cloth diapers
mikey  44about once a year mom would measure me for new diapers, go to fabric store (Joann Fabrics maybe?), then start cutting and sewing
Kyle  15dont wear
Nicholas  14I get new cloth diapers and plastic pants every 6 months.
Craig  6rarely I wear more disposable diapers then cloth diapers
platicpants12  26About every two months.
Tom  23rarely
Explain how your diaper supply was maintained (frequency of replenishment and quantity of diapers kept on hand):

NameAgeAnswer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)  14Our Aunt lived with us and when our supply was low she would make us more Diapers
john  14mom and my sisters kept/keep about 4 dozen gauz prefold diapers and a doxen pair of plastic pants.mom,my sisters and the housekeeper wash 18 to 24 dirty diapers every 3 days and hand wash 5 to 10 plastic pants every 7 days.my diapering table has 3 drawers for plastic pants,wipes,pins and diapering supplies plus a shelf which holds five staks of 10 diapers.wet plastic pants are dried and reused and messy plastic pants go into the diaper pail.their are two diaper pails and the messy diapers are dunked and wrung
iminpampers  37When my parents (primarily my mother) were diapering me the top 2 drawers of my dresser were filled with Pampers with at least one (sometimes 2 if they were on sale) full packages in reserve plus one at the daycare (when I was in daycare) and one at school (in the classroom for pre-school and kindergarden and in the nurse's office for grade 1 and up). As soon as the reserve package of diapers in my room was opened mom would go and get more diapers.
dylan  17i would buy 2 packs at a time id keep at least 10 on hand
zack  20bought every other week
ky  13stole from aunt
Adam  14my mom was in charge and would watch for it
dbelaire  58don't remember
MJ  20My parents were very good about it. They kept a large supply until I ran out then it was an immediate run to the store. Though that was very rare
mikey  44cloth diaper washed once or twice a week.
Kyle  15i hid them inside my air vent but... mom found them and now i hide them in an abandoned building that nobody goes in to.
peter14  14I and also my bro (12) wears diapers 24/7. So my parents have some packs of diapers allways at home. They buy new packs about 2 times a month.
Nicholas  14I get the same quantity of disposable diapers every month.
Craig  6every week mommy bought more. I even had a good supply to
platicpants12  26My mom bought diapers for me. She bought disposables every week, and cloth diapers and plastic pants every two months or so.
Tom  23always had a case on hand
diaperkevin  34My mother always got my diapers for me
Explain how you would have rather gotten your diapers as a young boy and why you preferred this way or would have preferred this way over the way you actually got your diapers:

NameAgeAnswer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)  14We alway would prefur our diapers made of cloth by our Aunt, they were the thickes, highest, and best you could get.
john  14i dreamed mom would take me in diapers and snap-on overalls to a baby clothes store which sold diapers and plastic panties for 12 year olds. part of the dream was me messing my pants and being taken and diapered in the baby changing room.
iminpampers  37I would've liked it if I didn't have to start wearing diapers in secret and just have my mother continue to keep my diaper supply in check.
dylan  17i would like to get them at a store becuz i dont care what people think of me wearing diapers
zack  20from the babysitters across the street
ky  13my parents got them for me and treated me like a baby
Adam  14as long as i didnt have to go with my mom i didnt mind. i just hate it when i have to go with her
dbelaire  58would liked to have my mom buy diapers for me but got caught by one other family member i baby sat for and she would keep in diapers and plastic pants when i went over to visit or spend the weekend with and enjoyed that very much.
MJ  20I would have rather got them in bulk so to not go into the grocery store and it likely would have been more cost effective
Kyle  15i wish my parents knew about it and didnt mind and got them offline. but that didnt happen
Nicholas  14The way i get my diapers is ok.
Craig  6I like my disposable diapers. I wouldn't want to change
platicpants12  26My mom bought them for me, so why would I want to get them any other way?
Tom  23like having a supply on hand and letting my Dad order them
Explain how/why and when you ran out of diapers as a young boy and how often this happened:

NameAgeAnswer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)  14It never happened
john  14we only ran out of diapers when we traveled and mom would take me to the drug store and buy pampers
iminpampers  37When I started wearing diapers in secret I would go and buy a new package of diapers once I was down to 2 or 3 if I had the money, if I didn't have enough to buy diapers I would either have to steal some or endure nights of bed wetting until I got enough money to buy myself some more diapers (thankfully that only happened three times and the first time my mom put me back in diapers again, the second time my aunt was visiting with her 3 year old son so I stole some diapers from her, the third time it only took me 3 days before I had enough money to buy more diapers).
dylan  17it hardly ever happened but when it did is when i forgot to tell somebody to pick them up or they didnt have the money at the time
zack  20because i wet too much
ky  13use them all happened often
Adam  14only ran out a couple times and it was because it we were away on a ski trip and the other family still had a boy in diapers so my mom borred from thim till she could get more
dbelaire  58don't remember
MJ  20One time when I was 12, my parents were off to Hawaii for two weeks, I stayed with my aunt and uncle who are near me. They are both doctors: my aunt being family practice and my uncle an orthopedic surgeon. My parents forgot to replenish the supply before they left, and didn't tell my aunt and/or uncle. Fortunately it was on a Friday night, so I could sleep in the next day.
Kyle  15wet too much
Nicholas  14It has only happen during travelling. Two years ago i was in Spain with my parents on hliday and i ran out of diapers. However mom bought some baby diapers for me in a local store. Although they were baby diapers they fitted me ok.
Craig  6rarely mommy buys diapers every week and I have a good supply
platicpants12  26I never ran out of diapers.
Tom  23never ran out
diaperkevin  34mom forgot to get them
Explain what you did to get by without more diapers until such time you got some. What was the result of these methods?

NameAgeAnswer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)  14We always had a well stock of cloth diapers made by our Aunt
iminpampers  37The first time I ran out of diapers I 'suddenly' started wetting the bed. After a week of wet sheets every night my mother put me back in diapers for the next 6 months. The second time was a little bit more embarrassing because I was used to wearing/using diapers during the day and when I ran out I not only wet the bed but I wet my pants twice. The second time I wet my pants I was on my way home for lunch and decided to steal some diapers from my aunt but she caught me putting one on with my soaked pants in the middle of my bedroom floor. To my surprise she didn't tell my mother and when I got home from school she sent me to my room and came in a moment later carrying a package of Pampers for me and asked if I needed changing (which I did). The third time it only took me 3 days (2 nights) before I could afford a new package of diapers but even keeping a careful eye on my bladder I did end up wetting my pants at school and was sent to the nurse's office where I was diapered, given a clean pair of shorts and sent back to class.
dylan  17id pee in my underwear which where briefs
zack  20wore the wet soggy diaper until i could get changed
ky  13try to go to aunts
MJ  20Once we ran out, I had to go really badly after school. So I arrived at their house, and did my homework. Given that they work late hours, I knew I'd have to hold it in for a long time. So I did, but gave up. My diaper was leaking a bit, so I walked into my aunt and uncle's bedroom and put on some of my uncle's underwear over my diaper to help stop any leaks; it still kept coming. Next I wore a towel over it and sat down and watched t.v. At around my uncle comes walking in the door noticing of the smell. I explained the situation to him as he started to get down to only his underwear, and he laughed. He kept on saying, "Relax!Your uncle Jim knows what he's doing. I'm a surgeon" As he started to change me and everything, he kept on taking photos and was cracking up. After 10 long hours of photo taking and wiping the mess from my uncle, I wore one pair of his briefs temporarily after having a little powder on me. My aunt came back with a pair of diapers which she put on me. She was desperate to see the photos, and laughed hysterically. They scanned them, and e-mailed them to my parents. They nearly died of laughter. At least they know never to let it happen again.
Kyle  15umm makeshift. didnt work too well but it was okay
Craig  6I had to stay in wet and poopie diapers until mommy got me more
Tom  23never ran out
diaperkevin  34kept in wet diapers
Explain the reasons you could not get to the store at times when you needed diapers and needed them right then and there:

NameAgeAnswer
iminpampers  37It was never a matter of not being able to get to the store when I needed diapers (when I was under 12) it was a matter of being able to afford diapers (once I began wearing them in secret).
dylan  17didnt have the money or had other emergencies
ky  13too young
MJ  20My uncle works late hours as a surgeon, so he often isn't in the mood to stop at a CVS to pick some diapers up. He will willingly change me when he gets home if I need to, but that's about it. Though if he performs complex surgeries for a living, then to him, changing my messy diapers would be a cakewalk. It's often the last thing he does before going to bed, so he's often half-awake, half-dressed while changing me. However, he is probably one of the best ones who has changed me, being very thorough and efficient.
Kyle  15live too far
Craig  6you have to ask mommy
platicpants12  26The store was about 5 miles away, and I didn't have a driver's license.
Tom  23never needed to

NameAgeAnswer

NameAgeAnswer

Average Age of respondents to this question:21.1
Range of ages of respondents:6 -  58

Age Distribution
Under 101
10-149
15-197
20-243
25-292
30-341
35-391
40-441
45-491
50-540
55-591
60-640
65-690
70-740
75-790
80+0

Youth Age Distribution
61
70
80
90
101
111
120
131
146
151
163
172

Diaper Types
Single disposable diapers- plain white22
Single disposable diapers- plain white14
Single disposable diapers- patterned/colored8
Multiple disposable diapers- plain white4
Multiple disposable diapers- patterned/colored7
Single cloth diapers- plain white3
Single cloth diapers- patterned/colored11
Multiple cloth diapers- plain white3
Multiple cloth diapers- patterned/colored1
Multiple underpants- plain white1
Multiple underpants- patterned/colored3
Other makeshift diapers10
Single plastic pants- plain7
Single plastic pants- patterned/colored3
Multiple plastic pants- plain1
Percentage of those 18+ who only wore these diapers as a boy:27.27%

Pantslessness
Always8
Usually6
Sometimes10
Rarely4
Never0
Percentage of those 18+ who reported being pantsless as a boy27.27%

Diaper Usage
Pee30
Poop13
Percent of brothers 18+ whose diaper usage reported only as a boy27.27%

Older Sisters
None13
One11
Two2
Three1
More than three0

Younger Sisters
None19
One8
Two1
Three0
More than three0

Comments

NameAgeComment
Kyle  15I LOVE DIAPERS!
platicpants12  26My mom was fine with me wearing diapers after she caught me playing in one of my little sister's diapers when I was around six years old. She asked me if I liked to wear diapers, and I told her I did. After that, she bought diapers for me. She didn't see anything wrong with this.

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