How many cloth diapers do you have (or have as a boy)?

Number of responses received: 35

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Fewer than six	3	8.6%
6 to 12	5	14.3%
12 to 18	2	5.7%
18 to 24	5	17.1%
2 to 3 dozen	2	5.7%
3 to 4 dozen	5	14.3%
4 to 5 dozen	1	2.9%
5 to 6 dozen	1	2.9%
6 to 8 dozen	2	5.7%
8 to 10 dozen	0	0.0%
More than 10 dozen	7	20.0%
I don't know/remember	1	2.9%
Total:	35

How frequently do/did you (or your parents) buy you new cloth diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
More than once a month	4	11.8%
Once a month	3	8.8%
Once every 2 months	2	5.9%
Once every three months	1	2.9%
Once every 4 to 6 months	6	17.6%
Once every 6 to 12 months	5	17.6%
Less than once a year	4	11.8%
I don't know/remember	8	23.5%
Total:	34

How many cloth diapers do/did you (or your parents) usually get for you at a time?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Fewer than six	4	11.8%
6 to 12	9	26.5%
12 to 18	8	23.5%
18 to 24	1	2.9%
2 to 3 dozen	5	14.7%
3 to 4 dozen	0	0.0%
4 to 5 dozen	1	2.9%
5 to 6 dozen	0	0.0%
6 to 8 dozen	0	0.0%
8 to 10 dozen	0	0.0%
More than 10 dozen	3	8.8%
I don't know	3	8.8%
Total:	34

Is/was your cloth diaper supply for you only or is/was it shared with others?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
For me only	23	67.6%
Shared with one other person	6	17.6%
Shared with two others	2	5.9%
Shared with three others	1	2.9%
Shared with four others	0	0.0%
Shared with five others	0	0.0%
Shared with more than five others	1	2.9%
I don't remember	1	2.9%
Total:	34

Where are/were your cloth diapers kept?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Drawers	18	51.4%
Closet (including drawers in closet)	11	31.4%
Cabinet (with doors)	5	14.3%
Cabinet (no doors)	7	20.0%
Open shelf	10	28.6%
Under bed	5	14.3%
In a box, trunk, etc.	3	8.6%
On the floor	5	14.3%
Bathroom (in view of others)	9	25.7%
Bathroom (out of view of others)	4	11.4%
Somewhere outside of my bedroom (in view of others)	8	22.9%
Somewhere outside of my bedroom (out of view of others)	4	11.4%
Other place (hidden)	6	17.1%
Other place (in view)	5	14.3%

How visible is/was your supply of cloth diapers to others?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Very conspicuous (right out in the open)	14	56.0%
Conspicuous (in view but not the first thing you're likely to see	7	28.0%
Somewhat conspicuous (you have to know where to look)	2	8.0%
Moderately hidden (not hard to find but not where they can be seen)	0	0.0%
Strongly hidden (would be difficult to find)	2	8.0%
I don't remember	0	0.0%
Total:	25

For which reasons do/did you and/or your parents buy new cloth diapers for you?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I outgrew the old diapers	10	28.6%
Old diapers became too pee-stained	6	17.1%
Old diapers became too poop-stained	4	11.4%
Old diapers became too dingy (less white)	6	17.1%
Old diapers became frayed, torn, tattered, etc.	19	54.3%
Switched from disposable diapers	3	8.6%
Decided to try cloth diapers	7	20.0%
Other	7	20.0%
Total:	35

Is/was your storage place for cloth diapers specifically designated for storing diapers only?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes, it's (or was) for diapers and diapers only	18	50.0%
I also keep/kept my underwear with my diapers	10	28.6%
I keep/kept other clothes (socks, shirts, etc.) with my diapers	5	14.3%
I keep/kept non-clothing items with my diapers	8	22.9%

For what reasons (if applicable) do/did you keep a large supply of cloth diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
So I will/would never run out of clean diapers	28	80.0%
I/we live(d) too far away from anyplace to get new diapers easily	3	8.6%
So I will/would always have lots of diapers on display for others to see	8	20.6%
I wear/wore a lot of diapers at a time	11	31.4%
So I (or parents) don't/didn't have to buy them so frequently	5	14.3%
So I (or parents) don't/didn't have to buy them so frequently	4	11.4%
I/my parents can/could get them in bulk for a discount	5	14.3%

If your parents buy/bought your cloth diapers for you (or did so when you were a boy), when you are/were in need of new cloth diapers, how is/was this matter usually handled?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I have/had to tell my parents I need(ed) new cloth diapers	4	11.4%
My parents ask(ed) me about my cloth diaper supply	3	8.6%
My parents check(ed) my cloth diaper supply	10	28.6%
My parents know/knew when I need(ed) more cloth diapers	19	54.3%
My parents buy/bought more cloth diapers regularly, whether or not I needed them	12	34.3%
I buy/bought my own cloth diapers	6	17.1%

Who else checks/checked your cloth diaper supply or inquires(d) about your diaper supply?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Brothers	9	25.7%
Sisters	10	28.6%
Other adult male guardian	4	11.4%

Describe the storage place(s) you have or had for your cloth diapers and how visible/hidden they are/were to other people:

Name	Age	Answer
Roger		They were kept in a bureau drawer with my underwear and sox along with the plastic pants. When bedtime came mom would open the drawer take out 2 diapers and a pair of pull on plastic pants. She called them baby pants.
	16	On a shelf in the Bathroom and in my room
allen	51	I have them in the closet all neatly stacked and pull up cloth diapers in a drawer.Plastic pants are in a big drawer.If you open the closet you saw just diapers and wipes
DiaperDon	36	I always kept my "night" pants in the same drawer with my underwear. I never thought anything of it. The drawer contained my underwear, cloth training pants, and plastic pants, (and maybe socks too).
		Most of the time just on top of the dresser
Aric	15	Most of our diapers are kept in a big cabinet that my dad made for them. There are no doors on the cabinet and the diapers are stacked in three big openings. One opening holds powder, oil, lotion and wipes. Plastic pants are kept in a drawer below the diapers. In the bathroom we have a small stack of diapers and plastic pants sitting out in the open on a small trunk with some powder. In mom and dad's bedroom there also is a stack of cloth diapers that sit in their closet.
	22	The diapers and vinyl pants called rubber pants by my mom were kept in a closet outside of the bathroom in the hall across from my bedroom.
		closet, not visible
baby boy	13	top dresser
Tim1965	40	closet top shelf or stackable shelfs in closet
don_dl2	56	The extra diapers I am not using are stored in totes. I have also used cardboard boxes and suit cases. the diapers I am using at this time are in a tall boy cabinet in my bed room.
dyprboi	35	kept in the nursery that I shared with my younger cousin
		My 1 year younger brother and I were night wetters. All diapers, pants, powder and pins were in the top drawer of the dresser in our bedroom.
Bobby	62	As a child they were kept in my 2nd dresser draw my plastic baby pants and underwear were in the top draw baby powder baby lotion and diaper pins stuck in a bar of soap were on top of the dresser. Now my diapers won't fit in a draw I keep them in the bottom of my closet my plastic baby pants are still in the dresser.
Ashton	7	They are in a drawer next to an old crib in my sisters room. One drawer is full of Pampers stay-dry(6), another is full of clothe.
	49	i kept the diapers in the bathroom on a shelf right near the changing table.
Timmy	13	My diapers are in my room inside my drawer where my briefs and t shirts are. Mom also keeps about 20 cloth ones inside the cabinet in the bathroom too.
Byron, Timothy, D.J. & Kevin	15	Our boys room has always been made up to be our nursery, by our Diaper Changing Table is open shelves full of our Diapers & Plastic Baby Pants, open to all to see. Also our rooms closet is basically all shelves for Diaper & Plastic Baby Pants, & other storage of extra supplies of Diaper Cream, Powder, & other Diaper Changing supplies. There is very little space for hanging of any baby clothes. All of the closet is open & very visible to what it contains.

How much space does/did your storage place for cloth diapers take up?

Name	Age	Answer
Roger		Basically the drawer in the room and space in a closet outside of my room. There were only about a dozen diapers.
	16	Not much
allen	51	2 feet wide and a good 3 1/2 feet tall
DiaperDon	36	It was about half of the drawer.
		It was 2 piles about 2 feet high
Aric	15	3 large shelves, the top of a trunk, and one small shelf.
	22	There were about a dozen diapers for me as I only wore 2 a night because I wet the bed.
		not much
baby boy	13	52
Tim1965	40	top shelf of closet
don_dl2	56	Well I have about 5 totes with diapers and plastic pants in them.
dyprboi	35	1 to 2 drawers
		One drawer.
Ashton	7	Not alot.
		A lot
	49	two four foot shelves,
Timmy	13	Like over half the space in my drawers and most of the bottom shelf in the cabinet.
Byron, Timothy, D.J. & Kevin	15	Probably for our Cloth diapers, & Plastic Baby Pants about 95% of our clothes storage space.

Did you always get new cloth diapers or did you ever have to wear hand-me-down or shared diapers? If so, explain how you felt about wearing such diapers worn by others:

Name	Age	Answer
Roger		At first I wore hand me downs but when I got bigger I had to have my own.
allen	51	No hand me downs
DiaperDon	36	I only remember wearing shared diaperpants one night. Normally I had my own.
		When little hand me downs dint care diapers were diapers
Aric	15	About half of my diapers are hand-me-downs, worn and stained but not too worn out. My other half mom and dad buy new and i share with my little brother. I dont mind wearing shared and used diapers, because i know theyve been washed.
	22	When I was 4 or 5 I wore diapers from a pile that mom had for all 3 of us who were in diapers at the time. Me for bedwetting and 2 younger ones still in full time diapers.
baby boy	13	I did not lik to but I love to go in any type of daipers period
Tim1965	40	oldest child of 4 kids and only one in diapers so they were always new just for me.
don_dl2	56	I have always bought new diapers.
dyprboi	35	often shared diapers as we had a diaper service for both of us
		When we got new diapers they were new.
Bobby	62	I always got new birdseye prefold cloth diapers
Ashton	7	I don't care.
		Hand-me-downs
	49	i always got new diapers.
Timmy	13	No I wear my own diapers. When I go to my aunts to stay I have to share some of the diapers that my cousin uses too.
Byron, Timothy, D.J. & Kevin	15	Yes, though our diapers might come to just one of us, say like for a birthday, since all of us boys were in Diapers 24/7 we all shared diapers, as they were all Laundered together.

(For adults) How was your diaper supply was handled as a young boy? How many diapers did you usually have on hand, where were they stored, how conspicuous was your diaper supply, etc.

Name	Age	Answer
Roger		The diapers were basically kept out of sight so that I wasn't shamed or embarrased in front of my friends. There were usually a dozen or so diapers and a half dozen plastic pants.
		Teen years still just on my dresser Maybe 4 or 5 dozen on hand
	22	Kept in a hall closet and there were generally about a dozen on hand and each night before bed time mom would tell me it was time to get ready for bed and I would go to the bathroom brush my teeth and put my clothes into the hamper. As I left the bathroom I would get my diapers and rubber pants from the hall closet and bring them to the bedroom with me and mom would bring in pins and baby powder. She would diaper me and I would have to put on my rubber pants and go watch TV for awhile more and then say goodnight an go to bed.
Tim1965	40	my mom and sister took care of everything so I never had anything to do with how they were stored , bought , laundered ect..... I only wore them.
don_dl2	56	I would buy diaper cloth at a fabric store by the yard and keep it in plain sight. (they were cleaning/polishing rags) if asked.
	49	mom bought me at lesst three dozen cloth diapers and put them in the bathroom on a shelf near the changing table
Byron, Timothy, D.J. & Kevin	15	Refurr to above, all our lives our diapers have been supplied to us the same way, & always stored the same way.

How dingy or worn out do/did your cloth diapers get before they are/were replaced?

Name	Age	Answer
Roger		Don't really know but I believe they were getting worn when they made their way to the dust rag pile.
	16	Mine usually get stained from all the pee and poop
allen	51	Not to bad just fraded
DiaperDon	36	They were all very yellow before I grew out of them and had to get newer ones.
		Sometimes real bad
Aric	15	When the diapers start getting kinda grey or the cloth wears out/starts to rip or something they are replaced.
	22	Pretty worn out and dingy.
baby boy	13	never
Tim1965	40	usually thrown out when you couldn't pin them together any longer.... to many holes at pinning point to hold pins.
Ashton	7	there still new
	49	we threw out the diapers when they started fraying and the cotton material started breaking up.
Timmy	13	Like when the get too stained or ratty mom throws them away.
Byron, Timothy, D.J. & Kevin	15	I would say quite dingy, but not where they were tatored & torn to bits, but we tried to take great care of them because of the expense, & then there was so many of us boys, (still are.)

If your brothers or sisters check/checked your cloth diaper supply or inquire about it, explain why:

Name	Age	Answer
	16	My brother usually does because he also wears them too.
Aric	15	My big brother checks he supply to see if I need more hand-me-downs from him and to see if diapers need to be washed.
Tim1965	40	my younger sister was in charge of my diapers and changing me.
Ashton	7	they wanted to wear them too.
	49	they would change me quite frequently. they new when the supplies were getting low.
Timmy	13	My sister always checks cause shes so nosy anyway and likes to tell mom the number of my diapers I got in my drawers. My older brother just does it to make fun of me and tell me that I am using too many diapers cause I am making too much pee or poo in them alot.

Average Age of respondents to this question:	28.7
Range of ages of respondents:	7 -  62

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

Youth Age Distribution
6	0
7	1
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	1
13	5
14	0
15	2
16	2
17	1

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