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

Number of responses received: 29

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Supermarket or general merchandise store	22	75.9%
Speciality (medical supplies) store	7	24.1%
Mail order/Internet	8	27.6%
Hand-made	2	6.9%
Makeshift diapers	5	17.2%
Taken from supply for another diaper wearer	7	24.1%
I don't know or remember	1	3.4%

How often did you get disposable diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
More than once a week	6	20.7%
About once a week	4	13.8%
About once every couple of weeks	7	24.1%
A couple times a month	1	3.4%
Once a month	7	24.1%
Less than once a month	2	6.9%
Total:	29

How often did you get new cloth diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Twice or more per month	2	6.9%
Once a month	0	0.0%
Once every 2 to 3 months	3	10.3%
Once every 3 to 6 months	3	10.3%
Once every 6 to 12 months	3	10.3%
Once a year or less	11	37.9%
Total:	29

How was your diaper supply maintained?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Small supply, frequent replenishment	6	20.7%
Moderate supply, fairly frequent replenishment	10	34.5%
Large supply, infrequent replenishment	5	17.2%
Large supply and frequent replenishment	7	24.1%
Total:	29

How would you rather have gotten your diapers as a young boy?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Supermarket or general merchandise store	17	58.6%
Speciality (medical supplies) store	5	17.2%
Mail order/Internet	7	24.1%
Hand-made	3	10.3%
Makeshift diapers	0	0.0%
Taken from supply for another diaper wearer	4	13.8%
I don't know or remember	1	3.4%
Gotten then myself instead of someone else	1	3.4%

Did you ever run out of diapers as a young boy?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Frequently	1	3.4%
Sometimes	7	24.1%
Rarely	10	34.5%
Never	11	37.9%
Total:	29

For which reasons did you run out of diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Forgot to get them	4	13.8%
Forgot to tell someone I needed them	5	17.2%
Thought I had some when I didn't	4	13.8%
Understimated supply	9	31.0%
Could not get to the store	4	13.8%
Did not have the money	4	13.8%
Forgot to bring money, checkbook, card, etc. at store	0	0.0%
Supplier did not have them when expected to have them	3	10.3%
Supply of diapers disappeared inexplicably	4	13.8%
Did not have time to wash/dry them	4	13.8%
Washing machine or dryer not working	2	6.9%
Could not get them washed/dried for other reasons	3	10.3%

What did you do to get by until you could get some more diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Kept wet/soiled diaper on in the meantime	7	24.1%
Made emergency trip to the store to get diapers	10	34.5%
Borrowed diapers from brother or other boy in house	4	13.8%
Borrowed diapers from a neighbor, friend, etc.	8	27.6%
Got disposable diapers (I usually wore cloth diapers)	2	6.9%
Got cloth diapers (I usually wore disposable diapers)	3	10.3%
I wore several pairs of underwear	3	10.3%
Used towels or other makeshift diapering method	6	20.7%
I went naked and remained seated on toilet	1	3.4%
I went naked and stood in bathtub	1	3.4%
I wore no diapers and took my chances	6	20.7%

If you could not get to the store when you needed diapers and needed them right then and there, what were the reasons?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
The store was closed or would be closed upon arrival	7	24.1%
The store was too far away	4	13.8%
Not enough gas to make it there	2	6.9%
Ran out of gas on the way	2	6.9%
Vehicle broke down on the way	2	6.9%
No vehicle available to get to the store	2	6.9%
Person I relied on not available to go	6	20.7%
Person I relied on did not want to go	3	10.3%
Inclement weather	4	13.8%
More pressing emergency at the time	2	6.9%

Describe your self appearance:

Name	Age	Answer
john	14	average
dylan	17	prep goodnites or tena youth
zack	20	pampers baby dry size 6, luvs size 6, t-shirt, pants
ky	13	my apperance: right noe I'm wearing a pampers cruiser and t-shirt
dbelaire	58	cloth diaper with pattern cloth over plastic pants their in good condition
MJ	20	5'8 175 lbs
mikey	44	trousers, button up shirt, blue hoody, boots, disposable w/doubler, wet
Kyle	15	I just wear a t shirt and a diaper with jeans. Sometimes just a shirt and diaper
Nicholas	14	I am in a red sleeper and cloth nite diapers and plastic pants
dean	--	cloth diaper baby pants and a footed sleeper
Jon	16	current - attends diaper and t shirt
Craig	6	nothing but diapers
		we toddler size pampers
platicpants12	26	5'6" and about 110 lbs. Skinny guy, jeans, t-shirt, store brand size 6 diapers or Gerber cloth diapers and plastic pants.
Tom	23	diaper and plastic pants
K	14	After my bath, my mom puts me in my diaper. i usually dont wear pj to bed.
skip	--	tee shirt

Describe your brother's appearance:

Name	Age	Answer
dylan	17	wears whatever and doent where diapers
zack	20	regular
ky	13	normal clothes
Kyle	15	none wear diapers
Nicholas	14	He is still in jeans and tshirt. He has not been dressed for bed yet
Craig	6	fully dressed and diapers
Tom	23	same

Describe your sister's appearance:

Name	Age	Answer
john	14	average build
zack	20	regular
ky	13	normal clothes
dbelaire	58	she's dressed nomally
Kyle	15	none wear diapers
Nicholas	14	She is in blue jeans and a white tshirt
dean	--	blonde blue eyes 5' 4"
Jon	16	current - black thong and sleeveless shirt
Craig	6	fully dressed
platicpants12	26	About 5'6", waist-length strawberry blonde hair. Very fit, lo-rise jeans and middy tops.
K	14	regular clothes
skip	--	girl type dresses

List the places your diapers came from when you were a young boy (ages 12 and under):

Name	Age	Answer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)	14	Our Great-Aunt, alway made them for us boys, until she retired she ran a Diaper store, now she just make our diapers.
john	14	mail order
iminpampers	37	95% 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	17	wal mart, winn dixie
zack	20	hannaford/walmart
tommy	45	hooks drugstore, Diapers from younger cousin, makeshift from towles ect.
ky	13	my aunt runs a day care buisness
Adam	14	my mom would buy them from grocery store or walmart or costco
dbelaire	58	took 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	20	they often came from the supermarket
mikey	44	diaper 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	15	i 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	14	Till 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	14	Usually mom buys my cloth diapers and plastic pants from an internet store. My disposable diapers are bought from a medical store.
Craig	6	walgreens
wet baby	10	sisters and stores
platicpants12	26	Supermarkets and drug stores.
Tom	23	Dad got them by the case mail order
diaperkevin	34	grocery store
K	14	Mom went to a medical supply store.

How often did you get disposable diapers?

Name	Age	Answer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)	14	Very seldom, but they were kept on hand just in case of emergency
john	14	rarely
iminpampers	37	After I 'graduated' from diapers to underwear I almost always wore disposable diapers once I returned to wearing diapers again.
dylan	17	at least 2 a month
zack	20	every other week or so
tommy	45	about once a month
ky	13	every time i went to my aunts
Adam	14	always thats all i wore.
dbelaire	58	didn't have disposable back then real diapers felt good while wearing them
MJ	20	about twice a month, as they were very large packages
mikey	44	about once a month by UPS truck
Kyle	15	rarely. maybe once a month
peter14	14	I was allways in disposables. my parents don't like to wash diapers.
Nicholas	14	I get a large box of disposable diapers once every month.
Craig	6	all the time
wet baby	10	1 a week
platicpants12	26	Every week.
Tom	23	about once a month
diaperkevin	34	about once a week
K	14	once every 5 weeks

How often did you get new cloth diapers?

Name	Age	Answer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)	14	Approx. every 3 to 6 months our Aunt would make us new Diapers, and also on Birthdays and for Christmas.
john	14	once or twice a year
iminpampers	37	Not 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	17	dont like cloth diapers
zack	20	never
tommy	45	hardly ever
ky	13	never
dbelaire	58	when i visited other families with babies or toodlers still in diapers
MJ	20	I don't really wear cloth diapers
mikey	44	about once a year mom would measure me for new diapers, go to fabric store (Joann Fabrics maybe?), then start cutting and sewing
Kyle	15	dont wear
Nicholas	14	I get new cloth diapers and plastic pants every 6 months.
Craig	6	rarely I wear more disposable diapers then cloth diapers
platicpants12	26	About every two months.
Tom	23	rarely

Explain how your diaper supply was maintained (frequency of replenishment and quantity of diapers kept on hand):

Name	Age	Answer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)	14	Our Aunt lived with us and when our supply was low she would make us more Diapers
john	14	mom 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	37	When 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	17	i would buy 2 packs at a time id keep at least 10 on hand
zack	20	bought every other week
ky	13	stole from aunt
Adam	14	my mom was in charge and would watch for it
dbelaire	58	don't remember
MJ	20	My 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	44	cloth diaper washed once or twice a week.
Kyle	15	i 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	14	I 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	14	I get the same quantity of disposable diapers every month.
Craig	6	every week mommy bought more. I even had a good supply to
platicpants12	26	My mom bought diapers for me. She bought disposables every week, and cloth diapers and plastic pants every two months or so.
Tom	23	always had a case on hand
diaperkevin	34	My 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:

Name	Age	Answer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)	14	We alway would prefur our diapers made of cloth by our Aunt, they were the thickes, highest, and best you could get.
john	14	i 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	37	I 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	17	i would like to get them at a store becuz i dont care what people think of me wearing diapers
zack	20	from the babysitters across the street
ky	13	my parents got them for me and treated me like a baby
Adam	14	as 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	58	would 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	20	I 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	15	i wish my parents knew about it and didnt mind and got them offline. but that didnt happen
Nicholas	14	The way i get my diapers is ok.
Craig	6	I like my disposable diapers. I wouldn't want to change
platicpants12	26	My mom bought them for me, so why would I want to get them any other way?
Tom	23	like 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:

Name	Age	Answer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)	14	It never happened
john	14	we only ran out of diapers when we traveled and mom would take me to the drug store and buy pampers
iminpampers	37	When 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	17	it 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	20	because i wet too much
ky	13	use them all happened often
Adam	14	only 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	58	don't remember
MJ	20	One 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	15	wet too much
Nicholas	14	It 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	6	rarely mommy buys diapers every week and I have a good supply
platicpants12	26	I never ran out of diapers.
Tom	23	never ran out
diaperkevin	34	mom 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?

Name	Age	Answer
Byron, Timothy, D.J., Kevin, & Marc (ages 12-17)	14	We always had a well stock of cloth diapers made by our Aunt
iminpampers	37	The 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	17	id pee in my underwear which where briefs
zack	20	wore the wet soggy diaper until i could get changed
ky	13	try to go to aunts
MJ	20	Once 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	15	umm makeshift. didnt work too well but it was okay
Craig	6	I had to stay in wet and poopie diapers until mommy got me more
Tom	23	never ran out
diaperkevin	34	kept 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:

Name	Age	Answer
iminpampers	37	It 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	17	didnt have the money or had other emergencies
ky	13	too young
MJ	20	My 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	15	live too far
Craig	6	you have to ask mommy
platicpants12	26	The store was about 5 miles away, and I didn't have a driver's license.
Tom	23	never needed to

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

Age Distribution
Under 10	1
10-14	9
15-19	7
20-24	3
25-29	2
30-34	1
35-39	1
40-44	1
45-49	1
50-54	0
55-59	1
60-64	0
65-69	0
70-74	0
75-79	0
80+	0

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

Diaper Types
Single disposable diapers- plain white	22
Single disposable diapers- plain white	14
Single disposable diapers- patterned/colored	8
Multiple disposable diapers- plain white	4
Multiple disposable diapers- patterned/colored	7
Single cloth diapers- plain white	3
Single cloth diapers- patterned/colored	11
Multiple cloth diapers- plain white	3
Multiple cloth diapers- patterned/colored	1
Multiple underpants- plain white	1
Multiple underpants- patterned/colored	3
Other makeshift diapers	10
Single plastic pants- plain	7
Single plastic pants- patterned/colored	3
Multiple plastic pants- plain	1
Percentage of those 18+ who only wore these diapers as a boy:	27.27%

Pantslessness
Always	8
Usually	6
Sometimes	10
Rarely	4
Never	0
Percentage of those 18+ who reported being pantsless as a boy	27.27%

Diaper Usage
Pee	30
Poop	13
Percent of brothers 18+ whose diaper usage reported only as a boy	27.27%

Older Sisters
None	13
One	11
Two	2
Three	1
More than three	0

Younger Sisters
None	19
One	8
Two	1
Three	0
More than three	0

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