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I know summer is around the corner and how do you handle being diapered and incontinent in the summer.

I wear boosters with my diapers and it's a must for me because it let's me go on without worrying if I am going to leak or overflow in my diaper

I buy my diapers online because the store ones are crappy and don't hold the same level as NorthShore MegaMax diapers

I think tapes as strong as duck tape

For me, I am more comfortable in a thicker diaper. Thicker diapers like NorthShore MegaMax diapers gives me the confidence to go about my day without ever worrying about a Diaper leak.

So do I, I wear diapers 24/7/365. I have had my Primary care doctor always comment on my diapers and often times dose a diaper check to make sure I am wearing them and not having a diaper rash. For me, being kept in diapers is pretty much normal for me and people around me know I am disabled as well. I make the most of being disabled and being kept in diapers. That's like my doctor as well Brian. He's full supportive of me being in diapers and dealing with my incontinence. He knows the stress of being incontinent takes on me and knows that wearing diapers makes it so much easier on me. He knows that diapers helps me deal with the world and I don't have to stress out. It's why my doctor and even my nurses are my biggest advocated when it comes to dealing with Incontinence. If you have a good advocate, it goes along way in dealing with incontinence.

It's why my medical records say I am incontinent and I am required to be in diapers. It's clearly stated on all my medical records. It's why any medical procedure, they know I have to wear diapers and they are super accommodating.

I have seen hospital diapers that are so thin that you would need to be changed so often. It's why I don't wear thin diapers because I know I would leak and flood them.

My doctor always reminds me wear my diapers and even does a diaper check on me to make sure I am not developing any rashes because I have sensitive skin. But he understands why I medically need diapers and never pushes for a medical solution.

I never had any negative reactions from my doctors when it comes to my diapers. I mostly had supportive reactions.

I talk to my PCP all the time about my Incontinence and He even does a diaper check on me as well

I'm from Connecticut

I call them diapers regardless of what the medical community thinks

As an Incontinent, I know we all have diaper bags. So what's in your diaper bag and what do you carry for the whole entire day. I know for me, I have a diaper bag and a portable diaper bag. The diaper bag has 4 diapers, wipes, 4 boosters, Spare onesie, spare sweat pants and a diaper changing pad. My portable diaper changing pad is for when I am not near my diaper bag and I need a quick change on the fly. It has a diaper, booster pad and wipes.

I know when I do yoga at home, it's often in a diaper and a sports bra on.

I wonder if you workout in a diaper in a home gym.

I know being incontinent and going to the gym alot, I wonder how many of you who do go to the gym alot. How do you deal with Incontinence and going to the gym to work out.

I actually think it's an insult to Incontinent folks who try to call diapers something else. It robs them of their dignity and reality. It's why I am all for reclaiming the word diapers for what it is.

That's what I do to avoid diaper rashes. I make sure I am thoroughly cleaned and in between diaper changes while getting the diaper all prepared, I sit on a booster pad, or on a cheap pull up that I can throw away. Afterwards, I put on m my diaper, booster and get on with the rest of the day.

That's where I think and believe the stigma about diapers got started. It's that parents and society are telling kids the shame of wearing diapers and shaming them if they still wear diapers. I think it also hurts the kids if they are still kept in diapers and hurts them further into adulthood. It's why I am all for ending the shame and guilt about wearing diapers. I know some kids with medical conditions that have to wear diapers and why should we shame them. We should never shame anyone who has a medical need for diapers. I think making up a different words for diaper is a word game society plays or to hide the reality, guilt and shame for wearing a diaper. A diaper is a diaper no matter who wears it, whether it's an infant, child, teen, adult or elderly. No amount of word play is ever going to hide reality from people. At the end of the day, it's still a diaper no matter how much word play people use. It's why for me as an incontinent, I am not ashamed of wearing diapers to help manage and deal with my incontinence. What I am ashamed of is society not growing up and still using the old, outdated norms about diapers.

I tried to do a diaper change standing up but I can never get the tapes on right. I prefer diaper changes on the floor or on a changing table or bed. It's much easier and I get a good diaper fit.

I know many times, I have positive responses to me wearing diapers and most of them come from the medical community who is very well supportive and understanding as to why I need diapers. The only negative is when I had to use the bathroom to do a diaper change and people are wondering what's that sound.

Even in the medical community they still try to call diapers briefs and their logic is that they don't want to associate the word diaper with adults. To me, that's not lessening the stigma and it's still a diaper regardless of who's wearing them. By refusing to call it a diaper, they are not helping with the stigma issue and are making it worse. Which is why to me, it's a diaper regardless of how they call it.

But technically, it's still a diaper no matter what you call it. It's still a diaper no matter how you call it because it's always gona be a diaper regardless if it's on an infant, child, teen, adult or elderly person. Calling a diaper a brief is trying to lessen the stigma of being in a diaper but in reality, it's still a diaper and no amount of word salad is gona change reality.

That's why when I was wearing Abena in the past, I would go through 2 to 4 diaper changes. Compare that to NorthShore Megamax diapers, I'm now down to 2 to 3 diaper changes. The High Absorbency and adding boosters to my megamax diapers helps me keep the diaper changes down to a minimum. In some cases, I can make a diaper last all day unless I leak or poop in them. It's why the minute I leak or poop in my diaper, I change right away because I try to keep diaper rashes away from me and limit any possibility of developing a diaper rash. It's why High end diapers and boosters fit well with me and work very well as well.