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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.

I have seen call my diapers Briefs and sometimes it feels like they are trying to hide the reality that they are diapers.

In my experience, I have had nurses and doctors made good comments to me about my diapers and how cute they look on me. They often ask me where I get them and I even leave copies of stuff from Northshore to show other patients that their are far better diapers than store brand ones. All the medical staff that take care of me know I wear diapers and prefer diapers over pull ups.

That's why Store brought diapers are pure crap. It's why I would never use store diapers because I would leak for flood them As for shipping them to places other than home. I know Fedex and UPS have their own ship centers and even Fedex office allows you to ship items to a nearest Fedex office to pick up your diapers.

We need to get North shore to sponsor as well

Sweet and welcome to the club

That's why for me, I look for a diaper that can last a full day. Even with a booster, it can last me for until the next morning. It's why I tend to prefer ABDL diapers over plain, cheap ones.

Well for me, I always boost my Northshore Megamax diapers because I always want to make sure I get a full day's use of the diaper. I wear Northshore Megamax diapers with 4 boosters to make sure I can last for the whole day. In many instances, I have had tapes pop off before reaching capacity and that maybe to do improper taping or maxing out the diaper.

It works for me being incontinent and many times I prefer changing my diaper on the floor, bed or diaper changing table because I get a better seal and I won't leak as much.

That's how I look at being thrown back into diapers. Diapers doesn't end my social life it enhances it and even helps me live an active social life without the worry of having ti use the potty because I know I'm never gona use the potty anytime soon due to my Incontinence. On top of that I don't think people and society should ever shame someone for wearing a diaper. Diapers are medical tools to help people have a normal life.

You can't be too overly prepared for any accidents. Accidents do happen and being overly prepared for them will save you in the long run.