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Hi folks, many thanks for accepting my membership .
I was born in 1968 and in nappies until I was around 6 years old . The nappies then were terry towel held together with safety pins and I had to wear plastic pants as well which embarrassed me but at least kept me dry.
My mum wasn’t forceful though. She wanted to get me out of nappies as soon as possible and one bedtime I was agitated and she asked me if I wanted to try sleeping without one saying “ These are for babies really”. I agreed but during the night , I wet the bed as usual and ended up in a nappy again. By the time I was out of nappies I would still have minor leaking accidents in the daytime and occasionally wet bed through my teens .
I grew out of that eventually but over the last 10 years or so developed regular PMD (after dribble)
which can be heavy. I tried exercises etc. and pad inserts . Despite clean underwear and showering every day I had a persistent skin infection. Urine was getting into my trousers and causing the problem by wetting my legs and even sometimes my office chair so a solution had to be found because it got so bad .I decided to go the nappy route .At first I tried disposables but found terry nappy briefs much more comfortable. I bought plastic pants from a firm in the uk which are good quality soft and fit me well. This worked and the infection went away, as the nappy draws the wetness away from my skin much more effectively than the insert pad and the plastic pants are a waterproof barrier .The combination isn’t bulky or noisy .I find I can relax and empty my bladder properly without worrying about the after dribble and having to wear dark trousers all the time.
One nappy brief 90% of the time lasts me all day thankfully and just one change for bed. When I have to get up to use the bathroom during the night I still dribble afterwards .I don’t suffer with the embarrassment and humiliation I had as a child fortunately I feel a sense of security that I can empty my bladder fully without the sensation that I’ll need to go again very soon afterwards. They can be uncomfortable in hot weather but I’ve got used to that and most of the time hardly notice now.
There have been times when I’ve gone back to ordinary underwear and seemed to stay dry and make me wonder if I really need protection but sooner or later the after dribble surprises me. I can sometimes hold it back but it feels like I still haven’t finished urinating.
Sorry, I realise now I have posted in the wrong section and didn’t see the introductions. Hope this is ok
I was born in 1968 and in nappies until I was around 6 years old . The nappies then were terry towel held together with safety pins and I had to wear plastic pants as well which embarrassed me but at least kept me dry.
My mum wasn’t forceful though. She wanted to get me out of nappies as soon as possible and one bedtime I was agitated and she asked me if I wanted to try sleeping without one saying “ These are for babies really”. I agreed but during the night , I wet the bed as usual and ended up in a nappy again. By the time I was out of nappies I would still have minor leaking accidents in the daytime and occasionally wet bed through my teens .
I grew out of that eventually but over the last 10 years or so developed regular PMD (after dribble)
which can be heavy. I tried exercises etc. and pad inserts . Despite clean underwear and showering every day I had a persistent skin infection. Urine was getting into my trousers and causing the problem by wetting my legs and even sometimes my office chair so a solution had to be found because it got so bad .I decided to go the nappy route .At first I tried disposables but found terry nappy briefs much more comfortable. I bought plastic pants from a firm in the uk which are good quality soft and fit me well. This worked and the infection went away, as the nappy draws the wetness away from my skin much more effectively than the insert pad and the plastic pants are a waterproof barrier .The combination isn’t bulky or noisy .I find I can relax and empty my bladder properly without worrying about the after dribble and having to wear dark trousers all the time.
One nappy brief 90% of the time lasts me all day thankfully and just one change for bed. When I have to get up to use the bathroom during the night I still dribble afterwards .I don’t suffer with the embarrassment and humiliation I had as a child fortunately I feel a sense of security that I can empty my bladder fully without the sensation that I’ll need to go again very soon afterwards. They can be uncomfortable in hot weather but I’ve got used to that and most of the time hardly notice now.
There have been times when I’ve gone back to ordinary underwear and seemed to stay dry and make me wonder if I really need protection but sooner or later the after dribble surprises me. I can sometimes hold it back but it feels like I still haven’t finished urinating.
Sorry, I realise now I have posted in the wrong section and didn’t see the introductions. Hope this is ok
. I found that they would wick out the wetness to the outer covering as I didn’t have plastic pants . The foam pad seemed to take forever to dry out after washing whereas my terry towel ones take only an afternoon hung on a coat hanger this time of year or 1 hour in the tumble dryer.