@babykeiff
I really do appreciate the in-depth reply. Before starting I totally considered theis a mostly physical alteration of my life. The program barely touches on the mental side of things. But you have convinced me it is more mental than physical. The ohysical part almost seems easy.
But the mental part seems daunting. To convince myself that I am already diaper dependent, is more difficult than just saying it to myself and wearing 24/7, as I am just finding out. I hope that once I can get to the mental space where I need to be, the mental effort can be tapered off, as the new state of mind has been accepted.
Now that I think about the involved sensations, you are right about the "kinked hose" issue. I can still certainly release my bladder in a seated position, but I can feel the pee stop at a certain point on the way out, and pressure builds up, because there is no full void. So I have overcome the mental block of releasing while seated, I just cant physically complete the release.
And thank you for the specific diaper wearing instructions, those are helpful thing I havent seen anywhere else in my browsing. Both for disposables and cloth, and the advice about the plastic panties, even over a disposable, which I havent considered before. I ordered some actual cloth diapers, and PUL covers/panties to go over them, so I can start wearing them over the disposables during the day as well.
And per your advice, I have been giving no attention to diaper state at all, I am only concentrating on keeping my bladder and pelvic floor relaxed, and giving no thought to what might happen, leak, mess, dry or wet. I am hoping this, combined with working on my mental state, will show positive results!☺️
@drynot Thanks for the suggestions! I've tried the Inspire+ and like them. I find the Forsite AM/PM good too, but the polymer seems to get quite firm when wet, so a little uncomfortable when side sleeping and legs closed. Both of those don't have quite the capacity I'm looking for.
I just received a few samples from Healthwick yesterday, and am working through them (three InControl styles, Megamax, and M4).
Testing out the InControl BeDry variants - the "Premium Incontinence Brief" is good, and I'll be trying the "Night Premium Incontinence Brief" tonight. In these, I find the polymer to be quite squishy (and thus comfy) when wet.
I tried the Megamax last night. It's good, but also kind of bulky and has really stiff feeling plastic. Good, though. Only complaint with them is that even when really snugged up, there's a gap at the back of my legs, and it did leak a little bit in the night. Maybe I need to position tapes differently to improve that.
So many diapers out there!!!
Thanks again.