nappylover78

I guess it would have been thick sanitary pads for light leakage, and for those with more severe incontinence (which must have been common, and less treatable, back then) it would have been adult-sized terry nappies and plastic/rubber pants ordered from medical supply catalogues. It wouldn't have been a happy existence, with rashes, smelling of urine and the obvious bulk of the nappies, so many of said women would probably have rarely left the home.

Just shows you're never too old to discover the joy of nappies! I think so many adults would find them pleasurable if only they gave them a try. We all start our lives relieving ourselves in our pants without a care in the world, unfortunately there's a time shortly afterwards when we're taught that it's not the done thing, and that influences attitudes going forwards. But it's one of life's simplest pleasures and everyone should have the chance to enjoy it!

Has she ever worn a diaper (as an adult!) herself?

There's probably one for people with disabilities in general, which incontinence qualifies as (though if it's self-inflicted incontinence, it raises certain ethical questions).

Apologies, it was a tongue-in-cheek remark (at least on my part, anyway) in reference to the fact that women have to wear absorbent products for a large part of their lives. Nobody's seriously suggesting it as a real world course of action.

I think most women keep having periods up to around age 50, so that's another decade to add on... and after that (if not before), there's a high likelihood of incontinence and a return to diapers. So yeah... why are women even potty-trained?

Yeah, I'm lucky that mine is just around the corner I guess...

Being "dry" is overrated

Yeah, given that fact it's perhaps a bit surprising that more women don't accept wearing nappies!

I don't wear nappies 24/7 but have been concerned about this issue since the general waste collection moved to three-weekly, as that can be a lot of nappies depending on my frequency of wearing (sometimes it's mainly at night, other times I have a binge of wearing nearly all the time, when I'm not at work or working from home). I can generally fit three weeks' worth of nappies in my regular bin but have concerns about it being too heavy. They don't appear to offer a separate nappy/incontinence product collection service, though even if they did there would be the discretion factor as described by the original poster! Of course, your local tip/recycling centre will take excess general household waste. I've disposed of the odd sack of nappies there when I'm worried about my bin getting too full/heavy!

I suspect quite a lot of people who haven't actually considered the idea would find the act of wetting a nappy as an adult surprisingly pleasurable, if they happened to experience it.

Yeah, it is an interesting parallel... maybe in a way it makes women less uncomfortable about wearing bladder protection than men, but even so, they mostly seem averse to the idea of wearing a "diaper"/"nappy"...

You mean it broke your bladder? Or you just found it more convenient afterwards?

Wouldn't want to be incontinent long-term, but wish there was a way to safely experience it for a day or so!

People are obviously realising it's a sensible choice in a lot of situations!