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@AngryAllDay: Main issue is finding protective (plastic, PUL, etc.) pants that work for you. Also, you may want to slowly pick up cloth diapers and protective pants over time if you can't afford the major initial payment to pick the needed quantity up all at once.... If you have standard bath towels, you might want to pick up some (large) protective pants and diaper pins (or equivalent), and try that at night. It will (probably) be on the bulky side, but allow you to test while building up what you want for cloth.

The closest I've come is on vacation camping. Sibling and I were finishing up laundry - folding everything in the laundry room when a women walked in and started her family's laundry. She made a comment that the item I was folding could make a good towel, and I stated yes it could.... After that I believe the light dawned on her about what I was folding (maybe in part as a result of how I was folding things). Nothing else was said....

I'd add Carer, but what they list for sizing isn't good for me. And I don't like the fit / sizing of what I've tried from Babykins and Gary. Some of Gary's stuff is close enough to mostly work for me, and is cheaper than Protex. May be time for me to take a trip to BC CA and get Kins to do a measurement and make one to my size specifications in a small quantity.

@ppdude: Since VI Products went out of business (which was the offshoot / sale of Gerber's adult line to VI Products), I've only seen one company try to match that... And I suspect you have already looked at Protex -- and found them lacking in some way for what you want.... Best wishes / good luck. If you do find something that hits your spot for the VI Product / adult Gerber replacement I'm interested. Hopefully sizing and cut will be similar to what VI Product and Comco had.

@Babypants: I agree with you concerning Comco. The plastic (protective) pants from VI Products and Comco were (relatively) inexpensive, but also well designed for nighttime (or daytime) cloth diapers. I have yet to find something (reasonably priced) of equivalent cut that properly handles the seal at the legs that allows me to supersaturate the cloth diaper without leaking -- until I empty the excess liquid in the shower. I've had to go with slightly more cloth diaper to get equivalent protection - which still risks a leak at the legs. I looked at Carer's pants, and while they look good on the model, their size chart requires I go two sizes larger for the waste than I want for the size at the legs -- if their size chart is accurate. And I've found that the folks reselling protective pants made by Gary have in more recent years slightly relaxed their leg elastics, so they don'\t work as good for me as they used to. And the cuts aren't as good for cloth as they used to be. As to a fast large soaking of cloth diapers, with the VI Product and Comco pants, I've had no issue with the (first) sudden flood. With proper layering I had the absorbancy I needed at night without issue. With early onset BPH, my bladder capacity is down from when occasional nocturia turned into occasional nocturnal enuresis. So, my initial flood isn't as large as it used to be, which may be helping with the less than ideal protective pants that are now available on the market.

I've enjoyed seeing shots of your plushie menagerie. Once I retire and move back towards family I've been considering picking some items up. Too bad some of the shops have gone out of business / no longer producing.... Last I looked Plush Life hadn't posted the delay from Feb. to March for ordering on their web site..... but also hadn't opened up the order page.

@thegreenbeatle: Welcome. From you introductory comments, you may need to hear something a counselor told me that I wasn't expecting would have the impact it did: "Its not your fault." Keep that in mind as you consider the past. It might help if you have access to a counselor to utilize their services. Take care....

If you would like to stop sucking your thumb without a replacement, I can recommend how my mom got me to stop occasionally sucking my thumb during early / mid elementary school. Go out and get clear fingernail polish. Apply it to the nails on your thumbs (and maybe also on each finger nail. Let it dry. The next time you suck your thumb you will have an aversion affect. <smile> I don't remember if it took only one application or a second round before I stopped.... Best wishes. If you want to keep sucking.... I think chewery has some options that would work for you. And I recommend the orthodontic size 6 pacifiers.... I prefer that over the Nuk Medic Pro (size 5). I believe these have helped shift how my tong rests so I'm not snoring like I used to....

@PurplePup89: A Charlotte's Web fan?

@gothindiapers: If you are having trouble keeping it in all night, it may be a bit too big for you. For me, I've found the size 6 works. And I can tell that after a few months, the resting position of my tong has shifted and it isn't blocking the back of my through like it partially did when at rest.... So, I believe it has reduced snoring.

@PeterLupus: My preference is the "t-shirt" or rompers in solid colors (mainly white) from Tykables. I also have white onesies from ABU. I'm currently prefering the white "t-shirt" onsies from Tykables over their "rompers". I find both of those have snaps that hold better than the ABU set (for my situation). All three just "look" like a normal white t-shirt when I'm wearing them, like under a dress shirt or polo shirt. The ABU neck cut is a bit lower / wider. Tykables neck cut is more what I like, I'll have to compare what I use to the price, etc. from your Sarah Ming Creations - www.sarahming.com recommendation, which I haven't used.

The only time I've had any one make any comment (in public) toward me concerning my diapers was when I was in a camp ground laundry room folding my (recently) cleaned and dried (cloth) diapers when a lady walked in to start their family's laundry. She made a comment that what I was folding would make good towels, and I may some response like "yes, they could".... before the light dawned on her.... and nothing else was said.....

@CuriousForPadding; You may also want to open a (private?) discussion up with @Enthusi about your situation. I believe he also broke earlier than "normal".

@Little Sherri: In my opinion, it was low light, not the pacifier that was interfering with the facial recognition.

@CuriousForPadding: The claim is it only takes three weeks to install a "habbit"..... If you don't try to change course now, I expect by the end of the month you will have significant trouble being dry at night.... Well, that is the question: Do you want control (back)? If not, be careful what you wish for, because I expect by the end of the month you will have lost what is needed to maintain (regular) dry nights. You might only be intermittent, since you have had some dry nights. And it sounds like you have some "better" sensation that I do, but not much, concerning "recognizing" you've triggered a mictrition cycle while sleeping. It is obvious that you are comfortable even when wet... If you want control, I strongly recommend taking some actions NOW. Counseling might help. Bed-wetting alarms might help. I don't know if you would be as comfortable as I am in a wet cloth diaper (i..e consider getting and using some cloth diapers, etc., which after initial investment, in my opinion is more economical in the long run). At this point it is your choice. But you may soon get past the point of no return on being reliably dry at night if that is what you want. A piece of me thinks that some of us are wired where we will eventually get in trouble in this way sooner or later. Assuming the gender assigned to you at birth was male: How are your PSA and Free PSA numbers? Have you had a digital rectal exam? I suspect based on your (listed) age, you might not understand or know about my questions. Some folks "have fun" from early onset BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia). This can (typically?) reduce ones capacity to hold, which can then interfere with sleep.... And in your case, and how you have reacted so far, probably would indicate where you may have been headed a few decades from now. Best wishes... Ultimately, the choice (I believe at the moment) is yours. Not sure how much longer that window will be open.