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We received another 13" - 14" on Saturday and it is snowing again now. March is generally our snowiest month! Oh well, I won't have to mow for a while.

They were talking the other day that this year is second only to 1936. Record low temps during winter and record highs during the summer. They showed a picture of the St. Croix river that nearly dried up. This could only be the beginning folks.

They're saying another 6 - 12" here starting tonight. More proof of global warming!!

I recently read a thread asking if incontinence had lead to an enjoyment for diapers. Many people agreed but I was the other way around. On my own I began wearing diapers again at age 13. Diapers were always in the back of my mind since I asked my mom to diaper me one night when I was 4 and she did. When I asked for diapers the next night she refused. I have pretty much wanted to wear and use diapers most of my life. I've never considered diapers a hassle even though, at that time, there were no disposables. If you wanted to wear diapers in the 60s you had to be able to wash and dry them. Also, finding plastic pants that would fit was not easy. There were no disposables, no one knew about ABDL, no internet and most of us probably thought we were the only ones. Wanting to wear diapers at that time required quite a commitment. And we probably thought that we would do this for a while and when we got older we would quit. I had not thought of or heard of diaper dependence or the term 24/7 until I was in my 30s. I don't remember how old I was the first time I wore an adult disposable diaper. I remember the first time I saw the original Attends. What a discovery. It was then that I started wearing diapers and plastic pants more during the day and the thoughts of wearing diapers all the time. By my 40s I was wearing diapers to bed more than not. My wife wasn't nuts about my diapers but she didn't mind me wearing them. If I had a diaper on in bed I would half wake up, wet my diaper, and go back to sleep. I always enjoyed waking up to a wet diaper. In my early 50s I started wetting in my sleep and after I wet several times without diapers it was decided I would wear diapers every night. Soon I began wearing diapers all weekend and changing into my night diapers earlier and leaving them on longer. I finally went 24/7 in early 2013 and have never looked back. Oh, there were times with 24/7 that I had to push myself to put on that next diaper, but I did and like the OP I only wet my diapers. Wearing diapers for me is as natural as other people wearing underwear. I figured my cost per year for diapers, plastic pants, powders and diaper rash cream is about $1100. Yes, it is a commitment but one I gladly give. I love wearing diapers and plastic pants 24/7. I often wonder what it would be like being that 13 year old starting out today.

Springtime, schmingtime. My snowblower just took another 7" off the driveway. 8* for a low tonight, windchills - Siberian.

Up in the north we are getting creamed. Low this morning was 10. 4" of snow Friday night with more on the way. The MN Twins have a game here on Thursday, predicted high 35. For the last 10 years we have had horrible spring weather. The only good thing about snow this time of the year is it will melt into the ground for good moisture. It's 1015 and the temp is 17.

Back in diapers and plastic pants since 1966, every night since 2008 and 24/7 since 2013.

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Best of luck to you, I need to decide if I want to do the other one.

I'm 6 weeks from my total replacement. I mentioned several times to the admitting nurses that I wore diapers 24/7. I even wore a diaper to the hospital. My hospital stay was right at 24 hours and the use of diapers was never mentioned.

I've been 24/7 for the past 5+ years but I have never worn to my pcp, but once to a urologist who diagnosed my OAB and UI. Even though it is in my files I have never been asked about it. I recently had a total knee replacement and I told the admitting nurses I wore 24/7. I don't know if they made any mention of that but after surgery and for my over night stay I never wore diapers. I did get up frequently to use the toilet and they probably thought the exercise on my new knee was better than changing wet diapers. I've been a DL for over 50 years, I enjoy my diapers and plastic pants. My daytime need became necessary with a time sensitive job and not being able to make "pit stops". My OAB causes me to pee more than 20 times a day and my UI can bring on that need lightning fast. I feel so fortunate that something as simple as wearing diapers and plastic pants all the time can give such happiness.

My diaper cycle has gone from wanting to wear to needing to wear. I started wanting to wear when I was 13. I was caught when I was 15. My room was being cleaned while I was at school and I came home to find my bag of wet cloth diapers (no disposables then) sitting by the basement door. I was very embarrassed at being caught, had to answer a few days of questions, but I don't remember feeling any guilt. I was just more careful after that. Fast forward many years as my diaper wearing evolved. I wore diapers to bed most nights and I wet my diapers most nights. Early in dating I told my wife about the diapers and we'll celebrate #38 next month. My need came in 2008 when I woke wet after not wearing a diaper to bed. Then in early 2013 I went 24/7. No guilt, just an evolution from want to need.

For years I have done business with my "diaper lady". I'm going to guess she is in her forties and she once told me she has an "aspie" son. She used to work out of a room in an industrial office park setting but has since moved the business into her home. I used to buy face-to-face for a long time. The first time I met her I was so nervous but she was able to help me drop my guard. If I had a question about a certain product she would do the research and let me know if she could stock it for me. But, like many brick and mortar places space becomes too expensive and she moved it to her home. Her primary business is selling baby diapers and most of her adult customers now work with her online, me included. It is so nice to have that personal connection with a seller and somewhat of a confidant if needed.

My road to 24/7 came out of want and necessity. I have mentioned many times in my postings how I feel wearing and using diapers was "hard wired" into my brain at birth. I started sneaking diapers to bed when I was 13. Was caught when I was 15. But not much was said. Went through many binge/purge cycles up into my mid-20s and finally decided wearing diapers and plastic pants was a forever thing for me. It wasn't until magazines like Nugget, Forum, those from Infantae Press, Linda Latex, Rubber Life, Fetish Times and such hit the "dirty book stores" that I realized I wasn't alone. Then came the internet. Wearing diapers was easy, finding good fitting plastic pants was tough. But when I found Comco plastic pants I had the complete package. Then in 2012 I took a time sensitive job, found out I had UI and OAB and in early 2013 my destiny was fulfilled and I started wearing 24/7. I had started night wetting in 2008. 24/7 may not be right or timely for everyone but is was and is right for me.

A recent benefit for me being 24/7 is having total knee replacement surgery. It's coming up on 2 weeks since the surgery and my surgical leg is still quite swollen. Being in diapers and plastic pants 24/7 gives me a natural outlet to drain off the excess fluid I'm carrying without having to worry about finding a restroom. Rusty Pins has been very helpful in seeing me through this phase of recovery. I've read a lot about the swelling issues and what is generically suggested for dealing with the pain and discomfort. If any of you have had similar surgeries or have any home remedies I would really appreciate your help and advice. This community is always ready to help fellow members whether new or established. As always - Thanks

I had my replacement and was home the next day, last night at 5P. Today I have some pain but my knee loosens up and I have good mobility, considering. I was surprised this morning that I was able to diaper myself without much trouble. Even putting on my plastic pants was not an issue, I laid them on the floor and slid my feet into the leg holes and then bent down and eased them up my legs. I'm feeling good about the entire procedure and I think recovery is going well because I have been in so much pain for so many years. Yesterday afternoon I had 105 degrees of bend in my knee. I want to thank everyone here for your input on how a replacement goes and what to expect. Something they did not do was hook me up any machines to flex the knee. At least in the twin cities they have seemed to move past that. I'll be glad to pay forward any info I have, please just ask.

I have been 24/7 for the last 5 years. My wife has known about my diapers since we were dating, that's over 37 years. I'm having knee replacement surgery on Wednesday and I will be wearing diapers to the hospital.

I sure appreciate all of you sharing your own experiences to help me with mine. I think I will wear diapers to the hospital and then we can discuss them before the operation. I will also bring some of my own to wear while in the hospital for recovery. Hopefully they will let me use them.

Thank you for all the info. Sounds like the catheter is the way to go. Also sounds like changing my own diapers may be more of a task than I first thought.

Tomorrow will be a big day for me when I wear diapers to see my doctor for a pre-op physical for a knee replacement. I have worn diapers to bed since 2008 and diapers 24/7 since 2012, but I have never worn to my primary care doctor. I told my original doctor (now retired) about my bedwetting and he referred me to a specialist who diagnosed me having OAB and UI, so it must be in my records. But there will be no way I can undergo surgery and spend any time in the hospital without wearing diapers. So, thus begins a new progression, medically, in my life as a DL.

I'm 24/7, have been for over 5 years. I wear ATNs with a Huggies size 6 soaker. I cut slits in the baby diaper so it will drain into my bigger diaper. This allows me to wear one diaper combination for the time I'm at work, then I change when I get home and wear the same combination All Through the Night. I will get an occasional rash but I treat that with Desitin and I'm good to go.

Whenever something like that turns my chicken soup into chicken feathers I think to myself - Suck it up, after all I'm the one who wanted to wear diapers.

I have been diagnosed with OAB and UI and have been 24/7 for the last 5 years but will still use a restroom if my diapers are close to leaking. Sometimes, though, I find the restroom is in use and there is no way I can hold it without wetting myself. I'm not sure if I could very long without the safety of wearing my diapers.

I am entering my 53rd year of returning to diapers and have just passed my 5th year of 24/7. I have been wearing diapers nightly since 2008 and a time sensitive job offering little or no breaks made daytime diapers a must. There were times, at first, when I would think of giving up but I was determined that if I wanted to wear diapers 24/7 this would be my best chance. Looking back, I wish I had started sooner. Every day for me got easier and I hope they will for all of you who are beginning your journeys. To your successes.

Started at 13, just passed 5 year mark 24/7