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Although I don't have any onesies myself being as I'm DL and not AB, I always wanted one for a few reasons.  Mostly because it would help hold a wet saggy diaper tighter until I can change, but also it would keep my diaper from peaking out the back of my jeans when I have to bend down in a store.  If I had a onesie, I would want it to look like a t-shirt, probably black in color with a Las Vegas casino logo on the front.  Unfortunatly, it's a moot point because I can't even afford the cost of an off the rack adult onesie at this time, let alone trying to find a black one with a casino logo.

My question is, what do most people who wear onesies prefer?  Snap Crotch or Snap Front?  Being well overweight myself I always figured I'd like a snap front onesie.  I guess I feel it would be easier pulling the flap between my legs and snapping it up front by my waist instead of having to reach down between my legs to try and snap it closed in the crotch.  I also figured if it's snapped up around my waist there would be more snaps to hold it and also less chance of the snaps coming undone in the crotch if too much strain was put on it bending.  What are some other thoughts?

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I used to be overweight and still have a barrel-shaped upper body. My experience with onesies, which I use now for concealment, is they don't work well for overweight people unless you're tall. My experience only, but to get one big enough to fit around me meant getting one so tall it didn't actually support my diaper but hung below it. It would work for concealment, but not to prevent sagging. It could be remedied with minor seamstress skills, or a punch to install a second row of snaps.

It also meant the onesie was rather tight. I couldn't wear it as a t-shirt on its own. Today I wear one as an undershirt because it's still too tight, and I don't tuck my shirt in that tightly. It looks decidedly odd on me; people who know me well would wonder why I was suddenly wearing my shirts that way.

I'd recommend a snap front.

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I'm not an AB (I am a bedwetting DL), but I have quite a few onesies.  When I'm at home, at night I wear cloth diapers and the onesies help keep everything together.  I'd say things are a little more discreet, in that the plastic pants can't be seen above my pajama bottoms, but the diaper bulge isn't exactly subtle.  The onesie definitely helps keep things in place while walking around and in  bed.

I do occasionally have to wear diapers while out and around... flying in particular... and the onesie helps a lot there for concealment.  I don't have to worry about my shirt sliding up when I slide down in the seat while sleeping or such, or being exposed while I try to get to luggage in the overhead bins.  In these cases I'll wear another shirt (T shirt or polo shirt) over the onesie, and it looks like an undershirt that doesn't come untucked.  Invaluable.

I'm a 'regular sized' guy (M/L in most clothing).  The snap-crotch onesies work well for me, and look more like a 'regular' undershirt, so that's what I use.  I wear a medium onesie with a disposable on a plane, and a large with cloth diapers at home.

 

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I have 4 with the crotch bottom snaps. These are sufficient for my needs and I have the dexterity to snap the snaps closed.

I can imagine the difficulty of someone who does not have the ability to close the snaps would have in such a situation.

Thus having the snap closure upfront would be a desirable useful feature. I have not seen any of these design so thus they

must be custom made ? The best about that design is having more than 2 or 3 crotch snaps to secure the loaded diaper.

A leotard could easily be redesigned for this purpose and Velcro could be used instead of the snap poppers.

In the diaper changing act the extended tail piece may pose a small problem getting in the way of the change but I am sure

that this issue can be overcome easily.   

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9 hours ago, xander.williams said:

I used to be overweight and still have a barrel-shaped upper body. My experience with onesies, which I use now for concealment, is they don't work well for overweight people unless you're tall. My experience only, but to get one big enough to fit around me meant getting one so tall it didn't actually support my diaper but hung below it. It would work for concealment, but not to prevent sagging. It could be remedied with minor seamstress skills, or a punch to install a second row of snaps.

It also meant the onesie was rather tight. I couldn't wear it as a t-shirt on its own. Today I wear one as an undershirt because it's still too tight, and I don't tuck my shirt in that tightly. It looks decidedly odd on me; people who know me well would wonder why I was suddenly wearing my shirts that way.

I'd recommend a snap front.

You have to find someone that will custom make them for you and they will be very functional for us chubbies.  I have mine made by a gentleman on Etsy for only $20.00.  They fit me perfectly and I use snap crotch with no problems. 

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I really like the stuff at http://www.babykins.com . They do have a black onesie in t-shirt, and a black one in polo, and you could always get someone to embroider a logo on it. Give them a call, they are super helpful in figuring out what size you need and stuff. Their quality is top-notch, and certainly better than the stuff you get on amazon. 

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I’m not sure how it would work with the snaps up on your stomach. I would think it would leave the leg holes loose which would create a different problem.

Hugs,

Freta

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32 minutes ago, warpiper said:

I really like the stuff at http://www.babykins.com . They do have a black onesie in t-shirt, and a black one in polo, and you could always get someone to embroider a logo on it. Give them a call, they are super helpful in figuring out what size you need and stuff. Their quality is top-notch, and certainly better than the stuff you get on amazon. 

Do the polo ones fit more loosely than the T-shirt ones? I’m not quite good looking enough to get away with a tightly tucked in polo.

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I prefer the snaps at the crotch, but that's more a style thing - they both work for me.  I'm relatively slim.  The length of the onesie matters - too short & your top looks like it's being pulled down all the time.  Too long & it doesn't support your bulge.  So many of what's out there seem to be made from thin stretchy material though - I prefer my T-shirts baggy, & that goes for onesies too.  Skintight doesn't go well with being in your 60s.  The best I've found so far for me are from Racketys here in the UK, although until now their colours have been pretty boring.  The material is reasonably thick cotton with only a bit of stretch in it, & they're well-made.  In fact I'm wearing one now.  Websites are good at showing patterns & not bad for colours, but they're pretty hopeless for showing you what the fabric's like.

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Starting with my Granny Vi toward the end of WWII (@1944) all 4 of her daughters were in diapers, at least at night. She read about a garment which would support diapers, making them more effective. Vi had not seen a picture and is not sure if Gerber actually was selling Onesies that early.

Vi loves to sew. She made a tattern for a T-shirt with a flap through the crotch. Some of her daughters were still infants. The oldest, my Mom Alice,  was 5. All used pinned Curity gauze diapers. Vi reasoned that the person wearing the onesies would be reclining for the change, so it would be easier to extend the flap enough it could snap above the crotch, but not necessarily as high as the waist.

My youngest sister Missy is an award-winning movie and TV costume designer. While she was still in high school she help Mom and Granny refin their onesies design. To this day Granny and Mom use those patterns when mking onesies for our family.

When I change myself for bed I find the longer back flap makes using the onesies easier. When changing someone else I appreciate the longer flap. It always blew me away that Gerber ever placed the snaps in the crotch. I guessed it was to save a few square inches of material.

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52 minutes ago, Angela Bauer said:

Starting with my Granny Vi toward the end of WWII (@1944) all 4 of her daughters were in diapers, at least at night. She read about a garment which would support diapers, making them more effective. Vi had not seen a picture and is not sure if Gerber actually was selling Onesies that early.

Vi loves to sew. She made a tattern for a T-shirt with a flap through the crotch. Some of her daughters were still infants. The oldest, my Mom Alice,  was 5. All used pinned Curity gauze diapers. Vi reasoned that the person wearing the onesies would be reclining for the change, so it would be easier to extend the flap enough it could snap above the crotch, but not necessarily as high as the waist.

My youngest sister Missy is an award-winning movie and TV costume designer. While she was still in high school she help Mom and Granny refin their onesies design. To this day Granny and Mom use those patterns when mking onesies for our family.

When I change myself for bed I find the longer back flap makes using the onesies easier. When changing someone else I appreciate the longer flap. It always blew me away that Gerber ever placed the snaps in the crotch. I guessed it was to save a few square inches of material.

Actually, I believe that Gerber reasoned the placing the snaps at the crotch would not allow the baby to unsnap the Onesie themselves.

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I am overweight also.  To be honest, obese.  I have a couple of onsies that I wear with my diapers.  They both have a snap crotch which I have no difficulty with.  I bought mine from BabyPants.  I have a plain black one and a plain blue one.  The material is very stretchy so easy to pull up to snap.  Also very comfortable. I use them all the time

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12 hours ago, BabyJune said:

Actually, I believe that Gerber reasoned the placing the snaps at the crotch would not allow the baby to unsnap the Onesie themselves.

That could well be the feeling of Gerbers. Personally I believe the snaps at the crotch is less than ideal, as does Granny Vi which explains why she made them with snaps well above the crotch in front.

There are no published reports of babies releasing onesies snaps in either style. I admire Gerbers, which is not to say I believe every word of their press releases.

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I personally use snap crotch, but I'll also state that I'm both very slim, and very curvy.  It's difficult to purchase onesies that fit right, but I got lucky with a one-size-fits-all brand from Little for Big on Amazon.  I could wear mine as an undershirt, but I usually have shirts with lower collars, so it does somewhat stand out if I was out and about.  Mainly I wear mine when I'm relaxing at home or as pajamas (which is what they were purchased for anyways).
Never tried the other style, but to each their own!

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I didn't much like the traditional onesie, partly because the snaps in the crotch dug into my thighs, and partly because they always seemed too tight.  I created my own idea for a onesie by making some  snap-side pants and attaching them to a T-shirt, like this:-

 

Romper Red.jpg

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2 hours ago, ABMonkey said:

I prefer the snap crotch unless I was to get a locking one and then it would want zipper in the backed.

YES that would be very form functional having one small lock at the zippered neck closing.

For one who is handy with working with fabric closers the snaps could be made with little locking tabs

but this may not be the best having all that hardware perhaps pinching here and there talk about

aggravated waddle while walking .

X X X X X

A secure method used in any event of what is worn for outer wear is simply a LOCKING diaper cover !

AND if the diaper wearer is further into mischief - LOCKING thumbless mittens will take care of that -

any more questions or answers - oops sorry I didn't realize your were wearing a LOCKING paci-gag !

Is dis guy serious or what ?  LOL !

 

20 hours ago, freswith said:

I didn't much like the traditional onesie, partly because the snaps in the crotch dug into my thighs, and partly because they always seemed too tight.  I created my own idea for a onesie by making some  snap-side pants and attaching them to a T-shirt, like this:-

 

Romper Red.jpg

Bravo - now that I like and the neat contrasting color combination !!!

Also like the "T" shirt neck line. Optional turtleneck or mock "t' neck possibilities. 

You should patent that and starting selling it in the ABDL world.

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