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>>Hello everyone >> >>My wife and I have a 9 year old daughter and a 5 year >>old son. Both suffer from incontinence and have to >>wear diapers 24/7. Changing them in public, when I'm >>taking them somewhere alone, has always has been a >>struggle. Men's restrooms with a changing table are >>still not the norm where we life. Sometimes I have to >>ask some random lady to stand guard while I used the >>one in the ladies restroom, sometimes I have to change >>them on some bench out in the open. Not ideal, but we >>managed. However my daughter is getting older and I'm >>no longer comfortable to change her in the open or on >>a changing table in the men's room. I'm not even sure >>how long she will still fit on a changing table, she >>has grown a lot and its getting tight already. My hope >>is that some of the parents here have some suggestions >>for us. How are you dealing with this problem? >> >>Marek > >I know the struggle, my daughter is almost the same >age. I have stopped changing her laying down in >public, a few years ago. She didn't fit the changing >tables anymore and also hated being changed in the >open like that. She is mobile and cooperative so I >switched changing her standing up. She only wets her >diapers, so the cleanup job isn't to bad either. >Removing the diaper is easy that way. If the bathroom >looks clean enough, I lay out the fresh diaper on the >closed toilet lid and have her sit on it, that is >easiest for both of us. If that isn't an option I just >fold the diaper length wise, shove it between her >legs, unfold it and pull it up again. Than I close the >tape. It's a bit hard to describe, but if you practice >at home a few times it's not that hard to do. Doing it >in a handicapped bathroom with a little more space is >ideal, but in a pinch we can also squeeze into a >regular stall and get the job done. > >Choosing the right clothes also helps. I like to dress >her in a skirt and a body-suit with snaps in the >crotch. That's easy to open and she can hold it up >while I clean her, no pants to pull down that get in >the way, at least during the warmer months. When it's >cold she wears warm tights, but those are a bit more >stretchy and less constricting than you average pants >so it's not to much of a problem.

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