The Stages of Diaper Training

Stage 1: You put on a diaper and still have difficulty peeing in it. You wear cheap/thin diapers or pull ups for long periods of time because you don’t wet them as often as those who are diaper dependent. You pee in large amounts and only when your bladder is full. Bedwetting is nonexistent. You only buy thick diapers because you like the way they look and feel, but you don’t need them. You yearn for diaper dependency, but you aren’t brave enough to commit.

Stage 2: You decide to try wearing 24/7 for a week or so, and when you put on a diaper, you feel your bladder’s muscles relax, allowing you to wet semi-freely. Your body knows that you are diapered and it doesn’t have to concentrate on holding your bladder. You wet and wear consistently to further your training. You buy medium thickness diapers because you are tired of changing thin diapers too often. You find that diaper training is fun and comforting, so you decide to stay padded and see how things progress.

You adjust your diet and fluid intake to accelerate your diaper training by eating less salty foods and by drinking fluids that stimulate your bladder, like soda, coffee, and cranberry juice. You drink large amounts of water so that you pee very often.

You change yourself standing up because it’s faster than changing laying down, and you don’t dribble in between changes. You wake up in the middle of the night needing to pee, but you haven’t learned how to wet laying down yet, so you get out of bed, stand still, release, then crawl back into bed. You shave your bikini area infrequently to reduce smells and irritation. You still feel like there is an obvious bulge between your legs, making it a little awkward to walk.

Stage 3: After wearing diapers exclusively for a month, you feel scared to take off your diaper and go back to regular undies because you feel like you have to pee every fifteen minutes. It is at this stage where you can choose to stay in cute and sexy diapers like a good little or you can try to be a grown up again and go back to wearing your old unflattering undies. After some thought, you make the right decision and lock your old undies away or make them hard to get while making diapers easier to grab.

Your bladder is very small, and since your body is used to just letting go as soon as it feels like your bladder has even the smallest amount in it, you are afraid that you might wet yourself if you stop wearing diapers. In between diaper changes, you dribble a little without feeling like you needed to go, showing you that diapers are the better choice, and that you should keep wearing them to make your life easier.

You start waking up in the middle of the night needing to pee, and it makes your bladder hurt a little bit as it’s not used to being stretched that much. You wet, then go back to sleep. You buy thick diapers specifically to manage your bedwetting issues as your daytime diapers struggle to handle the sheer amount of fluid at night. You buy water bladders and sippy cups so that you can drink in the middle of the night without having to leave your bed. You shave your bikini area a couple of times a week.

Stage 4: Your bladder has shrunk to the point of you needing diapers, otherwise you’d be running to the bathroom every five or so minutes, and you don’t have time for that. You’ve cut up and thrown away your old undies because they aren’t absorbent enough like your comfy diapers are, and you don’t need your panties/boxers anymore because diapers are your new undies now. You dribble into your diaper consistently, and only in small amounts. You learn how to wet in every position, like standing, sitting, and laying down.

You buy thick daytime diapers so that you don’t have to change as often. In the middle of changing, you dribble all the time without feeling it, so you buy a diaper changing pad and start changing yourself laying down so that you don’t get your floor and clothes wet. You stash adult pull ups or baby diapers near the shower so that you don’t dribble all over the place when you’re done showering.
Instead of waking up at night and feeling like your bladder is about to burst, you wake up in the middle of wetting yourself like a good little would. You have become accustomed to having thick padding between your legs. You have a small selection of onesies and pacifiers, and you feel secure, happy, and content while wearing them.

Stage 5: You have difficulty remembering if you just wet or not. You need diapers now, or you’d be dribbling all over your undies and making an embarrassment of yourself in public. You start stashing diapers away to form a backup stash for emergencies. You start packing diapers in your purse or backpack, and you bring a few changes wherever you go when you need to change in public. You still feel a little self-conscious about changing in public. You start going to ABDL meetups and conventions, and you start hanging out with other diapered people. Seeing others wearing diapers is important, as it reinforces the fact that wearing diapers is a normal thing to do.

Each week, you wake up a few times in the middle of peeing instead of every time. You shave your bikini area every day because babies don’t have hair down there, so why should you? You start using baby powder to hide the scent of used diapers and to keep things feeling dry. You are still a little timid about people realizing that you wear diapers, but you accept that it will happen and are ready with an explanation if need be.

Your onesie and pacifier collection starts to grow. You have multiple onesies and pacifiers, one for each day of the week with spare onesies as backups in case of leaks. Onesies are your choice of pajamas each night. You replace some adult items with baby items, like shampoo, skin lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and plates. You drink from a sippy cup.

Stage 6: You don’t remember when you last wet yourself anymore, but that doesn’t matter because your diaper takes care of you. You have lots of diapers, and you have a sizable backup just in case. You stash diapers all over the house in plain view. You buy clothes that hide your diapers better than your old clothes, and you’ve donated the clothes that don’t fit anymore. Your close friends know that you wear diapers, and they have accepted this special side of you. Since you need diapers now, you subscribe to monthly shipments of your favorite diapers to save money.

You learn to enjoy messing yourself and you practice every day. You train yourself to mess every morning before work in your well-used night time diaper, and you have a large supply of baby wipes to help clean up the mess.

Bringing spare diapers wherever you go is a necessity, and you have at least a bag of diapers stashed away in your trunk. You have learned to change in public without a care in the world. You wet your diaper every single night and wake up in the morning feeling refreshed with a soaked diaper hugging your crotch like a mother lovingly hugging her child. Potty training would be extremely difficult, so it’s important to accept that you belong in diapers. You learn to stop caring if people realize that you wear diapers. You wear onesies and suckle on your pacifier when you’re home, and slowly stop wearing adult clothes, except for when you work or go out in public.

Stage 7: You are now diaper dependent. You don’t feel yourself peeing anymore; you just feel your diaper getting warmer and thicker between your legs. You take pride in knowing that you chose this goal and achieved it. Wearing diapers has become as normal as putting on a bra, pulling on a T-shirt, or brushing your teeth; it’s just another part of your daily routine. Messing yourself feels natural; after all, diapers are meant to hold all of your little accidents. You wear onesies or just your diaper and a shirt most, if not all, of the time because it’s easier to change. You bring your pacifier wherever you go just in case you need to feel a little comfort.

You’ve learned how to expertly handle leaks. You’ve embraced the more infantile parts of the ABDL lifestyle, like wearing onesies, suckling on your pacifier to provide comfort during stressful situations, and drinking from baby bottles. You use baby plastic plates instead of adult plates. You have wholeheartedly and happily accepted that becoming diaper dependent was the right choice, and that it has drastically improved your life. You don’t care one little bit if people realize that you wear diapers.

Your diaper stash puts ABUniverse’s warehouse to shame. You have numerous onesies in a wide variety of colors and styles, and you feel more comfortable and content wearing them instead of regular clothes. You have pacifiers that match every single one of your little outfits, and you might even sleep in an adult-sized crib. Half of your closet or more is stuffed full of diapers of all types, brands, different levels of absorbency, and styles. You feel no shame in educating others about the ABDL lifestyle, and help others embrace that special side of them.