Change a Disposable Adult Diaper While Standing

For those people who are required to wear diapers nonstop, have you most often found yourself standing when you find out that your diaper needs to be changed? The wearer can have it changed, while they are standing up. This article can give you these details on how to change it with this method.

Steps

Tape-Style Diaper

Part One: Removal of Old Diaper

1. Ask the wearer to stand up or lean against a wall. The wall must be able to hold the diaper as you are applying it to the wearer.
2. Prepare a clean disposable diaper from the package (so that all you'll need to do later, is grab ahold of it from the temporary storage location) and place it nearby. Take it out of the package and unruffle the static cling from the railing sides from the diaper's containment zone.
3. Remove the old diaper from the wearer's body. Rip the dirty diaper off the person, as removal is necessary. Grab the adhesive tape tabs on either side of the front panel and pull. Pull the diaper tapes off from the front of the old diaper.
   • Most adult disposable diaper tabs-style company normally advise the wearer and caregiver to remove both tapes from the top, and later remove the two tapes from the bottom. However, as long as the old diaper comes off, it really doesn't matter what order you remove the tapes from the diaper with this method.
4. Step forward for a second, while not holding onto the old diaper. It will drop off of the wearer. If you'd like, you may hold the diaper near the wearer's crotch. After the bottom portion has dropped to the wearer's knees, you may pull the diaper gently off of both of the wearer's legs. You will want to roll up the front of the diaper into the back tightly and use the four tapes to seal the bundle so urine and fecal smell cannot get out. Roll used wipes and gloves into the bundle as well.
5. Wipe the wearer to ensure they are clean and make sure they are dry before applying the new diaper.

Part Two: Transition

1. Grab the freshly-prepared diaper and place it up against the same wall from which you used to remove the old diaper. Prop the new diaper up against the wall, so that the back of the pant is shown to be on top of the front, and so that only the outer plastic isn't well seen.Don't allow the wearer to step backwards quite yet. The adjustment of the diaper to the wall is a critical step in getting just the right fit of the diaper to the wearer.
   • Make sure the pant is hanging freely to avoid other potential problems later.
   • Allow a caregiver to assist the wearer, if one is available.
2. Pass the diaper behind the person's back from one side to the other. Grab the diaper at the one side (holding the diaper firmly up to the wall with both of the helper's hands by the end).
   • If there is no second helper nearby, try to hold the diaper to the wall one-handed (with your thumb and index fingers steadying the one side of the diaper, extend the other fingers of your hand and hold the diaper steady) while the wearer is forced to do the caregivers work on top of doing their own work that the caregiver would have advised them to do otherwise.
   • Visualize the height of the placement of the diaper on the wall, being worn at about the height of the wearer's waist.

Part Three: Replacement with New Diaper

1. Ask the wearer to step backwards again and into the diaper. If the wearer is yourself, you will need to step back now. Release the diaper from between your hands, once you feel the wearer is firmly standing up against the wall (and thereby you should feel the wearer's skin touch the diaper unless the wearer has been known to quickly move away without prior notice).
2. Grab ahold of the front side of the diaper which should be hanging freely inbetween the wearer's legs now).
3. Pull the diaper up and towards the wearer's waist. If the caregiver isn't around, the wearer must do this one-handed, as the wearer must touch and pull up and around the center panel of the front panel of the diaper.
4. Pick a side that you'll use at first and secure it's diaper tapes onto it's front panel. Pull the diaper tapes until they are both taut to the diaper's front panel. It must be a tight but comfortable fit, to still be wearable on the wearer's body.
   • If at any point the diaper starts to pull away and starts to release the side tapes from each other, you'll hear a slight static sound. Stop using this diaper, and replace this diaper with a brand new diaper. You may have inadvertently pulled too hard on the tapes when securing them around the front panel of the diaper. To avoid the possibility of even further breakage (and thereby leakage), don't use this "broken" diaper.
   • It doesn't matter if you start with the top tape first, or the bottom tape.
   • The diaper-tapes should be placed snugly on the person's belly. The general rule of thumb for assuring snugness for an adult disposable diaper is that: If you can get only one of your fingers of one of your hands in between a secured diaper (fastened with the attached tapes), the diaper is secure enough. If you can fit more, it's not snug enough. If you can't fit any, it's too tight. Care must be taken not to fasten the diaper too tightly around the legs.
5. Repeat the last step. Secure the other sides' diaper tapes in place.
6. Make the final adjustments to the diaper's containment zone, if you see the diaper is not quite situated correctly or if the diaper's sides ruffles near the containment zone aren't correctly situated on the wearer's body. If you don't do this, it will cause the diaper's chemicals to not "activate" if and when the wearer urinates into them, and thereby will allow the water to flow out of the diaper and onto the surrounding surfaces.
   • To prevent leakage in the diaper, always remember to unruffle the sides of the diaper using one of your hands' thumbs and pinkies, as you push the side ruffles outward a bit (no matter what type of diaper you wear (whether it be pull-up style or not)).

Pull-Up Diapers

Part One: Preparation

1. Ask the wearer to stand up or lean against a wall. The solid wall must be able to hold the diaper as you are applying it on the wearer.
2. Unruffle the static cling of the new disposable pull-up diaper. Take it out of the package and un-ruffle the static cling from the railing sides of the diaper's containment zone.

Part Two: Removal of Old Diaper

1. Remove the old diaper from the wearer's body. It really doesn't matter if the old diaper rips by it's tapes or not at this point. Pull the diaper tapes off from the front of the old diaper, in any way possible. Rip it off the person's body, if needed.
2. Step forward for a second, while not holding onto the old diaper. It will fall off of the wearer. If the wearer would like, you may hold the diaper on the outside down near the crotch of their diaper, and let it drop. After it has dropped to about knee-length height, you may pull the diaper gently out from under them.
3. Wipe the wearer to ensure they are clean and make sure they are dry before applying the new diaper.

Part Three: Transition

1. Grab a new diaper and place it up against the same wall from which you used to remove the old diaper. Make sure it is propped up against the wall, so that the back of the pant is shown to be on top of the front, and so that only the outer plastic isn't seen.
   • Don't allow the wearer to step backwards quite yet. The adjustment of the diaper to the wall is a critical step in getting just the right fit of the diaper to the wearer.
   • Make sure the pant is hanging freely.
   • Allow a caregiver to assist, if one is available.
2. Place a clean diaper in front of the wearer on the floor and open it so it's easy to step into. The placement doesn't have to be perfect, but it can help better acquaint the wearer to the placement of their new diaper.
   • Locate the back of the pant with the tag-like icon/strip mentioning the back of the pant. Notice that many adult disposable diapers will have a tag-like icon or strip that will indicate which portion of the pant is the back of the pant.

Part Four: Replacement with New Diaper

1. Have the wearer step into both of the foot-sized holes in one of the sides of the garment. But don't pull the pant up the person's legs just yet.
   • If you need to, you can pull the diaper up a little to help steady it, but pulling it up shouldn't be needed often and too much so go easy on this.
2. Pull the diaper up just a bit using both hands in a synchronous form. The caretaker might have to pull the diaper up about an additional two to three inches from the default position, to ensure they can properly see the effective area of the diaper's strip that might be facing them.
   • Hold both sides of the diaper firmly onto the wearer's body as you pull them up the person's body, the remainder of the way.
3. Make some final adjustments to the diaper's containment zone, if you see the diaper is not quite situated correctly or the diaper's side ruffles near the zone aren't correctly situated on the wearer's body. If you don't do this, it can cause the diaper's chemicals to not "activate" if and when the wearer urinates into them (and thereby will allow the water to flow out of the diaper and onto the surrounding surfaces and that can cause a big mess).
   • To prevent leakage in the diaper, always remember to unruffle the sides of the diaper using one of your hands' thumbs and pinkies, as you push the side ruffles outward a bit (no matter what type of diaper you wear (whether it be pull-up style or not)).

Tips

• Adult disposable diapers (especially those being most similar to those worn by babies) come in several sizes. Check the product packaging for the size that best fits the wearer. If none of the sizes in the offline stores fit (the large/extra large size in stores are even too small), there are some bariatric disposable diapers found online that can be purchased that are of a larger size. If the smallest size of adult disposable diapers are too big for the wearer to wear, the wearer might want to try wearing the biggest baby sized-disposable diaper instead. Keep trying one size smaller until you find the size that fits the wearer the best.
• Of the many adults who have been required to wear disposable diapers nonstop throughout the day, the summertime months can be a doozy on the wearer's skin in the diaper's genital region. Avoid Diaper Rash on the wearer by smearing a diaper rash cream in the wearer's genital area at all times, and re-applying the diaper-rash cream at every diaper change.
• If you are the wearer's caretaker, try to always wear gloves when changing one of these diapers to avoid coming into contact with the wearer's bodily fluids and solid waste in the diaper.
• Underwear may be worn overtop of the diaper, to make the clothing lines look similar. However, wearing underwear may impede a quick diaper change, so allow the person to wear underwear in moderation. If mental hygiene is important to the wearer, have them wear underwear when leaving to go to the store or on short trips. Ask the wearer not to wear underwear when even just a small amount of people are present (such as just around your house). If mental hygiene is partially unimportant and the wearer wouldn't mind other people finding out that they wear disposable diapers instead, just wear the diaper and not the underwear. (This is especially common for old folks and those folks who claim to be infantilists who have a diaper-fetish going on.)
• Excellent diapers should allow for the ability to refasten and reposition the diaper tapes. The top tapes should be fastened snugly, but they are not as critical as the bottom leg tapes which must ensure a good seal to avoid any and all leaks. Run your finger around the leg gathers to ensure that it is not only a snug fit, but to untuck any material that is bunched inward.
• If at any point you discover solid waste still on the wearer's rear-end, use a baby wipe or an adult-sized toilet-wipe, a soft feeling (Viva-style) paper towel containing clean water, or you can also use a wet washcloth (if you are planning to wash the wearer).
• Even though women are affected by Survive Menopause later in life, some women may even want to choose to wear a disposable diaper in lieu of using other methods if and when their periods choose to increase beyond the point of being a normal day. This method should only be used with women who tend to soak through more than just one pad every hour or two. Again, use disposable diapers in moderation.
  • For super-light to very-moderate leakage, disposable diapers may very well be overkill. They make a men's pad that can protect a man. If you are a woman, add an extra maxi pad to this area to help prevent urine from soaking the one while blood is soaking up the other.
• When changing a disposable diaper on an adult, you shouldn't have to worry too much about the wearer squirming around, as some will still realize what squirming might do if and when placed on the changing surface.
• Incontinence is treatable. Only use disposable diapers when medications either stop working or you are pressed for money (or plain forgot to reorder the medication and/or the pharmacy is closed), or as a "method of last resort". Check with your doctor if you are unsure.
• Allow some room for trial and error to form fit the diaper's position on the wearer, as the exact adjustment can take several attempts to get this "just right".

Warnings

• Be sure to make an appointment with a urologist or physician to get a diagnosis of what you can do to seek treatment (if needed). Your diagnosis will help you select the best possible protective undergarment and solution that will fit your needs. Don't skip your appointments. Always be on time.
• Bladder leakage of only a few drops is normal! Don't always assume that if you leak anything while wearing underpants that it will make you think that you have just become an incontinent person and that you must wear disposable diapers now! Any more than that, and you can be considered incontinent.
• No matter what type of removal and changing style you must use most often, never flush an adult disposable diaper (or any diaper that is neither used nor clean) into any toilet. Major damage to the sewer/septic line may occur, as it will become lodged into the toilet's line. The pressure of the new water will build up and may cause the pipes from the toilet to burst!
  • Any type of diaper doesn't naturally disintegrate. If the septic/sewer line company doesn't spot the diaper, it won't disintegrate and may clog this line up very quickly.

Things You'll Need

• Soiled person wearing the diaper
• Disposable Adult Diaper
• Baby Wipes
• Diaper rash ointment/cream or a Zinc Oxide-based cream/ointment or A & D Ointment (optional, only if needed)

Related Articles

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• Change a Disposable Pull‐Up Style Adult Diaper
• Clean Up After Any Disposable Diaper Change
• Change a Disposable Adult Diaper

Sources and Citations

See also

• Change Teen Diapers
• Cope With Wearing Diapers to School
• Encourage Older Children and Teenagers to Wear Diapers for Bedwetting
• Wear a Diaper
• Choose Bedwetting Diapers for an Older Child or Teenager
• React when Your Teenager Is Wearing Diapers
• Change a Disposable Adult Diaper
• Cope With Being a Diaper Lover
• Understand Diaper Lovers
• React when Your Spouse Is Wearing Diapers