I am going back to the fifties. Many of the products shown above were available then. Actually they were expensive and not often used. Diapers were not recommended for those outside of infancy. Bed wetters had rubber sheets and wet bedding everyday. But some practical parents did use diapers...
Nice collection of antiques. Super toddler baby pants fit many of us for quite a while. No wonder we are all here.lol
I so remember the baby pants and diaper displays in the 5&10 stores such as McCoreys and Kresgies and a few more.
If you lived down on the farm and most of your older siblings were girls, you surely would be wearing girls clothes of some sort.
After all no one was suppose to see your underwear. So what, if they were your sisters panties, and jeans. Hand me downs were the thing.
As a youngster did you think you were the only one that wet the bed? When did you discover that others were bed wetters too?
How about diapers? Where you put back in diapers after being out of them? Did you just pee in your bed.
How did you find out that some kids may have worn diapers for bed...
We need these catalogs back. So much could be learned just by browsing those catalogs. All kinds of products, you could discover many things that you never heard of.
What Type/Brand Bedwetting Diapers You Wore: Birdseye cloth and plastic panties
Years You Wore Them (past daytime training): 2-3
Ages You Wore Them (past daytime training): 5-7
Age You Fully Stopped Bedwetting: 7-8
Wore Every Night or Only Certain Times?: every night...
I certainly can relate. I often looked for plastic panties or diapers at friends homes, when I was a kid. Unfortunately it rarely happened. But when it did, it was thrilling. I did wear diapers and plastic panties till about 6-7 for bed wetting. Always was interested in finding others that had...