Public bathroom stall changes

Seems like public bathrooms are an echo chamber, all hard surfaces that amplify sound. Something about opening tapes and the crinkle of a new diaper that seems extra loud in a public bathroom!

With the new tape taps that most premium disposable diapers are using now. They are much louder removing the tabs than the older style. The sound is even more noticeable and a public restroom.

I'll sacrifice the louder tape tabs versus the older tab styles for the holding power they provide. I haven't had any issues with the better tape tabs. It's a little awkward trying to keep the tab removing noise down. I'm sure I have been heard removing them.

Most of my public bathroom changes have been in airport or highway rest areas. Frankly when you take off the tabs on a premium diaper it can sound like a rifle shot going off in restrooms that all have solid material walls that do not absorb any noise. Even though it would seem to draw a lot of attention I have yet to have anyone say anything or even give me a funny look. Most people have no idea what taking off an adult diaper would sound like. They are busy with their own life and don”t really care. That does not seem to lower the embarrassment level for some reason.

I fly allot, so Airports are one place i change during layovers. I always use the "Family" Restrooms. Very private and roomy. Many department stores have the same. If you want to reduce the noise when changing, just ripe the tape at the tape base , leaving the sticky part on the front. It may tear a small hole on outer layer, but less noisy for sure.

I agree with the others if you are looking for a quiet change rip the tape it does work to keep things private. I also try to use family restrooms as much i can if available or if there is a stall with the changing station i will take that stall because it makes a good spot to prep diapers on the fold down changing station (i usually fluff and fold in 1/2) before putting it on and they normally have a garbage can in the stall which also make disposal private.

Oh yeah, the tapes, when you take them off … in a stall at, let’s say a gas station, sounds lika a lightning that strikes 🤣.

I also just rip them. In my country it is hard to find a family bathroom cause we don’t really have them, but we do have handicapped stalls, but you need a key to get in and that key needs to be asked for at a cashier or staff member of the facility. You will be asked why you need that key, and since I am not in a wheelchair I will have to come up with an answer that gives them a reason to believe I am rightfully using the handicapped stalls. More than once I had to tell the that I needed to change my diaper.

Spike

I do agree that it's quite loud lol.

At first I avoided removing the tapes and ripped the wings, but I have an easier time wrangling it into a disposal bag with tapes to hold the bundle in place. In heavily occupied spaces, people do so much noisy stuff in the bathroom (opening sanitary products, administering medication, digging through bags, phone and IRL conversations, etc) that I think people will just guess at the sound if they don't know it well. And I don't really mind if someone connects the dots in a public restroom, I probably won't see them again and they have no confirmation.

That said, when going to public bathrooms with a friend or using the bathroom at someone's home, I still rip the tapes! I'm too embarrassed to own it that much.