Diapers and Early Childhood

Does anyone know if being potty trained early or late has anything to do with diaper fetish? Or perhaps the mannor of the potty training, does this contribute?

Probably depends on who is answering the question, some feel their diaper fetish was a result of late potty training issues while others, like myself, never had an issue with potty training but have always enjoyed the feel of thick cloth diapers but I have no reason why.

I know that my love of diapers was because of my late bed wetting which was until 10 years old

I think it absolutely has something to with it. But, like Sofnday already pointed out, it's different for everybody.

For me, I may have been ready to be out of diapers physically when my mom toilet trained me (and I know she was ready!)But I think, I missed having my diapers. And, I don't know this for sure but it maybe why I like diapers. I missed them at an early age, and wanted them back. For someone else the story maybe different. Like, they were kept in diapers for longer and remember how nice it was, and later wanted to get back to that nice feeling. Same might be said for some bed wetters, they were returned to diapers, and grew to like the feeling.

What might contribute to one person liking diapers, may have no effect on another.

It maybe like a spark, sometimes a spark can land on something flammable, yet not light it up, while other times woosh! it goes.

I know some people who were forced to potty train, and went through all kinds of hell for it, and they like diapers.

While others, went though pretty normal uneventful potty training, and like diapers.

It's going to be different every time, is all that is to it.

Now, just go enjoy wearing your diapers!!! 😁 😁 😁

I don't think any body can think themselves into or out of diapers. Many people are affected for the rest of there lives by a traumatic experience. That could be bedwetting or anything else that involves lost of control. I gave up smocking but I could never give up diapers.

you may as well enjoy them, that's what they are for. 😃

I've said it before but I think I was potty trained too early. My parents didn't force it or anything and 2.75 isn't real early either but I think for me, I should have worn diapers longer.

You've got the rest of you're life to be potty trained. Why rush your time in diapers?

I think you're right Dark Bringer. I was about the same age as yourself, and my mom decided your ready, and you're getting out of diapers! It was matter of fact! I was ready, and able to do so, but! I don't believe I was emotionally.

But, most parents want that done and over with, out of the way. They want to be done with dealing with diapers ASAP! A baby/toddler's feelings aren't usually part of that equation. It goes like this, (Mom) I want Jr. out of these icky diapers, it's time + I think he's capable of shedding his diapers = you're out of diapers Jr! Nobody considered little Jr's thoughts. He's a baby how could he have a thought in this, nope he out!

I was trained fairly early and was generally a "good baby", but then had a younger brother who had bedwetting problems for a long time. I think the combination of early training, sibling jealousy and the attention he got (not to mention the presence of diapers in the house until I was 5 or 6) all contributed to my own ABhood.

I know I was out of diapers before my third birthday but I've wanted to wear them for as long as I can remember. Diapers are so taboo in the US for some reason. Parents seem self conscious if their kid is still wearing diapers after 3y/o. That one cute mom even did the YouTube video in the pull up after people criticized her on her channel b/c her 3y/o wasn't potty trained yet. I also think it has something to do with the push to put kids in pre k at younger and younger ages and most "schools" won't take kids that aren't toilet trained so there's that added pressure and stigma. I don't have kids myself but I can't tell if pre K for a 3.5 y/o is really b/c they think their ankle biter is really the next Einstein or if it's just to get free from the kids for a few hours.

I wasn't out of nappies during the day until I was 5 years old and slept in nappies until I was 8 or 9 because I wet the bed every night. I was taken out of nappies but continued to wet the bed until my early 20's. I am certain it is all conected.

Oh I'm certain that being potty trained too early had LOTS to do with it for me. I've detailed in several other posts here how my mother was absolutely paranoid of germs. As a child she'd almost lost a younger sibling to a childhood illness, then when I was born I had pneumonia as an infant and they almost lost me. After that, everything had to be germ-free, for example, when she took me to the doctor's office she always had a washrag and bottle of alcohol and wouldn't let me touch anything unless she wiped it off with alcohol first.

And I'm sure that, with my diapers, she changed me out of them the moment I peed / pooped in them (which is probably why I love wetting / pooping them and then sitting in them that way for hours now). And she had me out of them by the time I was about 2 1/2 years old. I can't remember far enough back to remember being in diapers. My earliest memories are from when I was about 3, but as far back as I can remember I was always fascinated with other kids wearing diapers, I looked at them longingly, loved going into bedrooms and seeing stacks of diapers and plastic pants and baby supplies, and a big diaper pail full of wet diapers (which I soon discovered I loved to smell).

I often wonder, if she'd just let me wear them until I outgrew them, would I still love them as I do today? Who knows. Knowing me I'd probably have just kept on wearing them for years, with all of the other kids making fun of me for it and the adults humiliating me for it. And that would probably have caused me to finally give them up. On the other hand, maybe it would have just made me love them more. Ha.

I think mom got me out of diapers early.When I was about 11 had wetting accidents again now due to being a diabetic been in diapers for along time.

I think it was early potty training for me. Very little memory of wearing nappies, but always had a wish to wear them again, and have enjoyed doing so again for many years!

I was trained early too. Around 18 months. That was a big deal for moms in the 50's. Mom was even more determined to get me out of diapers as my sister was on the way. She didn't want TWO kids in diapers... Anyways, with three more sisters and a brother in diapers after me, the need for diapers and rubber pants seemed to infect me. Diapers and baby pants were everywhere till I was around 12. Just in time for puberty. So that seemed to dovetail nicely with diapers. … and as they say, here I am.

Yes for these reasons, being potty trained too early can cause a child to have accidents because he or she is not ready and also lead to a child having obsessions later on in life that can lead to the whole ABDL thing.

Conversely being trained too late can also trigger this because the later a child is potty trained means he or she will never get used to not being diapered and can lead to incontinence problems developing so both are as bad as each other.

I myself was in diapers or nappies until the age of 5 yrs due to my autism and other factors see my earlier replies for details.

Yours sincerly

Chinababy888.

I think that if you're trained late - that is - at an age that you actually retain memories of wearing diapers, that would certainly be a factor. I don't remember being potty trained. But I do remember being put back into diapers to prevent a wet bed. Night diapering went on until I was 10. There were a few times I was diapered during the day for various reasons too. So I also remember being an older kid and getting my cloth diapers changed. Humiliating at the time but the recollection of the sensations and smells are certainly there.