Economical alternative to Onsie style undershirts
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:34 pm
Onsie style undershirts are great for guaranteeing your diaper won't accidently stick out of your pants if you bend over or for some other reason. The problem is they are so expensive. Xp-medical charges almost $30 for one, and you can't find them for much cheaper elsewhere, not to mention shipping charges.
Recently I got the idea of an economical alternative from kid's pajamas. They have snaps to keep the top and bottom together and this should work for us as well. You can put snaps on underwear to keep a brief, or whatever you like best, and undershirt together.
Start with the bottom piece. Stretch the elastic out and put in put in snaps. Then put it on over your diaper and tuck in your undershirt. You can feel the snap and bend over the elastic a little to mark the undershirt with a magic marker for the place of the other part of the snap.
It makes sense to put more snaps in the back since it is most vulnerable to expose your diaper. I recommend not putting any snaps on the sides.
This should give you almost all the advantages of an onsie. The only one it doesn't give is the ability to simply pick it up while changing, but this is a small price to pay for the money you save. It is less comfortable to change with underwear lowered between your legs, but many people use briefs or plastic pants and do this any way. Besides if you change without taking off your pants it shouldn't make much difference.
Recently I got the idea of an economical alternative from kid's pajamas. They have snaps to keep the top and bottom together and this should work for us as well. You can put snaps on underwear to keep a brief, or whatever you like best, and undershirt together.
Start with the bottom piece. Stretch the elastic out and put in put in snaps. Then put it on over your diaper and tuck in your undershirt. You can feel the snap and bend over the elastic a little to mark the undershirt with a magic marker for the place of the other part of the snap.
It makes sense to put more snaps in the back since it is most vulnerable to expose your diaper. I recommend not putting any snaps on the sides.
This should give you almost all the advantages of an onsie. The only one it doesn't give is the ability to simply pick it up while changing, but this is a small price to pay for the money you save. It is less comfortable to change with underwear lowered between your legs, but many people use briefs or plastic pants and do this any way. Besides if you change without taking off your pants it shouldn't make much difference.