Ellyn wrote:
My husband and I own a business and found ourselves away from our home unexpectedly due to a weather related equipment failure and VERY icy roads!
We spent last evening in a hotel without a change of clothing and me without enough diaper supplies for an overnight stay. Last evening, we stopped at a CVS and bought a bag of Attends tape on diapers and Tena pads, which certainly don’t compare to the Northshore disposable brands, not to mention my normal cloth diapers.
After supper, I took two hotel hand towels and folded them together into 1/3’s and placed them in the disposable for the night, making certain that the cloth was completely covered by the diaper, though I changed at about 2am when I woke due to a power failure at the hotel. Out of hand towels, I used an oversized bath towel, uniquely folded and pinned on under my plastic pants for the remainder of the night. This morning, I thoroughly rinsed the soiled towels for the maid service, who probably will wonder why the towels were saturated…
This morning, I inserted a Tena overnight pad inside the disposable, which seems to be okay so far, though I’ll likely change soon. I’ve used Tena pads before inside disposables without issues instead of a booster in a pinch. I also learned to -not- use a pad inside a pull-up as I leaked because the crotch area of the pull-up wasn’t wide enough for the pad and/or there’s no leak guards. Whatever the reason, I won’t do that again.
The repair work is stalled due to awaiting a parts hotshot delivery but it’s questionable if we can complete the work before this evening and the ice storm hasn’t slowed, leaving the roads treacherous. It looks like a 50/50 chance of extending our visit here.
I’m headed to Walmart soon for a few clothes and such, and a warmer jacket!
Ellyn, did you make it home ok?