• The problem of clothing infants not yet Adult Diapers potty trained is as geriatric as human history

• In some countries with warmer climates, babies were kept naked and mothers tried to anticipate their bowel movements so as to avoid mess near their living areas
• This method is known as elimination communication and is still used today in some cultures.

In the 19th century, the current diaper began to take shape and children in Europe and North America were being diapered using cotton material, held in hamlet with a safety pin. Tarpaulin diapers were first chunk produced in 1887 by Maria Allen in the United States.