gnd567 said:
So I'm looking for a daytime diaper.
I've had to go through that several times in the last few years, because the companies making the diaper I selected keep dropping them, sending me on the hunt again.
Currently I'm going with the ABU Preschool Plastic, which have the maximum amount of padding I can handle comfortably on a daily basis. There are cheaper options available, but they all have their issues. My previous daywear was TotalDry Plus, which were considerably cheaper but had multiple problems. My list of concerns for daytime diapers:
- tapes that don't break or pop
- sides that don't stretch, requiring a refit once or twice a day
- leak guard elastic that doesn't separate from the leak guard material
- leak guards that don't separate from the liner, or liner from the shell
- padding that can hold the "W" shape over my pants crotch and not keep trying to shift 100% to the left or right side throughout the day
- back AND front waist elastic, for a more comfortable yet snug fit
- four tapes for a better overall fit
- soft plastic shell that's durable enough to not easily be torn or punctured
- padding that doesn't clump from medium activity (dry)
- moderate to low noise
ABU's (plastic) preschools tick ALL those boxes, and I haven't found anything else that does. Most diapers miss several marks.
Since I rarely wet while at work, overall capacity isn't a bit deal, though I don't care for the feel of thin diapers. Also for me, cost isn't a huge problem, though I still don't want to pay as much for a lighter daytime diaper as I do for say, an overnight premium. ABU are at the high end of what I'm willing to pay, but it's worth it. Five diapers a week at 4.3 weeks/month is 22 diapers a month, about $30. I can accept that. Most people pay about double that for their cell phone a month. The shell art is nothing I'm really interested in, but isn't "something I wouldn't want to be caught in" - not too babyish / girly. I could go for slightly thinner for a little lower cost, or a different tape panel art, but other than that there's
nothing I would change about them, and I'm happy that ABU has made such a good product available to me. I hope they continue to be available for a long time.
Tykable's original waddlers were very close on my list above. They had a slight clumping issue, leak guard elastic sometimes "escaped" and dug into my skin, and the shell was easily torn/punctured. Then they increased the thickness and price with the overnights, so that totally removed them from my list.