alwayz said:
I wear cloth diapers because they're washable, comfortable, and economical. Disposables are expensive, noisy, and uncomfortable compared to cloth. I can change my diaper as often as I need not to the point that they leak. A disposable can hold a lot but why? we don't need diapers to hold an excessive amount of urine and wait for them to leak?
That's why Ultra high capacity disposables exist. They hold so much so they
don't leak. If you cannot change yourself, and only see your attendant, who changes you, at the start, and end of your day, without something with capacity that high, you will leak, especially since sitting in a wheelchair lessens absorbency because of compression.
All that absorbency doesn't necessarily exist to be used. Sometimes, it's there to keep the skin dry enough to prevent the skin from breaking down. I agree with you. Cloth feels better all around, but wheelchair users who use disposables aren't waiting for them to leak. They're probably waiting for their attendants to show up. I know someone who needs capacity like that, because all the state pays for is cheapos, and we're not made of laundry detergent to wash the clothes she leaks on more often than not. Her attendant comes in the morning, all week long, and at night, Monday through Friday.
Here's the thing about the ultra high capacity disposables. They can be cheaper, on a cost per day basis, than a cheaper disposable. Ultra high capacity disposables are less frustrating than good cloth, is a user, or their family caregivers, hate doing extra laundry.
I understand. Cloth is amazing, but there's a reason ultra high capacity disposables exist. Most people just don't live in a wheelchair using, attendant needing, reality.
