I bought my first bag of Abena M4's about 2 weeks ago and I like them a lot. They are what I call a "Goldilocks" diaper; i.e., they are are suitable for night time wetting (if a heavy night wetter you may need an insert as a qualification) and day time wetting with discretion. I am considered an essential worker during COVID 19 but have been working remotely from home for the last three weeks. I decided to go into my office 2 days this past week to do work and see some colleagues. I have many different diapers but on one of the days I wore the Abena M4's. Here is my review: 1) I wet throughout the course of about 10 hours (includes travel time) without any leaks, not even a press out leak; 2) The wet diaper of course expanded some, but remained discreet under my pants; 3) the plastic is soft and supple, very little and certainly not at all noticeable crinkle; 4) I kind of like the blue line design on the diaper to break up the monotony of an all white medical style diaper; 5) no waist band or landing zones but this does not bother me. Landing zones add a considerable amount of crinkle. I am able to diaper myself securely and correctly the first time and don't need to adjust (lots of practice!) and I like to roll the diaper over just slightly at the waist for a more discreet profile and it adds to my comfort; 6) They have inner leg guards that channel wetness and contain messes nicely although I did not mess at the office, but I have at home without any embarrassing leaks or fecal escape; 7) Speaking of comfort, I think they are very comfortable; 8) once I got home and changed, the diaper did not clump and the wetness was dispersed throughout the entire front and back of the diaper. There was no separation of the the absorbent material after 10 full hours of wetting. This even absorption rate helps to avoid a large and often noticeable diaper bulge (see item 2). In summary, I like them a lot and will use them regularly now for discrete day time wear and wetting when at work our just out in public. I actually consider myself a diaper connoisseur with years of experience wearing cloth and plastic pants, all-in-one diapers, cloth backed disposable, plastic back disposable, abdl prints, and medical style diapers such as the Abena M4. My advise for anyone considering the M4's is to simply try one package of 14 and decide for yourself. As is often the situation, we have different diaper experiences, and for me the M4 was a successful, pleasurable, experience; as said before, a "Goldilocks" diaper in my opinion. I am always trying different diapers for day time discretion. I have a few favorites and have now added Abena M4's to my list of day time diapers. Some of these favorites are, but not limited to: For abdl prints during the day I like Bare Bums, Aww So Cute, and My Diaper; for medical style day time wetting I like: Northshore Lite in all the colors, Molicare Slip Maxi (pleasant blue and design for a medical style diaper), Wellness (pleasant blue), Total Dry Overnight Protection (even though advertised as overnight they are very discreet for day time wear), and now I have added Abena M4's. These are all plastic backed diapers which I prefer. Cloth backed diapers sag when wet and you need a onesie, panties or plastic pants over them to prevent the sag. When wet they literally fall off my hips and butt. Stay safe, maintain social distancing (especially if messy), "we're all in this together" both with COVID 19 and in our unique affiliation for diapers.
