BayB8 said:
Whats the difference between the M4 and the Abri Form?
To add to the above, M4 designates the size (M for medium) and capacity (4 -- the highest level) of the diaper.
Abena is the company, and
Abri-Form is the brand name that applies to the all-on-one slips that were previously plastic-backed, but were officially
* switched to cloth-like backing a few years ago. Around the same time, Abena announced a new range of diapers under the
Air Plus (aka
Premium) brand. These are identical to the (cloth-like) Abri-Forms, but with a breathable backsheet and elasticated tapes. (Ridiculously unnecessary "improvements" that make for a clammy, saggy diaper.)
When Abena decided to temporarily continue producing the plastic-backed Abri-Forms in sizes M4/L4 only, they decided that these would replace the cloth-like backed Abri-Forms in those sizes.
Presumably, now they've looked at the sales figures, the cost of re-tooling and ordering PE sheeting for smaller ad-hoc runs of plastic-backed diapers, and realised that it makes financial sense for them to drop the PE-backed line.
Abena aren't a small specialist company dealing with a niche client-base. Their factory is probably designed to produce very high volumes.
I dunno. :-/
The plastic-backed Abri-Forms are such a classic diaper. They are the most reliable, comfortable, leak-resistant diapers I've used. If I was incontinent, they're what I'd use.
If I had more business nous, and Brexit wasn't hanging over our heads, I'd approach Abena to see if I could buy their PE-backed machine and produce them under licence.
I've just bought 7 cases of plastic-backed Abri-Forms (98 diapers!) so they should last me a while!