bambinod
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It seems that most of the "premium" diapers we're seeing nowadays either have a hard tape panel or velcro landing sheet on the front. I'm a back sleeper, and I tend to have my hands down on my thighs, with part of my hands usually resting on my diaper. I find the rough tape panels (and often rough tapes also) are uncomfortable, frequently jabbing/poking my wrists throughout the night.
So I prefer diapers with just soft smooth plastic fronts with no tape panel, that also have tapes that are low profile and attach to the back panel without a large sharp kink where they hinge. (I also really like the feel of a soft, smooth shelled plastic diaper on my hands overnight) While these DO exist, there's very few of them that are anywhere near premium capacity. Almost all ofl the best capacity diapers have either velcro or hard plastic tape panels, and most of them have a 1/4" or so fold at the base of the tape that sticks up with a sharp edge.
Last night I slept in a MyDiaper Plus. They came out just before they started selling the Ultra, and were the first time MyDiaper departed from their original model they've made so many different shell designs for in the last few years. It looks like the original base design of the Ultra / PeekABU / Mega, but with no front or rear elastic, no tape panel, and very low profile two-use tapes. I'm not certain, but I think the capacity is the same though, the diapers weigh about the same, 7.2-7.4oz/pc.
I find them much more comfortable to sleep in. When I first got them in I was really annoyed that they didn't have front or rear waist elastic, and was expecting them to be less comfortable as a result, but that was NOT the case. The soft shell without the hard tape panel had a little bit of stretch to it and felt just fine around the hips. I'm not sure, it might not stay up on my hips as well when walking around, but that's not an issue overnight either.
Unfortunately these are expensive to get in the USA, nobody carries them and my only source is ordering direct from SaveExpress in Germany, which of course makes them pretty expensive to get.
So I was wondering, does anyone else want to see alternatives to the current trend of hard tape panels in their premium diapers? There are a few threads going right now discussing shell changes to diapers like SDKs, going from softer to harder, which is what got me thinking about this. What other options do we have right now for good quality diapers with soft front shells? BareBum, Absorbency Plus, BetterDry/Crinklz.... I think that's it? Honestly, XP Medical's Absorbency Plus is the closest, with similar tapes and no front elastic, but they don't have leak guards. BetterDry has the closest option locally but their tapes aren't very low profile and the backs and front edges can be pokey on my wrists.
What do you think?
So I prefer diapers with just soft smooth plastic fronts with no tape panel, that also have tapes that are low profile and attach to the back panel without a large sharp kink where they hinge. (I also really like the feel of a soft, smooth shelled plastic diaper on my hands overnight) While these DO exist, there's very few of them that are anywhere near premium capacity. Almost all ofl the best capacity diapers have either velcro or hard plastic tape panels, and most of them have a 1/4" or so fold at the base of the tape that sticks up with a sharp edge.
Last night I slept in a MyDiaper Plus. They came out just before they started selling the Ultra, and were the first time MyDiaper departed from their original model they've made so many different shell designs for in the last few years. It looks like the original base design of the Ultra / PeekABU / Mega, but with no front or rear elastic, no tape panel, and very low profile two-use tapes. I'm not certain, but I think the capacity is the same though, the diapers weigh about the same, 7.2-7.4oz/pc.
I find them much more comfortable to sleep in. When I first got them in I was really annoyed that they didn't have front or rear waist elastic, and was expecting them to be less comfortable as a result, but that was NOT the case. The soft shell without the hard tape panel had a little bit of stretch to it and felt just fine around the hips. I'm not sure, it might not stay up on my hips as well when walking around, but that's not an issue overnight either.
Unfortunately these are expensive to get in the USA, nobody carries them and my only source is ordering direct from SaveExpress in Germany, which of course makes them pretty expensive to get.
So I was wondering, does anyone else want to see alternatives to the current trend of hard tape panels in their premium diapers? There are a few threads going right now discussing shell changes to diapers like SDKs, going from softer to harder, which is what got me thinking about this. What other options do we have right now for good quality diapers with soft front shells? BareBum, Absorbency Plus, BetterDry/Crinklz.... I think that's it? Honestly, XP Medical's Absorbency Plus is the closest, with similar tapes and no front elastic, but they don't have leak guards. BetterDry has the closest option locally but their tapes aren't very low profile and the backs and front edges can be pokey on my wrists.
What do you think?
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