I'm in partial agreement with Juliabam I always wear plastic panties because they do help with leaks, even when I'm in disposables. The key is that the crotch must be pulled up tight so that anything which puddles can be absorbed They will not stop leaks nor are they meant to. And the fit of the openings makes a big difference in how well they work I like mine on the tight side and my skin tolerates this- YMMV as many have problems with the same thing. Plus I never stay in the same style plastic panties for longer than my workday- the next pair rests in a different place after showering or washing the diaper area then airing out after drying off They seem to help me most with the dreaded 'press leak' that occurs when you sit down after having wet while standing They're also warmer since they do not allow much air movement. There's a good side to that since that lack of air movement also helps contain urine odors though when compressed those odors may escape all at once For me it's the function first since they ease my mind about leaks, then the feel, or I guess more rightly my knowing that they're there since I don't actually feel anything except where the elastics are To me plastic panties form a major part of the experience and the good parts outweigh the not-so-good ones. With a really good disposable you don't need them, but then again most of us aren't so incontinent that we need that kind of diaper either, so I look at it as being a choice
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