Softest Diaper

[lildiaperboy]

What diaper do you think has the softest/smoothest interior?

[stork]

Of the many I've tried, I dont feel much of a difference on the interior besides the thickness. However, overall, the dry 24/7s are pretty soft.

[diaperboyMKE]

Of the many I've tried, I dont feel much of a difference on the interior besides the thickness. However, overall, the dry 24/7s are pretty soft.

I think the Bambino's are the softest I've worn. They have like this fluffy quilted inside. Very soft and nice.

[BBoy]

Cloth are by far the softest, however for disposables Attends are pretty good.

Good luck in your choice. B.

[adriansurley]

Bambino has I think the softest...they have some new something or other they use as the inside liner of the diaper that makes it extremely soft...its like quilted...

[d_drew12]

If the bambino's are the softest then the Secure X-plus must also be making them both the softest for those of you who wrote bambino. I'm not so sure they are the softest. I think a lot of people will just say bambino's are the best because they are an ab/dl diaper. Sure they're great but I honestly don't think they are the best for everything like a lot of people say. There are plenty of better or at least comparable diapers out there, they just aren't babyish like bambino. I don't think you'll fine a "rough" diaper and they are all pretty comparable. I just checked my bambino against an attends extended wear, attends breathable extra, abena x-plus, and they are all about the same. The abena is basically a bambino as far as features aside from the cover print. The extended wear attends will hold just as much as both of the two but doesn't have stand up liners and has a plastic cover.

Cloth diapers with a bamboo lining are super soft though.

[Dubious]

all diapers are soft

[adriansurley]

d_drew12: You may want to reconsider what you just said as a lot of it is untrue and been proven all over these boards.

First, the Bambino and Abena are COMPLETELY different - Bambinos have both front and back waistband which is a huge feature a lot of people like which Abena only has a back. Bambinos are slightly more absorbent than Abena but not enough to really tell a difference. Abena are bulkier (which certain people like) because they use more pulp instead of polymer which makes it bulkier. The fit of the Abena is a different cut than the Bambino also which is why some people prefer one over the other because they are cut differently. Its just a matter of which one fits you better and you prefer in those terms. Bambinos taping system has long been established as have many others to be way superior then Abenas. Abenas taping system is like the biggest complaint of the diaper. Bambinos can be retaped tons of times while Abena usually only lasts a few and you have to place it just right or you rip the diapers front area.

As far as a softness comparison - yeh I mean most diapers are pretty similar in that area but obviously people's opinions are going to differ based on their touch and experience. Bambino has a quilted inside liner and to me is softer than any other but its just because I pay attention to it because I wear 24/7.

Also, I assure you that both the Abena and Bambino hold WAY more than the Attends extended wear.

[Dubious]

last time i used abena, they had the same tapes as bambino, just abenas is stronger

(european ones if there is any diff)

tapes arent realy that good on bambinos, imo

[diaperboyMKE]

last time i used abena, they had the same tapes as bambino, just abenas is stronger

(european ones if there is any diff)

tapes arent realy that good on bambinos, imo

I can't believe the amount of conflicting opinions I get on this board. I've never met a more critical group of people than the ABDL. LOL. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, and yours is by no means more right or wrong than the next guy/girls, but I'm REALLY curious to hear what you think is wrong with Bambino tapes? I've burned through about 10 cases of them since they came out (only wear a couple nights a week), and the tapes are one thing I've NEVER had a single issue with, matter of fact, coming from depends (with no landing zone), I think the tapes are actually really nice on the Bambino, I can refasten them several times without having them "pop" off when I move or sit down.

[Dubious]

i can refasten the bambinos 1 time, the 2nd time it never last long and i usual have to use some other tape

abenas i dont have to refast, usual, but i havent used those in about a year so..

[lildiaperboy]

ok I realize all disposables are soft, and I have used many for that matter. Currently I use medium abena extra's cause I don't need as much absorbency as the xplus, but I am getting off topic. The point is I was wondering if any one thought the inner quilting of any perticulier brand was the "softest". After wearing diapers for a long time, changing frequently and using creams my skin has become very sensitive, I am just looking for a good daily use diaper that possible was softer....

[d_drew12]

I have all three diapers here in front of me so I will do a comparison between these:

Abena X-plus

Attends Extended Wear

Bambino

They are all Large and when measured in thickness, all were about 2" high when folded and all the same length when folded and unfolded. The Abena was about an inch wider in the crotch when folded but after opening them all up, they are all the same width in the crotch too. So for this length x width x height are pretty much equal in all diapers here. The overall dimensions of the outer cover are all the same or very close.

Abena X-plus:

Plastic cover

1 waistband in back

Stand up inner guards

4 tapes double for a second refastening

Tape Position: 2.25" first tape from top, 1.5" second tape from bottom, 10.75" total width of wing. Tape width 1.125". Space between top and bottom tape 7"

Diaper shape is hour glass

Pad shape is rounded in the wings

Pad dimensions: Pad at widest spot (since it's rounded) is 13.5" front, 14.5" back, 7" crotch, 31" length.

Attends Extended Wear:

Cloth cover - Breathable side panels

No waistbands

No stand up inner guards

4 tapes, Velcro for unlimited refastening

Tape Position: 2.5" first tape from top, 1.5" second tape from bottom, 10.25" total width of wing. Tape width is 1.375". Space between top and bottom tape 6"

Diaper shape is hourglass in back, I shape in front

Pad Shape is I

Pad dimensions: Pad is 15" front, 15" back, 7-8" crotch, 31.5" length.

Bambino:

Plastic Cover

2 waistbands

Stand up inner guards

4 tapes with landing zone on front of diaper for multiple refastening

Tape Position: 2" first tape from top, 4" second tape from bottom , 10.5" total width of wing. Tape width is 1.125". Space between top and bottom tape 4.25"

Diaper shape is hourglass

Pad Shape is more square up front and rounded in back

Pad dimensions: Pad is 12" front, 15.5" back, 7" crotch, 31.5" length.

As you can see they are all comparable as far as dimensions but the only dimension that seemed way off was the bambino's tapes. For me, the bottom tape is up way too high. I am guessing this is so it can hit the retape zone on the diaper. However, for me, my other diapers I tape as low as I can go and there is no refastening zone there on the bambino's so it doesn't really help that much.

Also, everyone has different preferences as far as diapers but I really don't refasten that often so it's not a big deal to me. I do like waistbands as they fit snugger however, I often am wearing jeans or something over the diaper that holds it in place anyway. I think because of the tapes position on the bambino is the reason they don't fit me very well. I have large thighs so that may be a factor. I don't see a need to even put the tape up that high and still have 4 inches side panel hanging below it, 2.5 inches more than the others, why? I do not see how this taping system is far superior. Velcro = unlimited retape without losing stickiness so this is probably the best tape system but many don't like the cloth cover. So for plastic diapers abena's can refasten a second time because of the double tapes. Bambino's can refasten several times but only as long as the stickiness last AND you have to put it on the landing zone for this to work or you will tear the diaper right away if you readjust outside the zone. With that you are the most limited on where you can put the tapes on the bambino's out of these three diapers which in my case, limits how I can get the diaper to fit properly. In my case, I don't see how Bambino is far superior in diaper tapes.

As far as what Adrian said:

d_drew12: You may want to reconsider what you just said as a lot of it is untrue and been proven all over these boards.

First, the Bambino and Abena are COMPLETELY different - Bambinos have both front and back waistband which is a huge feature a lot of people like which Abena only has a back. Bambinos are slightly more absorbent than Abena but not enough to really tell a difference. Abena are bulkier (which certain people like) because they use more pulp instead of polymer which makes it bulkier. The fit of the Abena is a different cut than the Bambino also which is why some people prefer one over the other because they are cut differently. Its just a matter of which one fits you better and you prefer in those terms. Bambinos taping system has long been established as have many others to be way superior then Abenas. Abenas taping system is like the biggest complaint of the diaper. Bambinos can be retaped tons of times while Abena usually only lasts a few and you have to place it just right or you rip the diapers front area.

As far as a softness comparison - yeh I mean most diapers are pretty similar in that area but obviously people's opinions are going to differ based on their touch and experience. Bambino has a quilted inside liner and to me is softer than any other but its just because I pay attention to it because I wear 24/7.

Also, I assure you that both the Abena and Bambino hold WAY more than the Attends extended wear.

I would definitely not say the abena and bambino are completely different, they are somewhat different but a lot of what was said here seems like opinion and not fact. True bambino has two waistbands, some care, some don't, preference. I would say they are similar in absorbency, your opinion of bambino being more seems bias. It depends on a lot of things aside from ounces of urine. Where you pee in the diaper, flood or trickle, the fit of the diaper, how you sit, stand, will all affect how long you can go before a change. Since they are so close in thickness and seem to go about the same length for me, I'll say they're close to the same or not enough to notice as you don't really know how much urine you’re putting into a diaper all the time. I agree, there seems a little more bulk in the abena's but it looks like they put more padding into the crotch than the bambino than the other two. Also, not sure if it's fact or your opinion on the pulp to polymer ratio of these diapers, I don't know so I won't say. The cut of the abena and bambino are almost identical, hardly a difference to notice. I even put them on top of each other, and checked various areas and about the only difference was where the front wing cuts into the crotch the abena is more of a straight line and the bambino is curved a little more. When I say little I mean little 1/2" at its greatest spot otherwise, all other dimensions are almost identicle.

Checking the softness again, they are all pretty much the same but the attends is maybe a touch less soft, the other two are too close to call.

As far as the attends extended wear, they are not just the basic attends. These are probably their most absorbent diaper. I think you may be confused with a different attends but search this one. They are only available in M, L so I don’t know if you've tried these. I don't know how you can have an opinion on these never having worn them if that's the case. It's comparable to these other two, just cloth covered and no leg guards but it does have breathable side panels. If you get them on sale like overstock.com or drugstore.com, they cost the same or less than the other two.