having a rough morning with xp diapers

[justej]

the tapes of the diaper are supposed to be twards the front, right? mine are on my side. and i have to pull them quite a bit to get them to stick. thats why im thinking i need a size larger.

[JDinVirginia]

Justj,

You definitely are using a diaper that is too small for you. The wings should overlap the front without you needing to pull on them. You need to buy diapers a size larger than what you have.

--John

[justej]

john - ok cool thanks. i ordered a case of a+ in a size larger than what ive been wearing (i ordered the xl)
now i feel silly for wearng ones that are too small. but we dont know until we ask, right?
these ones will work for now and the new ones come on saturday. im sure ill be a LOT more comfortable.

[RetiredRN]

Here is in idea if you get a bag of diapers that do not fit. Save them until you get a brand that fits you well. Take the ones that do not fit and cut out the absorbent core. Then using a single edge razor blade make a couple of long slits in the water proof backing. Now tape then in to the diaper that fits and you have a big booster. I have done this and it works for me.

[B Brian]

Here is in idea if you get a bag of diapers that do not fit. Save them until you get a brand that fits you well. Take the ones that do not fit and cut out the absorbent core. Then using a single edge razor blade make a couple of long slits in the water proof backing. Now tape then in to the diaper that fits and you have a big booster. I have done this and it works for me.

Seconded!

And for what I mentioned about if they are too big after all. You can almost always still make a bad diaper work for you one way or the other. There is seldom a reason to just throw out a near full bag of diapers- even if they don't work as they are supposed to.

[justej]

that sounds like a lot of work RN.

i can still make the ones that are too small work (im wearing them now) until i get the shipment of the bigger ones. so im not worried. i have to say even though the larges were too small, they still perform the best.

[justej]

the xl's fit great but i ordered a case and only got half of one.
grrrr

[justej]

apparently something was wrong in their system and a bunch of people got half cases instead of full so the other half is being sent out. whew!
hopefully fedex will arrive in time for me to go to work!