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I have had an issue with leaks with literally every diaper I have tried. Mostly leaking out the legs but sometimes in the middle. I just had one out the left leg of a tie dye MegaMax with a booster. This is after only one void and having it on maybe 2 hours. I’m beyond frustrated. I’m having to wash 1-2 pul pants every day and I don’t have that many and can’t afford more. I tend to have less leaks with the black MegaMax for some reason so maybe I’ll have to just stick with those

Sorry about your issues with Megamax. That diaper certainly should be good for a full void. What you describe suggests that the diaper may be leaking before it has time to absorb the pee. Are you sitting down when you get these leaks? Sitting is notorious for leaks as the pressure of your body on the diaper limits the surface area available for absorption.

MegaMax has great maximum absorbency. However, it is possible that the diaper may not fit you as well as needed or that the leg elastics are not snug enough. Experiment and see how changing your taping angles affects the snugness of your leg elastics.

I have found that diapers with front landing zones for the tapes, while helpful for those who need to reattach the tapes, actually limit the taping options. This is due to where the tapes must be positioned on the wings. I use MegaMax a lot but find that I can get a better fit at the leg elastics with BetterDry that lacks the front tape landing zone.

--John
(double incontinent)

justej:
I was wondering if you are doing a final "fit check" after putting on your diaper. That is checking to make sure the leak guards are snuggly against your body all around the leg crease and the elastics are properly set. I know that you have a significant handicap that may make doing this difficult but since I started doing it I've had virtually no leaks.

I have done the “fit check” and it doesn’t matter. I just had a tie dye MegaMax leak so bad after 2 voids it went through my pul pants and onto my bed. Very frustrating. It leaked straight down the middle too.