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Today I want to talk about Diaper Boosters and other ways to boost the capacity of your diaper.

There’s only 1 thing you need to take into account when picking and buying diaper boosters and that is capacity.

But the main question is this, “What IS a booster?”

There are all kinds of incontinent products out there. We have already covered diapers and pull-up diapers. There are also other products like Incontinence Pads, Male Guards, and Panty Liners all of which could be used as a diaper booster.

Just so we all understand what everything is, let me explain.

Incontinence pads - Incontinence pads or containment pads, are pads that are held in place by underwear or an undergarment and which are designed to absorb urine. Unlike feminine hygiene pads, incontinence pads tend to have a higher absorbency and odour-reduction properties.

Male guards - Unlike regular incontinence pads, these are designed specifically for the male anatomy, with the most absorbency in the front. Male guards are generally intended for light to moderate urinary incontinence.

Panty Liners - Much like male guards, these are designed specifically for the female anatomy, and are generally intended for light to moderate urinary incontinence.

Diapers - Diapers can also be used as boosters much like these other products but I want to come back to that later.

Boosters - Boosters or Booster pads are also sometimes referred to as diaper doublers. These pads are used in conjunction with another product such as an adult diaper or pull-up to increase the capacity of the host product. Booster pads are easy to change and they extend the life of the diaper/pull-up, making them an economical option.

Regular pads like panty liners or male guards have a waterproof plastic backing; booster pads however are made of porous material that allows liquid to pass through into the diaper/pull-up.

*Let me also warn that booster pads should not to be worn with traditional (non-absorbent) underwear.*

This is the product I want to talk about today and for this I’m only talking about the disposable booster pads. However, there are many reusable products on the market and I would like to talk about those at another time, so, stay tuned.

Boosters are made of absorbent material without a plastic moisture-proof outer-layer. These flow-through pads are designed to fill to capacity. In the case of Rearz Incontrol booster pads they add 1300ml, and then allow additional fluid to pass into the diaper/pull-up.

This extends the use of the diaper/pull-up making it last longer. Some boosters have an adhesive strip on the back to secure the booster in place inside the diaper/pull-up. Some boosters are scented, like the Rearz Incontrol booster with a baby powder scent to it, to help with odour control.

Like diapers and pull ups, boosters do come in different capacities. Most boosters I have seen come between 300ml to 1500ml, but I fully admit I haven’t seen all the boosters out there so if you know of a higher capacity booster please let me know.

As for male guards, panty liners, incontinence pads and diapers these all can be used to boost the capacity of your main diaper or pull up. However, with these products you need to do some work, remember these products have a waterproof or plastic backing. For these products you need to cut “drainage” holes to allow liquid to pass through into the diaper/pull-up.

I am hoping to be able to do a video blog sometime in the near future. In the mean time let’s assume this crude drawing I made was either a male guard, panty liner or an incontinence pad with a plastic moisture-proof outer-layer. You would put cuts into the product like so in order for the liquid to pass into the diaper/Pull-up.

Once you have made the cuts into the male guard, panty liner or incontinence pad then all you need to do is place it in the diaper/pull-up with the cuts facing the diaper/pull-up.

Let us again assume that the following crude image is that of an adult disposable diaper that we are going to use for the purpose of double diapering.

Again as you can see we want to make the drainage cuts into the diaper in the crotch area to allow it to drain into the next diaper.

Once you have cut the drainage holes into the diaper then you can do one of two things

1. You can simply put the diaper on like you would any other diaper

Or

2. What I like to do (again I’m hoping to be able to show you all in an upcoming video) is to cut off the “wings” of the diaper turning it into an over sized booster pad.

To do this just follow the red line on the next crude image, making sure you don’t cut into the “padded area” of the diaper. Worst case scenario you’ll end up with some of the padding coming out.

Once you’ve cut the “wings” off you just need to place the now cut diaper into the main diaper like you would any other booster/pad.

In both situations this can be done with your basic razor knife. If you’re ab please ask your Daddy/Mommy/Caregiver for help. I don’t want you cutting yourselves.

Keep in mind that cutting the diaper will also expose the SAP in that diaper so be careful it can get messy, also keep in mind that when you do use 2 diapers in this way that the first diaper the one against your skin will never be fully used as the liquid waste will drain down into the second diaper, it’ll also make the second diaper harder to use to its full capacity however doubling this way is great if you like thick diapers.