As I've mentioned before, around the 2010s, the idea of tapeless diapers intended for babies and toddlers were experimented with, these early models were actually rather similar to the cloth backed diapers of their time, with their side tabs being made of the same materials as their taped counterparts with little pull tab in between them you could use to rip the sides much easier.
By the 2020s, these diapers completely swapped to a full elastic waistband, replacing their side tabs entirely. Not only did this make the diaper fit more seamlessly with most waist sizes, but also provided a significant amount of tamper-proofing! As some particularly smart babies knew that by pulling at their diaper's tapes, they could easily take them off! And unlike their similar looking counterparts; training pants, these were a lot harder to pull down in general, and the less obvious, and much tougher elastic sides also made it much harder for any baby to tear their diapers open.
These new tapeless diapers had all the benefits of modern day cloth-backed diapers, such as the wetness indicator and triple channels, but also had the best fit overall, as the diaper was a single piece akin to briefs, they didn't need to be secured by tapes, so the waistband and leg holes could automatically adjust themselves to any size! Making them extremely resilient to leaks! And if that wasn't enough, they are some of the comfiest diapers ever made! With some of the softest, and most breathable of fabrics used for their design! All while allowing for full printing all around the diaper! (And labels for the front and back of course.)
And finally, thanks to their Pull-Up style design, the entire changing process can take place even while the child is standing completely! (So long as they have something to lean on in front of them.) And if a more messy change has to take place while laying down, the sides can ripped like a pair of training pants to open up the diaper more conventionally. And once you're done, these diapers came with a tiny additional tape on the back of the waistband, so after the dirty diaper was rolled up, you can use the tape to wrap the whole thing up into a ball and dispose with ease!
While these Slip-On style diapers were mostly made for toddlers, they are starting to make them for babies as well. And although it appears that the future of diapers appears to be going tapeless, I believe that taped diapers won't be going away for quite some time, as there's still plenty of use for them when it comes to newborns and infants.
But one has to wonder what the future of diapers may bring? Perhaps a way to start containing messes, while adding on some self cleaning ability? Who knows? But that's why I find the design of diapers to be so interesting!
Thank you to
experiment626 for the references for these AMAZING Dinosaur designs on Pampers' 360 Cruisers!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56535176/
I have also created vectors of this design which you can now use too!:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/62.....oad-successful
By the 2020s, these diapers completely swapped to a full elastic waistband, replacing their side tabs entirely. Not only did this make the diaper fit more seamlessly with most waist sizes, but also provided a significant amount of tamper-proofing! As some particularly smart babies knew that by pulling at their diaper's tapes, they could easily take them off! And unlike their similar looking counterparts; training pants, these were a lot harder to pull down in general, and the less obvious, and much tougher elastic sides also made it much harder for any baby to tear their diapers open.
These new tapeless diapers had all the benefits of modern day cloth-backed diapers, such as the wetness indicator and triple channels, but also had the best fit overall, as the diaper was a single piece akin to briefs, they didn't need to be secured by tapes, so the waistband and leg holes could automatically adjust themselves to any size! Making them extremely resilient to leaks! And if that wasn't enough, they are some of the comfiest diapers ever made! With some of the softest, and most breathable of fabrics used for their design! All while allowing for full printing all around the diaper! (And labels for the front and back of course.)
And finally, thanks to their Pull-Up style design, the entire changing process can take place even while the child is standing completely! (So long as they have something to lean on in front of them.) And if a more messy change has to take place while laying down, the sides can ripped like a pair of training pants to open up the diaper more conventionally. And once you're done, these diapers came with a tiny additional tape on the back of the waistband, so after the dirty diaper was rolled up, you can use the tape to wrap the whole thing up into a ball and dispose with ease!
While these Slip-On style diapers were mostly made for toddlers, they are starting to make them for babies as well. And although it appears that the future of diapers appears to be going tapeless, I believe that taped diapers won't be going away for quite some time, as there's still plenty of use for them when it comes to newborns and infants.
But one has to wonder what the future of diapers may bring? Perhaps a way to start containing messes, while adding on some self cleaning ability? Who knows? But that's why I find the design of diapers to be so interesting!
Thank you to
experiment626 for the references for these AMAZING Dinosaur designs on Pampers' 360 Cruisers!https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56535176/
I have also created vectors of this design which you can now use too!:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/62.....oad-successful
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Not really, I mean people draw their diapers as plastic backed all the time with how much they like to make them crinkle. Also, diaper pants like these for adults do exist, I know as I have worn them myself. Although it was only a cheap supermarket one. But there are better brands
Possible. Like the pampers easy-ups (which were like the first major brand pull-ups) came out in 2002 which is now over 20 years ago. Lets say wider adoption by consumers took another 8 - 10 years and people that grew up with those diapers will be adults (having disposable income and such) in the late 20s / early to mid 30s.
Other outside factors withstanding its very well possible that younger ABs will then try to adopt those diapers (and if I remember right one of the bigger brands is actually experimenting with those currently) similar of how AB clothing changed over the years. Like I still know some older ABs that like stuff like bonnets which I as someone who was born in the 90s dont really have a connection to.
But tapes will probaly stay for a while as those are also still used today. Might just have more options in the future.
Other outside factors withstanding its very well possible that younger ABs will then try to adopt those diapers (and if I remember right one of the bigger brands is actually experimenting with those currently) similar of how AB clothing changed over the years. Like I still know some older ABs that like stuff like bonnets which I as someone who was born in the 90s dont really have a connection to.
But tapes will probaly stay for a while as those are also still used today. Might just have more options in the future.
Fascinating history lesson, dude! I didn't know that disposables existed much earlier than the 80's, though as you explained, they weren't very good in those days. Still, the technology had to start somewhere, so what better jumping off point? This series taught me some new things, and I'm glad you made it. That said, I doubt I'd be able to draw them as well as you have, but I appreciate your craft, nonetheless!
You don't have to draw them up to my standard, these are just guides to give those who have a more basic understanding of how diapers work a more detailed explanation, and common design traits they had throughout the years, as most diapers I've seen drawn are very similar to the Plastic Backed diapers of like the 90s, or as I mentioned in my foreword, adult diapers that have been scaled down for a baby, but as someone who's tried adult diapers, I know the shapes of the two are very different, with ABDL diapers being more 'boxy' while baby diapers have a slightly taller, more rectangular shape to them.
I agree that these are becoming way more common in the diaper market! The newer versions of these now have an embedded tape that can be "peeled away" and refastened for a tighter fit, sort of like a hybrid of pullup and diaper.
Also I am just LOVING your series here on diapers through the ages, keep up the great work! If you are ever in need of more reference material, I have thousands of photos: https://www.flickr.com/people/196717986@N05/
Also I am just LOVING your series here on diapers through the ages, keep up the great work! If you are ever in need of more reference material, I have thousands of photos: https://www.flickr.com/people/196717986@N05/
You have an incredible resource of Training pants designs, I'm actually considering making a similar list for training pants, but I'll need to do more research on that, although instead of Pampers, I'll probably use Huggies' selection of training pants as I much prefer their designs. I have some images of 90s Huggies Pull-Ups but they're not of super high quality, you seem to know quite a lot about training pants, would you be interested in helping me out?
No tapes?!
Oh. Wow...
https://youtu.be/1acWg-c5Buo?t=8 is all I can say to this revelation.
Anyway, this series of images is awesome! Your research is appreciated.
E: At least they have dinosaurs on them. Dinosaurs are always soothing.
Oh. Wow...
https://youtu.be/1acWg-c5Buo?t=8 is all I can say to this revelation.
Anyway, this series of images is awesome! Your research is appreciated.
E: At least they have dinosaurs on them. Dinosaurs are always soothing.
I've seen parents use Pull-Ups training pants exactly like diapers when not even potty training since they came out, so these are just like the training pants without the potty training branding. They're just a bit more of a chore to change unless your baby never wears pants at home. When out and about, you still gotta wrangle a wiggly toddler out of their pants and shoes!
On the bright side, Pull-On and taped diapers still perform the same AT THAT SIZE. Always have, plus less gravity to contend with. Hence why for adults and youth I highly doubt We're going to see tapeless completely replace taped diapers. It's funny that babyfur art always portray Pull-ups being leaky and inferior, but at the toddler and early childhood age range, they perform exactly the same if not better. If every potty failure resulted in a "back to diapers" scenario or big leaks, I doubt Pull-Ups would have been a viable product, and be quickly discontinued :P
On the bright side, Pull-On and taped diapers still perform the same AT THAT SIZE. Always have, plus less gravity to contend with. Hence why for adults and youth I highly doubt We're going to see tapeless completely replace taped diapers. It's funny that babyfur art always portray Pull-ups being leaky and inferior, but at the toddler and early childhood age range, they perform exactly the same if not better. If every potty failure resulted in a "back to diapers" scenario or big leaks, I doubt Pull-Ups would have been a viable product, and be quickly discontinued :P
Yeah, these diapers are surprisingly absorbent, most baby diapers these days can handle several wettings. Also I feel like once Clay turns five, his mom might actually start putting him in training pants, his potty training is significantly delayed, but I think it's a better time to start soon than any. I also have a design for him to use already in the works!
No you won't. because its not gonna happen. you don't see millennials trashing gen X for liking cloth diapers. besides a lot of people draw diapers the way they looked in the 80s - 00s anyways, because that was how they were represented in media.
its often the media they watch which gets people to enjoy things the way they do, and not really what they wore when they were barely able to form memories
its often the media they watch which gets people to enjoy things the way they do, and not really what they wore when they were barely able to form memories
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