Fitting room

Find the size that actually fits

Three questions is usually enough. The rest just makes it more accurate.

The questions

Units

Inches go with pounds, centimetres with kilograms.

Inches Centimetres

Waist (where your belt sits) in

Tape level, snug — don't hold your breath.

How to take it properly

These sit higher than trousers. Run the tape around the bare middle, level with the navel — settled flat, snug enough to stay put, never pulled tight.

From a garment that fits well at the waist: lay it flat and relaxed, measure straight across the top of the waistband, then double it.

Which cut do you need?

The padding sits in a different place on each cut. Pick the one that suits the body it's for.

Men's cut Women's cut Unisex cut Youth cut — ages 6 to 16

How will you wear them?Optional

Worn over a diaper, the right size is bigger. That's the only reason we ask.

On their own The trimmest fit — sized for nothing underneath. Over a diaper A cover, sized to go over a diaper — still snug, because snug is what keeps it in place.

Which kind of diaper?Optional

For a closer fit

Each of these narrows the answer. None is required.

Hips Optional in

Around the widest part of your hips and seat. From a garment: lay it flat, double the width.

Thigh Optional in

Around the top of your thigh, standing. From trousers: double the flat width at the top of the leg.

Weight (pounds) Optional lb

Youth sizes use weight as well as waist. Approximate is fine.

How much should they hold? Optional

Light — a cough, a sneeze, a sudden laugh Moderate — small leaks through the day Heavy — our highest daytime capacity Overnight — our highest capacity, for hours lying down

The fitting

Most size charts just repeat what the maker says. We measure the garments ourselves: the waistband relaxed and stretched, the rise, the leg openings.

How you wear them matters too. Over a diaper you usually need a different size than you would on their own.

Best overall
Best worn alone
Best worn over a diaper

Three answers fill these in.

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