I've been buying Overnites for YEARS, and i've gone through many ups and downs with all of the "re-designs" over the years, and what completely baffles me is WHY is it that every time KC makes an "improvement" to this diaper they take one step forward, but then they completely ruin it by making a bunch of other unnecessary changes that set them 2 steps back!
Case in point, the latest diaper has unmatched absorbency. Far better than any of the previous generations. But then for SOME strange reason they decided to ditch the silky-smooth outer cover for a much rougher, horribly cheap feeling material that is NOT nice to the touch! It truly reminds me of how the old, economy generics used to feel. But even those brands figured out that Mom's and Dad's don't want their child's diapers to feel hard/stiff, thin, lumpy, and rough to the touch.
The previous Mickey version was FAR softer and felt like pure silk compared to the newest diaper's outer covering material.
Another serious gripe that I have about this diaper is WHY do they continue to make them narrower and narrower? It seems like every time they "improve" them, we get less and less diaper for our money.
They'll claim that the newer versions are "more trim" and "cut to fit your baby's body better" or some other marketing mumbo jumbo, but the bottom line is they keep getting narrower and narrower in the center/crotch area, and ask ANY mother on here if they actually prefer this, and they'll tell you that they'd MUCH rather have their child's diaper actually COVER their LO's little cheeks, instead these slim cut diapers end up bunching up and leaving poor baby exposed, and it obviously affects how well it protects against leaks and wicking as well! When a diaper is so narrow in the crotch, it tends to wad up down the center, and this increases the chances of the leg cuffs getting turned either inwards, or outwards, exposing the diaper's padding to the elastic on their onesie and once that happens half the liquid inside of the diaper ends up wicking up the entire front/back of the onesie or PJ's!
Speaking of the elastic leg gathers. That's another feature of the "new and improved" versions that seems to keep getting shorter, thinner, and less "sought" with each re-design.
I have some of the OLD Winnie the Pooh Overnites, from 2017 or so, and when I open them up next to the previous Mickey design, and the current Pooh design, it's CLEAR to see that the leg elastics just keep getting shorter and shorter with each redesign, and that's another common-sense feature that ANY parent will gladly tell you that that's one feature they'd rather not compromise (for obvious reasons!) Yet here we are.. KC keeps making them shorter!
Like, as if ANY parent ever used this diaper and told KC, "You know what? I just kinda wish that you'd make them a LOT less soft! And while you're at it.. why don't you shorten up the elastic leak guards too! It's not like we're trying to trap anything INSIDE the diaper or anything! Oh and also.. would you please stop making your diapers so wide and supple in the crotch area? It would be GREAT if you could cut them much more narrow in the center, so that me or my child is constantly picking the back of their diaper out of their butt, or tugging at the elastics in the back to get the back of the diaper to cover them up properly, that'd be GREAT! "
My point is, no parent EVER wished for these things.. so WHY does KC introduce them into their diapers? My only assumption is COST. But I know one thing, I'm ALREADY paying more, so I can get a more premium diaper. If you keep taking away all of the things that made them better than all the cheaper diapers, then why wouldn't I just buy the cheap diapers in the first place?