Exciting new developments in the training pants space!!
Okay, so if you've seen my review about Hanes Period Underwear, then you already know that Hanes uses the EXACT same material and exact same construction for their potty training pants, meaning that their period underwear functions exactly the same as training pants.
(aka, good for small leaks, no more than a quarter of one's bladder)
But NOW they have introduced a BRAND NEW PRODUCT IN THE ARENA:
Hanes Confident Nights Underwear! Available in girls AND boys sizing!!!
For comparison's sake, here's some of the girls' and women's period underwear and their size chart:
As you can see, the women's sizes go up to a 3XL, but the trade off is that they only come in neutrals instead of fun colors.
There is however overlap between the smallest women's sizes and the largest boys' and girls' sizes! I personally wear a women's size 6 in pants, which would be a small/5 in Hanes' women undies; however! I fit perfectly into the girls' size 14! So, following the chart, if you'd fit into a women's medium, you'd fit into the girls' size 18! (and, presumably, the boys' size 16-18)!
So what's the big deal?
Hanes training pants and their period pants both only offer zoned protection, meaning that the absorbent area only wraps around just barely to the front and only partially to the back - it covers what it needs to, and not anything more.
These brand new confident nights undies however, their padding extends all the way to just under the waistbands!!! AKA wayyyy better protection than their actual toddler training pants!! (though, it seems that they also launched these in toddler sizing, probably bc they realized this)
Oh! If you think you'd prefer something more similar to boxer briefs, there's some available in the "period pants" style (reviews for the women's say that as long as you pay attention to the size chart, they'll fit regardless of your anatomy)
Anyway, I think these are AMAZING alternatives to pull-ups, for those who'd rather have actual, genuine training pants instead! Good for feeling snug and protected, without the need for excess bulk that others can notice. (tho, if you're in a completely silent room, if you move you can hear a very very faint swish of the leak proof layer moving against the other fabric)
They're a very nice discrete, reusable option, as they're machine washable and can take a tumble in the dryer!!! First, if you do happen to "use" them, rinse them out in cold water first, toss them with the rest of your laundry for a cold wash, and when you transfer them to the dryer (low heat), make sure they're inside out so they dry properly!
Also also! As a bonus, if you happen to menstruate, you now have perfect cover to use literally any of these options because they're all basically the exact same product.
(Hanes themselves showing that they (trainers/period undies/confident nights) are all the same, lol)
WHICH, for masc!littles, means that you can opt for either the boxer briefs period underwear OR the boys confident nights underwear, and not only would you be well protected, but as a bonus, you now have big boy undies!!!
and for fem!littles, you can get gender and headspace happiness from buying period undies that you'll hopefully enjoy while in little space! Bc, congrats! you now have big girl undies!!!
and nb!littles always come out on top bc!! all the color options!!!! and fun styles!! big kid undies!!!
I hope that this discovery and info is as helpful for you all as it was for me!! ✨
