Meanings
plural booster pads
- A diaper insert, especially a large one in the shape of a pad that is typically used overnight or for adult incontinence.
Both disposable and reusable small insert pads are available without a waterproof backing for use as a booster pad or with a plastic-backed garment.
1993, Nursing Times, volume 89, numbers 1–13, Macmillan Publishers, page 622 more examples
I'm using a proper Kooshies cotton booster pad at night or when she's drinking a lot, plus a flushable liner when I expect something pretty gross to occur shortly.
1998 May 21, KarCun, “Kooshies - tips needed”, in misc.kids (Usenet)"Those kinds of products have a waterproof backing. So when you put a male guard into a diaper, the, um, liquid can't flow into the padding of the diaper. Instead it just spills over the sides." This made sense. Dolly recommended a booster pad, which had no such backing, and therefore would provide the added absorbency I was seeking.
2014, Susan Allen Toth, No Saints Around Here: A Caregiver's Days, University of Minnesota Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page
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