Donft,
You are doing the measurements perfectly. You can assume 1 gram of pee = 1 ml . That is very close.
Sadly 400-500 grams is absolutely reasonable at the beginning of your journey. That about
where I was when I started. Some days were better than others. Some were horrific, 600+, when I was dragged outside by the XX chromosome holder in the family to help with gardening. Also I could not always swap pee pads at the same time of day so I found it better to do a 2 day running average to take into account a swap that might happen before midnight but should be counted as after midnight. It was simple to add another column that averaged the current day with the previous day. I plotted that and the daily one as well.
It took months for me to optimize my fluid intake and timing to get it down to 150 ml/ day. The sling works well if you are below 200 ml/day.
Here is reference material for you from an old post of mine.
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I have more data on pads than NASA. Sadly, I've become an expert in an area I wish I knew nothing about
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Here are some real numbers measured on a Mettler Laboratory balance. These are more useful than the unscientific labels stuck on the packages.
I'll give you two numbers. The first is the maximum safe value; the second is when leakage starts.
Your mileage my vary.
- Depend Underwear for Men Super Plus, Size S/M: 450 ml.....600 ml
- Depend Boost insert:... 200 ml (must be worn with above)
- Depend Men's Guard:.. 150 ml.... 175 ml
- Tena pads for men:..... 140 ml.... 150 ml
- CVS Protect. pad Max:. 160 ml.... 175 ml
- Options by Assurance:.. 90 ml..... x
- Half Poise Pad:............. 80 ml.... 110 ml
- Half Tena Serenity:....... 30 ml..... 45 ml
- Carefree mini pads:...... 15 ml..... 20 ml
I ran experiments with pads inside diapers so I could see when they leaked without messing my pants. You can't run it to the limit if you are wearing them just inside your regular underwear.
If anyone knows of a university awarding graduate degrees in Personal Pee Protection Products, send me an email. ;-)
P.S. There are some unquantifiable advantages to buying women's products and pretending they are for someone else.
1) Everyone knows men are considered more desirable when taken.
2) Anyone who sees you holding them will think you are an
open, supportive partner able to handle delicate women's issues.
Back when we were in our 20's, the meat counter at the supermarket was the hot place for meeting and picking up women. Well at our age, the hot setup is the incontinence aisle.
Jeff (LFPF but still using half a Tena Serenity ultra thin for data)
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You're welcome!
Now you have to promise to not make
too much fun of me for being such an engineer. ;-)