The Attends Dri-Sorb bed pad is one of the most widely used disposable underpads in the UK, stocked by pharmacies, continence services, and online retailers — and available on NHS prescription for eligible users. If you are looking at disposable bed protection for a child who wets at night, this product comes up repeatedly. This review covers the three available sizes, what the absorbency actually delivers, who each option suits, and where the product falls short.
What Is the Attends Dri-Sorb Bed Pad?
The Dri-Sorb is a single-use disposable underpad — placed on top of the bed sheet or mattress protector beneath the child, rather than worn. Its job is to absorb urine quickly and contain it, reducing the spread of wet across bedding and mattress.
The pad uses a fluff pulp absorbent core with a soft non-woven surface on top (the side the child lies on) and a protective backing layer on the underside to help keep the sheet beneath dry. The construction is straightforward and consistent with most clinical-grade disposable bed pads at this price point.
Attends position these primarily as a clinical continence product — they are used in hospitals, care homes, and home care settings. The children’s bedwetting application is a secondary use, though a very common one.
Attends Dri-Sorb Sizes: What Is Available
The Dri-Sorb range comes in three sizes:
- 40 × 60 cm — the smallest option, suitable for targeted protection under a young or smaller child
- 60 × 60 cm — a square format, offering broader coverage for children who move during sleep
- 60 × 90 cm — the largest option, providing the widest surface area and the highest absorbent capacity
Packs contain between 25 and 35 pads depending on size. The larger the pad, the fewer per pack — which is worth factoring into cost calculations if you are using one per night.
Which Size for a Child’s Bed?
The 40 × 60 cm is quite small. For a younger child who sleeps relatively still, it can work well positioned under the hips and lower back. For older children, or children who move significantly during sleep, it will often shift or not cover the area where wetting occurs.
The 60 × 60 cm gives more coverage in both directions and is a more practical choice for most primary school-age children. The square shape suits children who sleep in varying positions.
The 60 × 90 cm is the most useful option for older or larger children, or for anyone who wets heavily. The larger surface area means the pad is more likely to still be in contact with the child regardless of sleep position — and the larger core has proportionally more absorbent material. If you are using a bed pad as your primary protection strategy (rather than alongside a pull-up), this is the size worth starting with.
If you are trying to understand why sleep position affects where leaks occur — including whether a bed pad is even in the right place — this article on prone vs supine sleep position and bedwetting explains the mechanics clearly.
Absorbency: What to Expect
Attends do not publish specific absorbency figures (in millilitres) for the Dri-Sorb range in publicly available consumer-facing materials, which is a limitation this review cannot fully resolve. What is confirmed is that the product uses a standard fluff pulp core construction — the same fundamental technology used across most disposable bed pads in this category.
In practical terms, the 60 × 90 cm pad is designed to handle a single significant overnight void for most children. The pad will absorb the urine, lock it into the core, and the non-woven surface should remain relatively dry to the touch after absorption — though this depends on the volume and speed of release.