The decision to benefit cloth or disposable diapers is a controversial one, owing to issues ranging from convenience, health, cost, and their effect on the Adult Diapers environment. Currently, disposable diapers are the most commonly used, with Pampers and Huggies being the most well-known brands in the industry. Plastic pants can be worn over diapers to avoid leaks.

Presented to Fred Wells as assignment p-57 (this was the plane Wells had taught American pilots to fly during WWII), Mills stated "This special will fly." Although Pampers were conceptualized in 1959, the diapers themselves were not launched into the market until 1961.