Absorbent article with waist guard

An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and a longitudinal direction along and in parallel to the longitudinal centerline;

• a transverse centerline and a transverse direction along and in parallel to the transverse centerline, a front waist region with a front waist edge, a back waist region with a back waist edge and a crotch region extending longitudinally between the front and back waist region,
• the absorbent article comprising an absorbent main body, the absorbent main body comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core sandwiched there between;
• wherein a waist guard is disposed in and attached to the back waist region, the waist guard comprising one or more waist guard sheets, and the waist guard comprising at least a first and a second pocket, the first pocket being formed by the one or more waist guard sheets, and the second pocket being at least partially provided between the topsheet and the first pocket;
• the first pocket having a first closed base line adjacent to the back waist edge and extending along the longitudinal direction from the first closed base line towards a first open edge, and
• the second pocket having a second closed base line at or adjacent to the back waist edge and extending along the longitudinal direction from the second closed base line towards a second open edge,
• wherein the complete area of each of the first pocket and of the second pocket superposes the backsheet;
• wherein the first pocket comprises at least a first elastic portion provided at or adjacent to the first open edge and the second pocket comprises at least a second elastic portion provided at or adjacent to the second open edge,
• wherein the second open edge is provided closer to the transverse centerline than the first open edge.