Absorbent article with ear portion

An absorbent article comprising:

• a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions;
• a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
• and
• an ear disposed in one of the first or second waist regions, the ear comprising:
• a laminate comprising:
• a first nonwoven and a second nonwoven and a pre-activated elastomeric material sandwiched between said first and second nonwovens in an elasticized region;
• a first bonding region comprising a first plurality of discrete bonds and a first bond density;
• and
• a second bonding region comprising a second plurality of discrete bonds and a second bond density that is less than the first bond density.

An absorbent article comprising:

• a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions;
• a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
• and
• an elasticized laminate comprising:
• a first nonwoven and an elastomeric material;
• and
• a first bonding region comprising a first plurality of discrete bonds, a first bond density of at least 3%, and an Elongation at 1.5N Load of 20% or greater, wherein one or more of the discrete bonds of the first plurality of discrete bonds has a Discrete Bond Area of 0.3 mm2 or greater, and wherein the first bonding region at least partially overlaps a dead zone.