Absorbent article with waistband

An open form disposable absorbent article comprising:

• a chassis comprising a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region, a waist edge in the first waist region, at least one waistband laminate discretely applied to the chassis in the first waist region, at least one fastener in the second waist region, a topsheet, a backsheet, a leg gasketing system, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet,
• wherein the waistband laminate comprises a nonwoven material and an elastomeric film and/or elastic strands, wherein the nonwoven material comprises a wavy bond pattern formed therein, the wavy bond pattern comprising a plurality of bonded areas where the fibers of the nonwoven material are joined together by thermal bonds, pressure bonds, and/or ultrasonic welds, wherein the wavy bond pattern is configured to form corrugations in the nonwoven material of the waistband laminate, wherein the plurality of bonded areas extend in a generally longitudinal direction of the absorbent article, and wherein the corrugations in the nonwoven material of the waistband laminate extend generally adjacent to the plurality of bonded areas in the longitudinal direction;
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• wherein the nonwoven material and the elastomeric film and/or elastic strands are combined under a first strain and the waistband laminate is attached to the open form disposable absorbent article under an applied waistband strain, wherein the difference between the first strain and the applied waistband strain results in a waistband having a Full Waistband Consolidation of greater than 95%.