Body-fitting compound sanitary napkin

A compound sanitary napkin comprising:

• an uppermost primary absorbent member having a length, a width, and an absorptive capacity, and a lowermost secondary absorbent member having a length, a width, a caliper, and an absorptive capacity, the length of said primary absorbent member being equal to the length of said secondary absorbent member, the caliper of said secondary absorbent member being less than about 3.0 millimeters, the absorptive capacity of said primary absorbent member being greater than the absorptive capacity of said secondary absorbent member, said primary absorbent member including an absorbent core and a fluid pervious topsheet superimposed on said absorbent core, said secondary absorbent member including a fluid pervious topsheet, and a fluid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, said primary absorbent member being joined to said secondary absorbent member by union means extending substantially continuously along the length of said primary and secondary absorbent members, said primary absorbent member having a conformity at 3/8 inch of less than 1.0 psi.

A compound sanitary napkin comprising:

• an uppermost primary absorbent member having a length, a width, and an absorptive capacity, and a lowermost secondary absorbent member having a length, a width, a caliper, and an absorptive capacity, the length of said primary absorbent member being equal to the length of said secondary absorbent member, the caliper of said secondary absorbent member being less than about 3.0 millimeters, the absorptive capacity of said primary absorbent member being greater than the absorptive capacity of said secondary absorbent member, said primary absorbent member including an absorbent core and a fluid pervious topsheet superimposed on said absorbent core, said secondary absorbent member including a fluid pervious topsheet, a fluid impervious backsheet joined to said topsheet, and an absorbent element positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet, said primary absorbent member being joined to said secondary absorbent member by union means extending substantially continuously along the length of said primary and secondary absorbent members, said primary absorbent member having a conformity at 3/8 inch of less than 1.0 psi.