Sometimes my lady is just a little wet and removing the pad is all that is needed, However, pulling the pad causes the underpants to rip along the crotch and makes them unwearable. Any good ideas on how to change the pad only? It sure would save some money! Thanks!
But I agree with others that this is a psychological issue since the pull-ups are very absorbent. My Mother does the same thing, with toilet paper. Not sure what it accomplishes.
Or you can leave the paper strip on the pad so that the pad is just being held in place by the underwear.
To make the pad less sticky attach it to a towel first, peel it off and it should be less sticky so it should not damage the underwear.
If you use a lotion or barrier cream you could get a bit of that on the sticky part and it will make it less sticky.
OR
Do away with the underwear and use disposable pull up briefs.
OR
There are washable underwear that are specifically for light dribble, light incontinence they can be also found as "period pants". With these there is no need for an absorbent pad.
There are booster pads available that do not have the lining and will act as an extra layer but often they aren't locally available, you can also slit the bottom of the pads to allow moisture through but that gets old really fast. In my opinion it's simpler to just buy a more absorbent product, doubling up products isn't saving you money.
If you truly want to stick a pad inside a pull up then you can dust the adhesive with powder or stick and release it from some fuzzy fleece fabric to make it less sticky.