An absorbent garment, such as a diaper, folded in a manner that prevents
leg elastics from remaining folded inward in a crotch region during
product application. Each of two transversely opposed distal edges in a
back waist region and each of two transversely opposed distal edges in a
front waist region are folded onto a surface of the garment along
respective longitudinal fold lines. The garment is also folded along at
least one transverse fold line. A distance between the longitudinal fold
lines in the back waist region may be greater than a distance between
transversely opposed leg elastics in a crotch region of the garment. A
distance between the longitudinal fold lines in the back waist region may
be less than a combined distance between each of the transversely opposed
distal edges of the back waist region and the respective longitudinal
fold line.