i didn't know about cloth post partnum pads when i had my bub, but i do now, so if i were in that position again, i would buy post partnum pads, topped with cotton velour, bamboo velour - something lovely and soft like that. The disposable pads chafed me and irritated my skin no end (i think it's the bleach).

here are some brands that do the postpartnum pads:

nice knicker brand (sold on the wild child nappies site)
obsidian star (on the obsidian star site, the clothpadshop site)
noonee wilga (on teh clothpad site - she does customs too, so you could choose fabric)
sustainable hemp products brand (on the sustainable hemp products website)
girly bits (on the cloth pad shop site)

You could use them afterwards as night / heavy flow pads.

hth
Hey my DD went to preschool with the noonee wilga lady's DD!!! She lives near us.