I am after recommendations for the best cloth breast pads you have/do use. I have a few pairs of itti bittis (i haven't tried yet) and some random old ones that aren't very good. So considering I have always needed some sort of absorption for the first 4months or so its probably worth my while getting some more reusable pads to save me money (and time hunting down the only disposable kind I like!).
Depends on how much you leak, but I liked the Mazalicious ones. She does some with PUL lining and some without. She also does varying sizes...cos not all boobs are the same size
I made my own, and they work really well. I use a smaller circle of microfibre as an inner, a larger circle of suedecloth against the skin and then zigzag stitch it to an equally large circle of PUL for the outer layer. It took me about an hour to cut and sew up about 10 pairs of them. I don't leak large volumes, though, so this low level of absorbency is perfect for me.
I use the avent ones and they have done me for 5 kids breastfeeding for roughly a year each so that's pretty good value I reckon I have a huge supply too so needed some that were super absorbent.
Hmm looks like its probably worth getting some avent ones then, at least they are really easy to get hold of. I'd been thinking of getting some mazalicious ones to just not sure which size the bigger ones seem really big but maybe good for night time and/or the first few weeks. FWIW my boobs aren't huge just Es normally but obviously get pretty massive with initial engorgement. I do tend to have a pretty fullon let down though that doesn't really settle for at least 3mths.
Thanks for the recommendations ladies, has anyone tried bubblebubs ones?
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the disposable breastpads (supposedly cotton ones you get from chemist) irritated my skin so much, ditched them quickly, plus i found them too small (i was DDcup at the time).
i ended up using cloth washable ones that were 14cm across, this looked hUGE to me, but once i put them on, i actually needed that size. i like plain ones too, with the PUL backs. I washed them in the zippered laundry bags, to not lose the pairs. Leaked like a sieve for 8 months, so very glad i got them (before that, was changing my shirt many many times per day, and continually being told "you have wet circles on your shirt"
If you need organic fibres, you can get bps with hemp or bamboo or wool on the skin layer.
If you want the staydry effect, you can get bps with microfleece, suedecloth, minky on the skin layer
so much choice.
I had 12 pairs. Started with 6 but some got a bit scungy from a build up of Lansinoh. So I got another box of 6 as I found strip washing didn't help much.
So, I'm in need of some more cloth breast pads as I'm leaking through the ones I've got (pea pods) - does anyone know if they lose their 'waterproofness' after awhile? Not sure I want pea pods again though. I've only got small breasts (B cup), so they can't be big, but they need to be quite absorbent, especially for night. Where can I get Avent ones? Would love to support some WAHM's too, but need something NOW! Any other recommendations?
Oh no taurean you poor thing that wouldve been horrible! The only disposables I've not really minded using were pigeon brand but had to be the premium kind and last time they were getting really hard to find and I have a feeling they've discontinued altogether now so don't know what ill get for back up eep
Btw how many would you all recommend having? I've been trying to work it out/guess and i suppose 'a LOT' is the closest I've gotten to an answer right now lol
Last edited by HomeStyleMumma; April 3rd, 2013 at 09:32 AM.
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