im using disposable ones for the first week post birth, i bleed really heavily the first week, not uncommon for me to go through a pack of mat pads a day, but then i can go to normal ones after that initial week.
really interested to see how cloth pads go, last time i bled for 9 weeks on and off and ended up with the worst reaction down stairs from the cloth pads, have stocked up on cloth ones this time around, cant wait to use them actually!