Cloth pads - how many do you own?

[Shanti]

yeah I think I like the pads longer than shorter too, especially when it's a heavy flow.

Obsidian Star Pads look great too!!

[Trillian]

I only ever wore maternity pads and the goodnights pads before I went cloth because they were the only ones long enough to make me feel protected. The shorter pads feel like they are going to go up my bum LOL

[Kitt3n]

Twinkle Lily are the only ones I like LOL!

I need the double snaps to feel secure

I like the biggsies, and on the lighter days smiddsies

I have a few others too in case i run out

[suse]

Shanti - I have quite a few of the Bohemian Rainbow ones - the overnight pad I have is great but the pantyliners don't do it for me unfortunately. Stupid me got a whole heap of them without checking whether they suited first. So I would definitely recommend trying one first, as it seems that unlike cloth nappies, there is much less of a market for second hand cloth pads. (I've wondered why that is? Is it because cloth pads are cheaper per unit so people are more inclined to buy new, or is there more of a grossness factor associated with pads compared to nappies?)

I have:
Overnight Pads: Ambrosia Designs (1), Bohemian Rainbow (1)
Daytime Pads: Outrageous (4)
Pantyliners: Obsidian Star (3), Ambrosia Designs (1), Bohemian Rainbow (4)

I want to try some Happy Pads & Twinkle Lily next. My favourites would have to be Outrageous, Ambrosia Designs & Obsidian Star.

All up I'll probably get another three or four overnight/PP pads (mostly for this next bub), two more daytime pads, and about four more panty liners to replace the Bohemian Rainbows. I have a very heavy flow on the first day then can get away with light pads and panty liners after that. I did use a moon cup but I get irritations from it (size issues) so I've been using cotton tampons on the first day, then pads only after that.

Although I probably won't see another period for another eighteen months after this bub is born if it's anything like after DS. I've had about four periods in the last three years.


ETA: I just bought more stuff. Two Outrageous hemp liners, one Big Pad, 1 Easy Pad, 1 Twinkle Lily Smiddsie and a PP Pad. That should do me nicely for a while LOL.

[kawazuki]

were do you all get them? i am interested in trying them..
seems to em like the twinkle lillys are popular

[Trillian]

google clothpadshop and you will get all the smaller stores - noonee wilga, obsidian star and bohemian rainbow etc and twinkly lily have their own store now, if you google twinklelily you will find them

[kawazuki]

thank you.. will do

[maz]

CLoth pads are my new addiction

I have
6- noonee wilga (my favs)
5 obsidian star and bucket load bohemian rainbow plus some I made myself

I prefer the longer ones to...their easier to retreave and love winged ones as they wrap around your knickers and dont fall in the loo by accident

I also prefer velour topped pads for the softness and the coolness. No owies if they rub. I used them post partum aswell...friggen awesome. The nurses were fasinated and they were so easy to use. I just washed them under the shower and sent them home with J when he visited me every day.



Ive got panty liners for Oing time and love them. Im actually using them atm to soak up my op stuff .

OH and I dont soak my pads in water either, I dry pail them aswell