Best Breast Pad?

[MrsB26]

i agree, maz's are the best - i have 4 pairs and just rotate them thru the wash, easy. She great great patterns and colours too!

[Ambah]

*sigh* wish I had tried Maz's... maybe theres still time, I'm still BF!

The disposable ones seriously cost a fortune. The best value BY FAR that I have found is the Rite Aid brand - from Woolworths or Big W. A box of 40 is $6, or a box of 60 is $8 I think...

[NZGirl]

For disposables I think Pigeon are by far the best. This time I have bought some wool ones off my midwife and they only need to washed every now and then and rinsed occassionally.

[misty]

For disposable, some of the expensive brands are 'really' good - but I go the Rit-aid ones. They are much better priced, and whilst they aren't as good as some of the more expensive ones, they are alot better then the cheapy home brand ones. i know that when i start b/f i go through them soo quickly (a box every two days) and they are always heavily soaked. But it is worth having some washable ones as well. i use them when my leaking slows down, and it is more of a dribble.

[blueiris]

I haven't tried mine out yet as i haven't had any leaking just yet. I was given a few packs of the Avent washable NP's. I also have some samples of a few other disposables to try too.

[Just Me]

I like pigeon and rite-aid and have found them fairly similar. They are quite flat so you can't see them easily under your clothes, unlike some of the other brands that look a bit like cushions Also because they are so flat they seem to mould to the shape of my breast a bit better and don't move around as much. I have tried other brands like johnsons and a couple of others from woolworths (sorry I can't remember the names) and didn't like them anywhere near as much.

I have tried non-disposable (Avent) and really did not like them. I found they were not very absorbent in the first 6 weeks after I had my baby so I couldn't use them. I tried them again after that and found that they dried out and would stick to my nipple (ouch!) and I would have to peel them off my already sore nipples. I did not find washing them to be much of an issue. I just washed them in my bra bag with everything else. You would have to wash them soon after using them though. I have found that if I don't wash my clothes that get breast milk on them straight away (or at least put them on to soak) they attract mega amounts of ants.

Hope all that helps

[Amaunet]

Thanks for all the advice - maybe a mixture would be good! It also sounds like I will have to actually do some actual "housework" eg washing more often! Oh well DH will probably die of shock! How do I buy BP from Maz? Oh...does she have a link on her profile? How many should I get (keep in mind my EXTREME hatred of washing - its irrational I know! I will prob get some sposies too - sounds like pigion are good - think they are on sale at Toys r Us - will check! Thanks again - you BB Gals are lurvely!