period post birth

[~clover~]

I'd have 2 - 3 pack of maternity pads on hand. The heave flow is usually only for a few days. It should ease off by then, but bleeding can usually last between 4 & 8 weeks.
Regular pads, or even liners towards the end will be ok.

BTW - over the first day/night you might even want to use 2 maternity pads.

[ss_storm]

I used about 4 or 5 packs of maternity pads (10 pads in each pack). While I was in hospital I used 2 pads at a time, as suggested by one of the midwives, as the flow was quite heavy and it just felt like it was going everywhere!... has settled down now and am just using the last of the maternity pads but a liner would probably be sufficient for now.

[ttcanxiety]

ok so i will start to grab a pack every couple of weeks at shopping then.
What is the difference between maternity and overnight/heavy flow pads?

[ss_storm]

Not sure what the difference is as ive never used the overnight pads, but the maternity ones are quite long (a lot longer than normal pads) and are quite thick. They do feel quite bulky, but once used to them they are ok. Just kinda weird having to use pads again after 9 months of not having anything! Lol

[ttcanxiety]

i have (well when not pg or on the pill) really heavy periods and for teh first 3 days need the over nighters 24/7 they are very long but you can get some thin ones...
:S im just getting anxious about things. thanks so much ladies for your info!

[~clover~]

BTW when you are in hossy, check the drawers. They often have pads there for you to use already that aren't backed. I used them on top of the maternity ones. 2 of them the first night.
I'm not sure about the difference between overnight/maternity, but I'm guessing the maternity ones are thicker.

[briggsy's girl]

maternity pads are generally nice and thick and soft - which, if you have a VB - you really want! i had five packs of mat pads and used only three of them - but the hospy supplied pads for the first day and a half as i had a c/s and they were monitoring my bleeding due to bleeding too much during recovery.

from what a couple of friends have said, the thick soft ones are much more comfy on a sore body!

i'd have at least a few packets of mat pads, and then some of your regular overnight ones on hand - if you usually have heavy AF it's not like they're going to go to waste!