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
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!
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.
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!
Oh great -- more gross stuff to look forward too. I HATE pads!
Thanks for sharing your experiences, though. I have BB instead of a midwife to tell me what's ahead.
i used the poise incontinence pads (pink pack) for the first few days and had no leaks and they were soft and comfy. I also liked the libra mat pads with wings(purple packs) but hated the mat pads in the green pack - they seemed really hard and hurt my very bruised vag/peri area. I am using regular thin pads now.
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