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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