So I am wanting to get my bags ready to go.
What's the best brand of maternity pads to buy? I have always used libra sanitary items but I have seen Kotex do them now? Any others? What works best??
Thanks!
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So I am wanting to get my bags ready to go.
What's the best brand of maternity pads to buy? I have always used libra sanitary items but I have seen Kotex do them now? Any others? What works best??
Thanks!
I can't remember what brands I used. DH mainly picked them up for me when I ran out (will be stocking up this time) so he just got the biggest available lol. Even then, I needed to use two at a time. My best tip, if you're giving birth at a hospital, is try to stock up on the 'pads' they give you. They're fantastic. I also used this biggish sheet thing with a blue plastic backing, I'd fold that up and put it on top of the pads. Sorry, not much help here :lol: If you can find a sympathetic midwife, try to get as much hospital stuff as possible.
libra goodnights (the ones in the purple wrappers)
I use Libra stuff normally, I think I got Libra maternity pads too. Most of the after birth stuff is a bit of a blur for me, but I do recall at some point I was even using two pads at once, just for extra length..and yes, stock up, at least 4 or 5 or 6 packs, or more, I used them for nearly a couple of weeks.
I always recommend the Weenee newborn nappy pads, these go in pouch for nappies usually, but they are the perfect size for mama pads, they end up being cheaper because you normally use two maternity pads at a time, but these ones you don't need two. They have no plastics in them and they are flushable, if you want I never did though. What ever you have left you can put in as a booster in cloth nappies. Natures child sell them, or directly at eenee dot com.
Good question. I was planning on libra goodnights but wondering if they'll be big enough.
I managed to get 6 x 10 pack of Kotex maternity pads for $3 each. Bargain! I used whisper for DS's birth, they were really good. I probably went through 3-4 a day for the first week!!
Libra Maternity, the ones in the purple packet. Wings are a must and normal pads don't cut it initially. I too used about 4 a day for the first week.
I agree, wings are a must! I think Libra are the only ones that do wings. I used Libra Maternity/Goodnights. Excellent.:
Took 3 packets into hospital. The MW supplied the first few pads as they needed to be ripped open and have ice put in them for my episiotomy/tearing.
Libra all the way!! Nice and soft and the wings are great! I found the ones I the green pack (Kotex?) awful!! They were really "hard" and not at all comfy on my poor girly bits :(
i have used a mix of kotex and libra after all my babies and pumpkinzulu those blue things r just called blueies or bluey's (not sue how u actually would spell that? just say it all the time...so no special name haha and they are great under pads
Thos sheet things with blue plastic backing are called... wait for it... blueys! hehe, original I know!:
I'm on of those sympathetic midwives...I give the women everything =P
I also recommend buying a six pack of just plain black undies, I usually get mine from Kmart as they can get ruined. Then I just throw them away wen finished with them and I still have my nice undies in the draw!!
I used libra for the first day then cloth pads after that and found them much better. I didn't even finish one pack of the libra ones though. I will do the same again this time.
I used incontinence pads for the first few days after the birth of DS2: much bigger and very absorbent. Much better than the maternity pads IMO.
This time around I bought U and libra (the U ones had a Huggies nappy promo). I bought 2 packs of each as hospital info said to take 4 packs - I barely used 1 pack while there as I used the hospital provided ones for the first 2-3 days. Came home and used part of the next pack before getting irritated downstairs and swapping to cloth pads - best thing I ever did this time round - wouldn't have managed cloth pads in hospital as DH wouldn't have taken home & washed and I didn't have enough to do them without washing.
So I now have one pack of unopened U by Kotex mat pads and one pack of unopened libra mat pads and a partially used open libra pack and I don't know what I'm going to do with them now as I much prefer my cloth pads for AF times so won't even use them later.
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Aww good on you! I loved 'blueys'! I bled like a stuck pig and easily went through 12 pads a day, plus loads of blueys. I'm going to keep a closer eye on my pre-birth iron levels this time so I shouldn't be as bad. I was actually tempted to go out and buy incontinence nappies at one stage :rofl::
I used the Depend underpants (yep the full pants with mesh sides). They are the absolute best!!! No leakage at all, no dirty/stained clothes or knickers.
I recommend them to everyone and every single person has loved them. I only used them for the first few days and then switched to pads.
Ok. So I'm going to need to buy more maternity pads then lol! I thought the 3 packs I had would see me through and then some haha. Sooooo much to learn obviously!
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I bought 4 packs before i had dd & probably bought another 1 or 2 packs before i went onto normal pads. If you have stitches they may suggest you change the pad each time you go to the toilet to ensure good hygeine & that can mean lots of changes.
I bought libra & kotex, both were fine for me.
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I bought Libra maternity, and the "you'll love coles" overnight pads with wings. both were fine, but the latter was about half the price.
the libra ones used to come in a lightly woven cover which was great though, because you could use it as a shield between you and those little iceblocks they give you for down there ... but when I bought them recently, they had normal plastic covers ...
I used three packs in hospital - Libra with wings, I agree the Kotex are scratchy.
Continued to use them at home for a couple of weeks before switching to normal pads. Have only just gone to liners 5 weeks post-partum.
Gotta love the multipack undies too, Rio to the rescue!
I preffered the kotex for the heavy bleeding 2-3 days after my births then went to the libra mat pads
I used the libra ones and got through 1 and a half packs then just changed to normal pads
I used the libra maternity ones, they r pretty thick so comfy while you heal, I preferred them over the goodnight ones, I didn't need to use two at a time, and never thought of using the blueys! And my hossy didnt supply any.
Also second the black undies, I got heaps with ds and still have plenty in the drawer ready for number 2!
Do these have a lining to them too? How do you prevent them leaking through? They sound like a good idea...:
Great idea about the cheap undies!!! hadnt thought of that!
Also, i thought libra goodnights were maternity as well? What colour are the normal maternity ones?
Because of the size of them and they have gel like disposable nappies they do not leak at all. Best buy for maternity pads!:
Go well with your birth x
I bought Libra and only bought 2 packs before I had DD1. I only used them for a few days and then went onto normal pads. I didn't even buy anymore when I had DD2 because I still had them left over, lol. So you don't necessarily need to buy heaps! I never used two at once either, I think they pretty much reached from one end of my undies to the other they were that long.
But definitely ones with wings!!!! And buy some plain black undies.
I think they are purple too, just have maternity written on the front. could be thinking wrong, I haven't looked for any yet lol
popping in to add a thanks to everyone =) I got me some cheap undies from Kmart (only one pair is black...the others are light colour cause that is all they had, but I picked up 6 pairs for $3 so who cares) and picked up a pack of the libra maternity pads to use (I also had another pack I ....borrowed *cough* from work before I left, hehe) so FX I'll be set until I can downgrade.
so thanks little_O for starting the thread =)
with the cheap knickers, you might also want to get the nanna nickers which go up to your waist, just in case you end up with a c-section, you don't want any undies that will end (and therefore rub) around the time that your operation site will be.
also, the maternity pads are very long, and so itty bitty knickers might not be long enough to contain them properly!
this will be a time for comfort and confidence ... go the granny pants.
Libra goodnights and Libra maternity are exactly the same product so if you go with Libra just buy whichever is on sale. I bought 3 packs I think and only used about 1 but I didn't have any stitches so I guess I didn't bleed much? I like to use a Libra goodnight with AF when I go to bed so any left over came in handy for that. I also went out and bought the big black nickers. They were a waste of money, unless you get around in a thong or really skimmpy nickers every day and don't own any regular comfy ones I would bother buying any especially for the occasion. Maybe I'm a grandma but the goodnights and maternity fit fine in my knickers.
Cloth pads are the best I reckon!!
I just used some Bamboo trifolds the first few days them on to my cloth pads. Sposies make me feel icky now i have been using cloth a few years.
I have a latex allergy so I only used Kotex as they were the only ones who had latex free written on the packaging
I used the big tena ones found they had more padding i also went through about 10 packets in 2 days so bring alot i also usedeven when i stopped bleeding purely for the padding down there
I'm glad I read this as it certainly is left out of all the details my friends have given of birth, although I am feeling a little nervous now ;) Have to say its great to be able to feel nervous about it all though!
:hug: it's normal to feel a bit nervous. and i know what you mean - i was giving a couple of friends (who dont gave children) the unglamourous details & one of then said she'd never heard of it before & that her sister with 2 kiss mustn't have had it. i'd never thought about it before pg either!
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Just updating for anyone who comes across this thread in a search later on.
Liviam - I had read somewhere else about the adult nappy pants (tena incontinence pads) and as awful as it sounded I got a pack. Soooo much better than hospital undies and I found for the first day or so after birth I didn't have to worry about leaking. I put a maternity pad in there as well and a stack of hospital pads. Meant I'd change the pads every hour or so but only had to change the undies a couple of times a day. Also meant more padding on my poor bottom :) It all just adds to the sexiness of having just given birth doesn't it ha ha.
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