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I HATE wearing breast pads to bed.
It's not the brand or anything it's that they move around and depending on which way I lay they are rarely actually over my nipple. ATM I don't bother with them but keep one next to the bed for the opposite side while I'm feeding :)
Just curious to see what other people do in bed to avoid the leaky mess???
I either wore a maternity bra or BF singlet to bed with my breast pads in. I had to wear them, especially at night, or I'd be soaking on both sides and right through the sheets in no time! :D
Target has BF crop tops which are meant to be great for sleeping in and keeping breast pads in place. I'll definitely be investing in a few next time!
Face washers :)
Have a clean towel nearby and when the sheets get to wet, put down the towel and go back to sleep.
I did wear them, I hated it too. But bubs is 9 weeks old now and I don't need them anymore. No more leaking at night.
I wore bf tops to bed and they worked fine at keeping the breastpads in place. I used cloth ones, which didn't seem to move around much.
I do get what you are saying about just putting it in the 'opposite' side for the let-down. Whatever works!
For the first little while I wore a product called the "booby bib" which is basically a singlet top with something built into it to absorb the milk that leaks.
I found them to be ok but a bit of a nuisance when BF.
In the end I would just sleep topless with some towels and nappies under me.
i just use a facewasher over the opposite boob to catch the letdown :-)
i had a towel underneath me and a stack of face washers next to the bed. I would hold a face washer on the opposite side to feeding, and sometimes another under bub ( i was feeding lying down) when the milk would dribble out.
I had stacks of face washers all around the house in the early days.
Some great ideas!! Thanx ladies!!!
i always had the same problem!! but some great idea's, the face washers sound good ;)
I've done the face washers thing for when I was feeding at night, but I hadnt thought to sleep with them ther! Most nights I sleep in a Breastfeeding singlet but still find my nipple ends up here and the breastpad has gone on holidays somewhere else in he brashelf :rolleyes: when the bf singlets are in the wash I just wear an ordinary shirt / singlet and fold a tea towel or hand towel folded in half length ways tucked under my armpits :)
Now that I think about it, I might try that in the bf singlet!
I second the booby bib it was great :) Good luck x
Yep, that's what I do too :):
Face washers here too
Face washer for the opposite boob and a towel/blanket/sheet under me to catch DS2's dribbles (we feed laying down).
I slept topless with towels on the bed. There was no point me using breast pads at night as I would soak through them. But wearing a bra to bed will hold them (the breast pads, and your boobs!) in place
Now when I'm feeding, I keep a pile of breast pads by the chair/bed and pop one in the opposite side.
I slept naked or topless, and kept a face washer between the pillows that I just threw on top of the non-feeding boob. Then in the morning, it was good for use as a spew rag.
Now I don't use anything, I don't leak anywhere near as much, because my supply has settled down.
i used cloth BP and they were good. I think maybe because it's fabric on fabric and not plastic backing on fabric it helps them grip to your clothes a bit more? itms...
I leaked alot in bed and it was awful being in cold, wet bm so I would recommend using pads or something else absorbent
I have big BB's (like E-F cup at the moment) and they kept falling out the sides of my maternity singlets and maternity bra's, so I now wear a sports bra and it does the job of keeping the pads in place (prior I was always waking up with wet sheets and doona lol I leak so much the breast pads are always over full and splitting apart when I wake up in the morning).
Probably helps that I'm only expressing though as getting DD on latch on on a regular basis is a battle.
Just thought to add, I would use baby bibs they arent quite so bulky as flannels but still do the job- most of the time :) But also if it's really annoying you you could try lilly pads. I have not personally tried them but know women who have and they seem pretty good.