I wear a pad most of the time hun. I use cloth pads to reduce the chances of thrush, because the plastic throw-away ones don't breathe. I have always had quite a bit of discharge, and a bit of stress incontinence, and I always do pelvic foor exercises. If you use cloth nappies try putting a prefold or booster in your undies, saves on the amount of clothes changes and money when you are constantly needing pads.