Do you still wear nursing pads?

jcwinsto

jcwinsto

I know some moms can stop wearing them when their supply regulates but I still leak during letdown and if I'm overfull.

MiaMyPuggle

Same here, @jcwinsto‌. I learned I can't use the thin ones bc I leak right thru those bad boys at night. So, I'm back to Johnson & Johnson. I can't believe that others don't need them bc I'd leak during let down every time.

precious72381

I do when I go out because I bottle feed then and don't want to leak since I am not bf.

blue_elle

I toss in a washable opposite the side he's initially feeding on since I leak heavily during letdown. No pads between nursing.

NenaMarie84

I don't wear them all the time but I still do overnight b/c if LO STTN I'll be full and leak.

painttheair14

blue_elle said:

I toss in a washable opposite the side he's initially feeding on since I leak heavily during letdown. No pads between nursing.

Have you considered using Milkies or a milk saver to catch that leaked milk?

I use a breast shell to collect leaks and save it to feed him later in a bottle.

km_md

I do it sometimes at night. If DD sleeps well it is a whole between feeds and I leak like crazy.

blue_elle

PaintTheAir said:

blue_elle said:

I toss in a washable opposite the side he's initially feeding on since I leak heavily during letdown. No pads between nursing.

Have you considered using Milkies or a milk saver to catch that leaked milk?

I use a breast shell to collect leaks and save it to feed him later in a bottle.

I used to, but now that i only nurse him a few times a day i don't bother so much.

painttheair14

blue_elle said:

PaintTheAir said:

blue_elle said:

I toss in a washable opposite the side he's initially feeding on since I leak heavily during letdown. No pads between nursing.

Have you considered using Milkies or a milk saver to catch that leaked milk?

I use a breast shell to collect leaks and save it to feed him later in a bottle.

I used to, but now that i only nurse him a few times a day i don't bother so much.

I can see how it would be a pita to do it every time.

wifetomrb101

I quit wearing them once my supply regulated - about 4 weeks.  I voted formula feeding, since that's what we've been doing since 5m, but before that I hadn't worn them for a loooong time.  If we were going on a special date or something I wore them just in case, but never actually leaked. 

peanutmuse

I picked "never did," but that's not completely true. I did wear them a bit in the first 2 or so weeks just in case, but I never actually needed them. I think I leaked one time ever.

Rebis58

I don't need them during the day but occasionally need them overnight. I keep them by the bed now and if I wake up feeling full I'll use them. I don't need them every night though and I don't like to waste them, but often the nights I think I won't need them (for ex. after a few nights of no leaking) are the nights I wake up in a puddle.

sugarland726

All day every day, but I have oversupply and only pump/nurse 3 times a day now, so my boobs get very full and are more likely to leak.

sabriel1

esd said:

Luckily I stopped wearing them months ago. Even though I tend to have a large supply, I don't leak.

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ChuggingWater

If I am nursing him, I wear one on the opposite side. During the day I don't because I double pump.

KrystalCrockett

We weaned at four months, but even with low supply I had to wear them all. The.time.

Summer889

I wore them for the first couple months or so, but mostly to keep nipple butter off my bra, not for leaks.  I never really leaked.