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Washable vs. disposable nursing pads

gizmo909gizmo909
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Which are you getting and why?  Is one type more comfortable than the other?

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Re: Washable vs. disposable nursing pads

  • Meggarrity29Meggarrity29 member
    I registered for both, I figure I'll stick with the one that works best.
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  • PizzaBridePizzaBride
    I'm getting washable ones because they're better for the environment.
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  • Breezer80Breezer80
    Our childbirth instructor said that the disposable ones were usually less irritating
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  • Mrs. DillinghamMrs. Dillingham
    Going disposable.  I don't want anything else to have to wash....  Plus, if you saturate one while you are out in public you'll have to carry it around until you get home to wash it.  I'd rather just throw it away.
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  • JCM083009JCM083009
    Washable.  I think they'll be nicer and I am cloth diapering so I want to use washable for all the same (many) reasons we are doing that.
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  • JennifernKevin4everJennifernKevin4ever
    I am getting the washable ones. I plan on getting a bunch of them so I can have enough to wash and wear at the same time. If they turn out to be a pain I will go disposable. I just don't want to have to keep spending money on them.
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  • nmr79nmr79
      I've heard from BFing friends that disposables are more comfortable.
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  • Amber&JesseAmber&Jesse member
    I have a box of disposables.  My thought on the washable was what if they are all dirty at the same time and then I have nothing and not time to wash and dry them...? 
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  • LooDooLooDoo
    When I was nursing DD, I started out with disposable, switched to washable, then switched back to disposable. It ends up being cheaper to do washable in the long run, but I didn't find them as comfortable and I ended up getting thrush soon after beginning to use them (not fun!). Like the PPs said, even if I leaked in the washables I would end up wearing them a lot longer than I would the disposables because I didn't want to have to do 20 wash loads of breast pads per day in addition to the 50 loads of baby clothes per day (ok, maybe not THAT many!). Anyway, even though it costs more to keep buying the disposables, they just felt better and they kept the thrush away better too. Oh yeah, and I liked that they have an adhesive strip on them (Johnson's brand) to stick in  your bra so they don't move around as much.
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  • fozzy923fozzy923 member
    Disposable -- just like I did with DD.  I couldn't imagine carrying around or letting a saturated nursing pad sit for hours or a day or two waiting to be laundered.  BM that has been collected in your pad does not smell pretty.  just sayin'
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  • Jessica KovacsJessica Kovacs
    I have heard from friends that the lilypadz nursing pads are great. the are reusable and plastic so non-absorbent. They just sort of stick to you and create a barrier.
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