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question from third trimester

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I posted this on the third trimester site but wanted input from this group as well -

Should I keep a couple/few packages of sanitary pads for home after our LO is born?  How long do you think it will be necessary to use them?  Thanks in advance!

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  • AMYfromKYAMYfromKY member
    Definitely.  You could need them for up to 6 weeks.
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  • weddedwifeweddedwife member
    O ya. I used them for 5 weeks.
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  • JCM083009JCM083009
    For sure.  I think I bled for about 4 weeks.
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  • KOscarKOscar
    Ditto what everyone has said.  I would suggest buying some different sizes as well.  I used the hospital ones, then moved onto overnight, and 3 weeks later am using the standard absorbency ones.    
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  • dle927dle927 member
    Yes.  And take some home from the hospital too. 
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  • Michelle110Michelle110 member

    I started out using the hospital ones, and then after two days I went to using the overnight pads, which I used for about another week. Then I used the regular pads, and now I'm just using long pantiliners.

    You'll want to change the pads probably every 3-4 hours, so you'll want to buy at least one large (36-48) pack of each absorbency level.

    I highly recommend pads that have "wings", by the way.

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  • mfransdellmfransdell member
    Yes. I had a Csection and bled for 5 weeks. I then got my 1st period at 7 weeks...so it's good to keep plenty of pads handy!
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  • RandomlyEvilRandomlyEvil
    Oh yeah...I bled for a little over three weeks and my period has already came back...and no way am I going to use tampons yet...nothing is going in there anytime soon. lol
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  • annibesannibes member
    I took a bunch of hospital pads home at first. O was a big baby and I was wrecked down there. The hospital pads were big and bulky and provided some cushioning so I could sit without crying, lol. After those wore out, I went through a box of overnights and then half a package of regulars and finally down to liners.
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  • tiphoni02tiphoni02
    I needed them for about 6 weeks.  I would get a variety of thicknesses.
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  • BeeLoveBeeLove
    You'll need more than a few and you'll need the big thick ones.  I bled for four weeks.  And, we aren't talking about a little blood ...we're talking blood bath :(
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