Pads v Depends after delivery?

tiffyspiffy1012 · May 2011

Hi Ladies! I am visiting from the August 2011 board, so firstly, I want to congratulate all of you on your healthy newborns!! You must be so thrilled to finally have them in your arms.

I am writing because I was told by one mom to simply buy Depends for after the delivery, rather than wearing the maxi-pads. Are they necessary? What would all of you recommend? Neither sound terribly comfortable, so I could use some sound, practical advice! Thanks in advance!

KERJF · May 2011

i just used overnight pads. i was fine. i did also take a few pair of mesh panties from the hospital - try and grab a few pair. and then after that i had DH run to buy a pack of cheap hanes so the pads would fit well and they would be more comfortable then my lower undies.

ellaNu630 · May 2011

I hated the thick hospital pads, they leaked everywhere, I only wore them right after I delivered. I bought a pack of Stayfree Ultra Thin Overnight with wings and was much happier and comfortable with those. Yes, I had to change them every hour or two, but I had no leaks and didn't feel like a had 4 inches of pads in my crotch. I also bought some post partum panties from Motherhood Maternity and was very happy I didn't have to use the mesh ones the hospital provided. They felt baggy and just overall terrible. I like the tighter more secure feeling of the MM ones.

siajara · May 2011

I used Depends during the night so I didn't worry about leaking when moving around to feed LO. I used the pads from the hospital during the day. I really only needed to use the Depends for the first 5 days or so which means now I have a bag full of unused ones.

yesthisiskim · May 2011

My suggestion - Always Infinity overnights.

LadyXaverian · May 2011

I wore Depends like underwear with a thin pad inside. Strangely, my hospital didn't have the mesh panties everyone talks about, so Depends it was. I wore them every day until my pack ran out. I loved them lol!!

Xles10 · May 2011

When I was at the hospital I used what they had and when I came home I just used regular pads. My postpartum bleeding was heaviest at the hospital so regular pads were more than adequate after that. Also, the hospital had pads that were basically pads/ice packs that were amazing. I brought a lot of them home, even though I didn't end up using them.

chlsymarie · May 2011

I stole the mesh panties and lots of hospital pads. I never leaked out of them. When I ran out of those I used always infinity overnight. Then went to panty liners. Unless you are a really heavy bleeder I can't imagine needing depends.

vilaro · May 2011

I used the hospital pads and mesh panties in the hospital and then when I got home I used my bigger maternity panties with Always Infinity Pads. I did have my Depends at the ready but never quite did wind up reaching for them.

ajlove27 · May 2011

THIS for when I got home from hospital. During hospital stay I used the mesh underwear, hospital pads, and ice diapers...ha! Not totally comfortable but did the job!

sarahbeth827 · May 2011

Agreed! I didn't have a ton of bleeding... I never had any problems with leaking!

lilylow · May 2011

This

ucfsteph12262003 · May 2011

This. LOVE THEM. I hated the hospital pads and the mesh panties that they gave me.

laur2534 · May 2011

This!

CatfishAnn · May 2011

Bingo. Someone recommended these to me, and I love them. Well, as much as one can love a pad. Some other things you might want to have on hand: stool softener and ibuprofen. The hospital also gave me a little squirt bottle, a can of Dermoplast (spray-on pain relief and antibacterial-- good stuff!), and a jar of Tucks pads (witch hazel, which will help relieve swelling and itching). Good luck!

MrsMackenzie2010 · May 2011

I used the overnight version of the pads i would normally buy for a while, now i'm just using the regular ones.

Holly520 · May 2011

Agreed.

lizobss · May 2011

I am soo jealous! They had these when I had DS and I asked for them this time and they didn't have them anymore. They were wonderful!

rxredhead · May 2011

My bleeding was at normal period level by the end of the second day and I HATED those giant hospital pads. I wanted thin ones with wings as soon as possible, in fact we stopped on the way home from the hospital to get them. Depends would have made me insane. Would have been great for the first 24 hours though!

cpb79 · May 2011

I started using these 2 days after we got home. I used the hospital ones and mesh panties for a while. The worked well with the fabulous ice packs too!

mayowife · May 2011

this!

ErinDarryl · May 2011

i used depends.... they are great! I had a c/s so I didn't have to worry about bothering the incision. Also I didn't have to worry about wearing pants the first couple days because the depends cover so much!

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