Nursing Pads... When Not Needed Anymore

SMJ1106 · October 2011

Just wondering how old your LO was when you stopped needing to use nursing pads... or if you still need them?

MissManda · October 2011

DS is 4 months and I still need them but I don't have to change them as often as I used to.

vanfox · October 2011

Still using them. I let down on both sides every time, so I need them all day because I'd never remember just to slide one in right before feeding. Just easier for me. I don't leak in between nursing sessions anymore, though.

katcarls · October 2011

It can vary a lot person to person, so there's really no way to know. I stopped using them around 6-8 weeks but some people have to wear them the whole time they BF.

OUKap · October 2011

I stopped wearing them a lot last week. I was out and thinking about nursing LO and I started leaking. I wear them when I go out now. I leak a little when I nurse but I usually use a burp cloth. I don't leak like I used to.

karatechrissy · October 2011

After 6 weeks I was done needing them. I was glad I was at the end of my box

KandT0919 · October 2011

I still use them even though i don't leak.. mainly because my nipples are soooo sensitive!

MrsRiker · October 2011

KandT0919:
I still use them even though i don't leak.. mainly because my nipples are soooo sensitive!

This. I don't leak anymore but use them to prevent chafing and add coverage when I go out.

AmandaP678 · October 2011

MrsRiker:
KandT0919:
I still use them even though i don't leak.. mainly because my nipples are soooo sensitive!
This. I don't leak anymore but use them to prevent chafing and add coverage when I go out.

Thats a good idea! I never thought of that especially when wearing a sports bra.

But in answer to your question, I never needed them this time, but with my first I cant remember when I stopped using them, maybe around 3 months?

katiewhompus · October 2011

I still need them at 3 months. I did get some washable ones though to help with the cost.

MrsRiker · October 2011

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FirstBabyMomma · October 2011

You wanna hear something sad? What I've saved on tampons by continuing to BF, I've spent on nursing pads! Crying

That is to say, I'm nearing the one-year mark (which will also be the end of BFing for us) and I still go through a set of pads every day. It's better than it used to be; I used to go through 6-8 pads a day. Now it's just 2.

oooCarrieB · October 2011

I still need them at night. LO is almost 6 months old.

measrn · October 2011

DS is almost 3 months old and I still wear them. It's more of a precaution now, though. I rarely leak and when I do, it's usually at night.

suzyqjmu · October 2011

LO is 12 weeks, and I have never leaked a drop.

quidditchcapn1120 · October 2011

I used them all day every day until he was 8 months old. I stopped leaking in between nursing/pumping around then. I still have to use pressure to prevent leakage from the other breast when I am nursing and let down though. I will be weaning for the most part next month and I am sure I will need them again as I start eliminating feedings.

DaisyJanie · October 2011

I still use them as a precaution. More because after pumping or nursing, there's some residual milk and I'm afraid that'll leak through. I have the reusable ones, though, so it's not a big deal to keep using them.

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