Cloth Nursing pads?

florquevedo · January 2012

I wanted to use cloth nursing pads, figured if I am going to do the extra laundry why waste so many disposable ones.

Anyone have any pros and cons? Which ones are you favorite?

Indiechixor · January 2012

I made my own- really easy, here's a tutorial.

https://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/04/homemade-nursing-pads.html

Here are mine I made:

florquevedo · January 2012

thank you!

tokenhoser · January 2012

I bought some bamboo/zorb ones off etsy. I liked them. I wasn't a HUGE leaker, so the cloth ones were fine. I had 4 pair, and that was enough. For another woman, it wouldn't have been close to enough - you'll only know once you're in the trenches.

LottaLattes · January 2012

I made some too, 12 of them 3-layer flannel, 1 fleece for the inside, and a layer of PUL on the outside. PUL isn't breathable so I would only use it if you were okay changing them a lot. I made fleece ones both sides in the past and they worked great, just leaked through a lot. I leaked a LOT. Honestly, even disposable ones didn't work for much, I ended up sticking a prefold in my bra half the time, just used the pads when I knew I would be out and not worried about leaking. Anyhow, I much preferred the cloth ones to disposable and they aren't any trouble to wash.

BriDaily · January 2012

I was a huge leaker the first few months and hated disposables and cloth pads alike because they couldn't hold all of it and I had to change them ALL the time. I really wish I had had a Milkies Milksaver, just for the pure fact it would have held a lot more than the others. After a few months my supply slacked off so I don't even use pads anymore, but I will definitely be getting a Milkies next time around.

L0L0 · January 2012

I just bought 3 pairs for $5.50 from Etsy. My LO isn't born yet so I can't say if they'll work, but I hope so! I'm not crafty enough to make my own, and I ended up getting these while I was buying cloth wipes (which I'm also not crafty enough to make).

momofmanyinthemitten · January 2012

I liked my AFFF milk maids. I also have a pair of wool ones from the covered caboose. Next time around, I will probably try out some etsy shops. I will be looking for a couple of layers of bamboo or zorb backed with PUL.

deannevarnum · January 2012

I used them with all three of my boys. There were times that I needed to double up on a washable breastpad during a feeding let down. I know that Medela, Bravado, Fuzzi Bunz, and Carriwell all make them if you don't want to make your own.

Pros: They save you a lot of money, you know what materials are put against your body.

Cons: They do not absorb as much as disposibles and you have to get them home to wash. Dried, breastmilk soaked breastpad is a yucky thing to find in the diaper bag.

pixy_stix · January 2012

I had a ton of them because I was always losing them. Anyway, they were a great investment for me. I never washed them with the diapers as we had a bought of thrush, and I didn't want to contaminate the diapers with yeasties.

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