School me on cloth nursing pads

GibsonGirl620 · April 2012

With all this talk about taking care of *our* bodily fluids, lol, I was wondering how many of you use cloth nursing pads. I would love to switch over, but I don't know much about them.

What brands or material do you prefer? I guess I'm looking for something absorbent, but trim and inexpensive if possible.

Do you wash them with your CDs?

(Wow, feeling like a total newb... Haha!)

TIA!

pixy_stix · April 2012

I LOVED mine. I used AFFF Milk Maids (which are almost impossible to find). I just washed them with my towels or other clothes.

DaisyJanie · April 2012

The only ones I've tried are the organic cotton nursing pads from Babies R Us. I like them, I still use them every day. I wash them with my regular laundry. We don't use dryer sheets or anything, so I don't think washing with the regular laundry makes them less absorbent or anything.

I will say I don't leak all that much, so I doubt I really put them to the test. I just use them so the leftover milk from pumping doesn't get all over my bra. They are thicker than disposable nursing pads but IMO way more comfortable. They don't bunch up or anything.

tjkdlhb · April 2012

I've got a set of NUK pads... I don't like them. You can see them through my bra/shirt. I'm planning on trying to make some out of leftover bits of receiving blankets that I used to make wipes... hopefully it will work.

Mrs.MauiBride24 · April 2012

I haven't tried them yet, but I heard Bamboobies are great!

https://www.buybamboobies.com/Breast-Pad.html

tokenhoser · April 2012

I got some bamboo ones off etsy and like them.

If you're a heavy duty leaker, I hear wool is great.

hispenguin · April 2012

I used the ones from BRU too. I was never a heavy leaker, but I preferred them over the disposable ones. I would throw them in the regular laundry.

Strider003 · April 2012

I have some bamboobies and I love them! They are super soft and absorbent. I just throw them in with the regular laundry or the diapers after their first rinse.

LottaLattes · April 2012

I made some out of a receiving blanket, some flannel, and PUL (which you have to be careful of as it isn't breathable so can cause problems if you don't change often enough). I am a heavy leaker so need something waterproof, and I have to change them after every fakey letdown.

I much prefer them to disposable pads, which are expensive IMO.

momofmanyinthemitten · April 2012

I have some AFFF milk maids which were good after my initial few months of crazy leakage. I washed them with my clothing in a lingerie bag, but used CD detergent, so as to keep them absorbent. I also have some wool ones, which are great, but they are thick and show through shirts. Look for bamboo inner and PUL lining to keep it from leaking through your shirt. Next time around I'd like to try lilypadz. I've heard great things about them.

Josie22 · April 2012

I loved them! But, I have no idea which brand I had. I need to find some for this time. TFS, now I have some good suggestions

prasad007 · April 2012

I got some Apple Cheeks. Honestly, I'm not really a fan. They are soft and comfortable, but I leak a lot and I think I should have bought ones with PUL. I go through a box of 60 disposable NUK pads in a week-10 days though, so I use my cloth ones when we're at home, and sometimes I double up cloth and disposable, depending on the day/ leakage. I've heard good things about Lily Padz and Bamboobies and would like to try those.

I just wash with my regular laundry (we never use fabric softener so I think it's ok).

memo9 · April 2012

I loved my bamboobies!!

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