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FTM nursing pad question

smlowe9311smlowe9311 member
in September 2013 Moms
Alright, I'm a FTM so maybe this is all in my head or maybe it's just something I've seen on TV and assuming it's true. Obviously I know after my milk comes in there will be times that I will leak. Is there a reason women don't just wear nursing pads all the time (when at work/going out in public etc.) or do they and it's just TV that makes it seem like they don't? It just seems to make sense to me to keep my nipple area of my shirt being moist throughout the day. As a 2nd grade teacher I think that would be more awkward than wearing the pads all day. 
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  • kje120kje120 member
    I wore them all the time when I was out of the house just in case.  I didn't leak all that much after the first couple months, but the nursing bras I have are kind of thin so the nursing pads helped give some more coverage.
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  • aschneeaschnee member
    I wore mine all the time until I was done nursing, even though I didn't leak at all toward the end.
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  • Shanmarie1083Shanmarie1083 member
    I wore mine all the time unless I was doing "bra free time" to let them air dry a bit. I leaked a lot so for me it was necessary. Plus I don't wear padded nursing bras and I liked having the extra nipple coverage so I wasn't walking around with the headlights on all the time, if you know what I mean. 
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  • EMLYNNLERETTEEMLYNNLERETTE member
    imageaschnee:
    I wore mine all the time until I was done nursing, even though I didn't leak at all toward the end.


    This. No sense in leaking ever IMO. I liked the feeling of soft cotton over the inside of my bra anyway.
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  • revlaurawittmanrevlaurawittman member

    imageShanmarie1083:
    I wore mine all the time unless I was doing "bra free time" to let them air dry a bit. I leaked a lot so for me it was necessary. Plus I don't wear padded nursing bras and I liked having the extra nipple coverage so I wasn't walking around with the headlights on all the time, if you know what I mean. 

     

    Hahaha!!!  The way you wrote that cracked me up.  I wore them all the time too.  I liked the extra protection and the extra coverage.  I had an overabundance for quite a while so I leaked a lot and definitely needed them. 



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  • barnwifebarnwife member
    Well, I've been nursing for almost 3 years now.  (No, J. doesn't nurse. A. does. But I did tandem nurse.)

    I leak like crazy for the first 4 or so months after LO is born. I have yet to find a pad that can contain it. Do I like it? No. But I don't know the solution, since I have yet to find an absorbent enough pad that doesn't show through my bra/shirt and stays in place. 

    So I often just go without a pad during the first few months. If leaking is going to happen anyway, it's just one less thing to worry about. I wear shirts that it's less noticeable. 
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  • princessvespa1princessvespa1 member
    Add me to the "wear them all the time" club.  I know that there are different brands, but I was a fan of the Johnson & Johnson ones. 
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  • kat81again2kat81again2 member

    You'll see how much you leak and how much you need them. I needed them all of the time for at least 2 months. I kept wearing them at work and whatnot for like 6 months! 

    The only thing is that if you are very leaky you'll want to change them a lot in the beginning. You don't want to develop thrush by having your milk hang around your nipples all of the time. 


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