Mothers, can any of you recommend the best bra pads to use??? My girlfriend is due any day and she is hoping she will be successful at nursing this go around. She leaked alot during her other two pregnancies, so please let me know if any of you know of the BEST bra pads. Thanks!
I have the same problem with leaking. The best bra pads for me are the Medela brand. They seem to work the best.
Hands down, Lansinoh. I'm a leaker and wouldn't switch to any other brand!
I tried lily pads and they did not work for me, as I was a heavy leaker. When I nursed on one side, the other side would leak buckets, every single time for the entire six months I nursed. I went through a pair of pads every time I nursed. I loved the Lansinoh pads. They come individually wrapped so you can tuck some in your diaper bag. They are unbelievably thin but never leaked through for me. I also loved the Gerber brand, but they were very thick. They did not leak either.
Hi, D.,
Tell her to look into Lilypadz...www.lilypadz.com. I never used them for nursing, I just use them when I'm wearing a shirt that I can't wear a bra with and I don't want "headlights". But I've heard that they're phenomenal at stopping leakage.
Lansinoh - the purple box - I breast fed for a year and leaked all the time. I hated when I ran out and had to use another brand until I could get to the store. I also had reusables, but they were easily seen through my bra/shirt. Looked like "bulleyes"!!!:)
I can tell you that i preferred the washable ones. It seemed to save me money and i could always have fresh ones when they would get full.
I breastfed for a year and liked the lansinoh soft pads. they were very comfortable and never leaked. I also tried gerber ones which seemed to work well but had no adhesive.
By far, the Lansinoh pads were the most comfortable and discreet. I hated Johnson and Johnson and Gerber pads, they were bulky and stiff and felt nasty. And I wanted to like them because someone gave me a year's supply, but I just couldn't use them they were so awful! And I agree with the other poster, tell her to call her Lactation consultant right away if there is a problem, they are wonderful and can solve so many problems easily!
Hi D.,
My best selling nursing pads are the ones from La Leche League. They are contoured to be the shape of your breast, so they don't show through. You can see them here: http://www.mothersboutique.com/llrenupa4ea.html
J.
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Johnson & Johnson pads are the BEST!! Target, Walmart, and Kmart carry them (Kmart is the most expensive).
My twin sister and I have tried them ALL and won't buy anything else - and we're both on our third children!! They are thin enough, yet they hold a lot of leaking milk. Best of luck to your friend as tries nursing again!
My favorite ones were organic cotton and hemp ones from www.EverythingBirth.com
The Lansinoh and Avent ones were really nice too (the washable Avent ones were great) but I liked the hemp ones the best.
Tell her that if she uses re-usable ones, that she should NOT use fabric softener on them as it coats the fabric & keeps them from being absorbant (just like with cloth diapers). She can, however, use white viniger (sp?) which is not only a natural fabric softener but also kills yeast (thrush).
And please tell her that if she runs into ANY problems to call her LLL Leader IMMEDIATELY! Even if it's for a "silly" question or "little" problem!
Congrats to her!
When I breastfed I had lots of milk and lots of dripping.., I think I could have fed 3 or 4 kids when my milk came in. The bra pads could never keep up so I cut a kotex in half and used that. It worked great, absorbed lots more milk and much much cheaper. That is my thrift suggestion.
I also used Lansinoh pads ( though i was never much of a leaker). I hate to use disposable things, but I hated the reusable Gerber pads-- they were SO rough and stiff, even after many washings.
LANSINOH! These are by far the best pads I have tried. They are descreet and fill out the whole cup. They are absorbant and thin and come individually wrapped.
