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MissAngel 
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Posted: 06 June 2010 at 5:21pm |
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Which are the best absorbency wise? I'm leaking like a sieve and the disposable ones just arent cutting it! that and they're too blimmin expensive.
I dont have the time to make my own unfortunatly, so i'm gonna have to buy some.
TIA :D
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Posted: 06 June 2010 at 5:42pm |
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I got mine from Breastmates. They are hemp with a fleece backing. This tie round I've had enough milk for 2 babies lol and they have been great .
Dry fast as well
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Posted: 06 June 2010 at 6:09pm |
I've got friends who recommend Ecomoon ones as being a good price and absorbant.
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Posted: 06 June 2010 at 6:10pm |
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I have both the baby first and pea pods bamboo ones - I prefer the bamboo ones as they feel more comfy on.
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Posted: 06 June 2010 at 9:50pm |
there is all these ones...
HEMP LINK
washable link
Wool link
then theres plenty in babycity and stuff too
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Tigerish
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Posted: 06 June 2010 at 9:57pm |
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Personally, I found the washable ones weren't absorbent enough in the early days. I had to use disposable until my milk has settled down. I'd be interested if you find a good washable that can cope with all the milk. Might be useful for next time!
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MissAngel
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Posted: 07 June 2010 at 5:37am |
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I sure hope I can find one that will cope! The only disposables that *just* cut is are the johnson and johnson ones, but they're $10 a box and i'm using nearly a box a day!
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Posted: 07 June 2010 at 11:22am |
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Just make sure they have a stay dry layer. I found that my wool ones had my milk go straight thought them, but I had some with a PUL layer and mircofleece so I stayed dry as did my clothes. I think the absorbant fabric was hemp.
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Posted: 07 June 2010 at 2:49pm |
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I use avent reusable ones and think they are lovely..nice and soft and more absorbant than some other ones I had...
They are the ones with lace on the outside. They seemed pretty absorbant to me. About $10 for 6, I just got a couple of boxes so I could change them regularly.
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Posted: 07 June 2010 at 6:44pm |
Any chance you're using cloth nappies? If you've got a couple of spare inserts lying around... 
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 6:08pm |
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I found the pigeon brand to be the most absorbent - they would get really heavy! TBH I didn't find the reusable ones all that absorbent - couldn't take as much as the disposables. Good luck!!
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 7:52pm |
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Just a tip my midwife passed on to me -- I would leak majorly as well, especially from the other breast when DS was feeding -- my midwife suggested that when he starts feeding, to use the flat of my hand to push in the other breast fairly hard -- it actually works and the milk stops flowing from that breast!
I still leak a bit, but at least the pads (mostly) catch it now...
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Posted: 11 June 2010 at 12:04pm |
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I bought the Medela ones (3 pairs in a pack) and they were OK, but I didn't like the lace facing on them. My lab liked them enough to eat one of them!
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Posted: 11 June 2010 at 3:18pm |
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Where's kahlia when you need her. She used mmaturnity pads. Yes she did. 2 i believe.
I was lik ethat too had to change every feed and sometimes in between. Pigeon ones were best as the didn't leak and the stuck on good.
I now use Ecomoon's 3 layer bamboo ones. I've heard good things about the merino ones aswell.
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