Maternity pads !

Guess who was a dag and bought some?

Yeah yeah, I know, too organised !! But I thought I may as well grab some now, just in case I forget later on... I dunno LOL Just seemed like a good idea to have a few handy

Yup I thought it might be something like that, only got two packs so far, will keep getting a pack a week until I have half a dozen or so (easy just to throw a pack in the trolley) !

i didn't have any where near enough the first time round - bleeding went for nearly 7 weeks, second time around i wanted to be prepared, and kinda overstocked - but am still thankful cos i can still use them for overnight etc now that i have finally started needing to use them again. I found the libra maternity good once things settled down - nice and discreet - but at first the libra goodnights are great for maternity use. i gues everyone is different - good though to start stocking up - as i said, you can always use the lft-overs later if you buy too many, but if you don't have enough hubby won't be impressed at you sending him out at 10pm one night, 4 weeks after you've had baby, to the supermarket to get some cos you just realised you've run out. lol

absoulutly! Loved the goodnights to use for some time while it was all heavy and stuff.. with the maternity ones on their own..I was scared to sneeze ;)

I bought whatever I had coupons for (Libra goodnights and Stayfree maternity) and after that just used the good old Budget brand $2 super pads. They seemed to work just as well.

I brought 8 packets but only went through 3. Everyone Id different.. another thing, buy a mixture of both thick and thin ones (the 'surfboards' and the ultrathin maternity ones) that way if you dont use them all you could use them at a later date.

Hehe I bought TWO packets of maternity pads and only used one pack. And I actually used more of them on my c-section wound than for any bleeding too because I had finished bleeding a week after. But I was really glad I had them because I got my stupid period back exactly a month after I had Alex so it was a relief that they were there.

This might be a really dingbat question, but with postpartum bleeding I take it tampons are a no no... not to use straight away mind you... but two or three weeks later if you are still going? Fairly understandable at least for that kind of bleeding not to use them at all I guess, but what about when your first period comes back (whenever that may be)?

I'm really not a pads girl but I realise that for post partum bleeding it's probably an entirely different story, and I'm completely willing to accept that and just put up with the "surfboards" as some of you call them When my period comes back though, I'm really hoping I'll be able to use tampons.

Yeah that's why I said before that I'm not normally a pads girl but realise that it is probably going to be a very different story with post partum bleeding. Figured it couldn't hurt to ask though, was expecting it to be more something to think about for when periods come back after baby rather than right after birth.