Loving cloth breast pads!
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Topic: Loving cloth breast pads!
Posted By: kiwivic
Subject: Loving cloth breast pads!
Date Posted: 19 April 2009 at 10:58am
I used disposable breast pads for the first 10 days after Max was born so that I could use cream on my nipples (ouch!) but since then I've been using cloth breast pads and I love them!! I really wasn't sure they would be so good but I'm so glad I got them. I have a mixture of Little Cloth Kiwis bamboo velour, Ecomoon flannel & hemp and some Foxybots minky & microfibre. They're all just as good as each other to be honest, even the fleece-backed pair that I got free from LCK! 
So for anyone tempted to go cloth for breast pads too I'd say go for it!! They're so much more comfortable than disposable pads  ------------- 
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 19 April 2009 at 11:42am
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Hey, belated congrats, I didn't quite click that #3 had arrived, but of course he has! You need to change your sig
and I second that on the cloth breast pads ------------- 
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: kiwivic
Date Posted: 19 April 2009 at 4:36pm
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Thanks weegee!
Really need to get a ticker going . . . -------------
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Posted By: Genie
Date Posted: 19 April 2009 at 5:32pm
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I love my cloth breastpads too, they save me soo much money. Some of them though have gone a bit stiff and don't smell the best..do you think they could need stripping like nappies do? ------------- 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 19 April 2009 at 10:10pm
| Aww congrats Vic how are the little nappies going? |
Posted By: jules0403
Date Posted: 24 April 2009 at 2:40pm
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Thanks guys,
I was debating wether to go the cloth route this time as i found the disposables really uncomfortable last time. So now I will definately try the cloth this time round!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kiwivic
Date Posted: 24 April 2009 at 6:44pm
Thanks Rachel! I'm LOVING the tiny cloth nappies!! They are so cute & soft and really no trouble at all. I'm also surprised by how much I love fitted nappies (always thought of myself as more of a pockets/AIO girl). Motherease Rikki covers rock!!! Karyn(MI) has started selling them and they're bombproof!
Vic xx -------------
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RachandJack wrote:Posted By: jules0403
Date Posted: 24 April 2009 at 6:52pm
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Vic , What type of nappies are you using as am definately wanting to go that route?
Cheers Jules ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwivic
Date Posted: 24 April 2009 at 10:06pm
Jules, I've been using a mixture of pocket nappies, AIOs and fitted nappies with covers. The following is my own opinion only & is based on a 9lb newborn: Honeychild pockets (SM) - great fit & plenty of room for extra absorbency, plus quick-drying. 
Monkeydoodlez AIOs (SM) - really trim nappy & super-easy to get a good fit. Not the most absorbent nappy though so for a really heavy-wetter or longer stretches I'd reocmmend a doubler. 
Berry Plush AIO (SM) - gorgeous fabrics & absorbent insert but slightly fiddly and quite bulky on a tiny baby. Itti Bitti Boo fitted (SM) - really absorbent, fast-drying snap-in inserts & lovely bamboo velour fabric. Swaddlebees Organic Velour fitted (NB) - gorgeous teeny-tiny nappies with snap-down front for umbilical stump. Perfect for small newborns but only fitted 2wks on my 9lb born baby. 
Kissaluv sherpa fitted (NB) - lovely soft & stretchy nappies that still fit my 4.8kg baby well. 
Motherease Rikki cover (XS & SM) - fantastic soft & stretchy PUL cover with velcro closure. Fits nicely over all the nappies I have & really reliable. 
Bummis/Real Nappies covers (XS & SM) - good reliable PUL covers. 
Swaddlebees fleece covers (SM) - lovely soft fleece cover that fits perfectly over the Swaddlebees newborn nappies. Hope that helps!
Vic xx -------------
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Posted By: jules0403
Date Posted: 25 April 2009 at 6:51am
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Thanks Vic,
that does. Now to find the right ones for my bub. haha |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 30 April 2009 at 5:25pm
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does the nipple cream affect the absorbency of the cloth breast pad???
I am still using nipple cream but have been using a mix of cloth and disposable breast pads. -------------   
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Posted By: kiwivic
Date Posted: 30 April 2009 at 6:34pm
I used disposable breast pads for the first week or so while I was using nipple cream as I suspect it could clog up the fabric on cloth breast pads just like it would cloth nappies, and that could affect absorbency. Vic xx -------------
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