Breastfeeders - Bra/Pads or not?

[happy-chick]

Do you wear a bra & pads all the time or just sometimes? I have to wear a bra permenantly cos I tend to leak LOADS but its doing my head in, just wondered what everyone else does?

 

[KJ]

Both, all the time! But it has to be my special comfy M&S bras and it has to be TT ultra absorbant pads! Used to leak everywhere before I found these pads. And the best thing is, even when they've got loads of milk in them, they never feel wet against your skin.

K.xx

 

[loz]

I have to wear bra and pads all the time as I leak loads as well. I put a towel on the bed at night so I dont need to wear it in bed. It is a pain in the bum though

 

[andreag]

I did a bra and pads for the first 3 months or so, and then everything settled down and I ditched the pads.

 

[Urchin]

Bra & pads al lthe time... I just bought some lilypadz to try too.

http://www.lilypadzonline.co.uk/

 

[happy-chick]

Bra & pads al lthe time... I just bought some lilypadz to try too.

http://www.lilypadzonline.co.uk/

They look fantastic, let me know if they are any good

 

[charlie84]

Yep bra and pads all the time for me, day and night.

 

[Xena]

bra and pads all the time for me too. After trying several different types of pads and all of them leaking horribly, I've settled with tommee tippee ones - they never leak during the day and only very rarely at night, so they're the best I've found.

 

[paradysso]

i only wear a bra and no leaks so not needing pads but im having milk issues.. hurry up fenugreek i want leaky boobs

 

[DebbieM]

Bra and pads all the time here! I leak like a tap when Luke's not been fed for a little while. Hilarious. Hate sleeping in a bra though.

 

[valentine]

I hope I have good news for you ladies. Once I started weaning DD at 6 months old, my supply dropped so much that I stopped having to wear breast pads every day and now don't even need them at night as she hasn't woken up for a night feed for a long time now. I only feed 3 times a day on a normal day (occassionally 4) and express a couple of oz every morning for her porridge but my supply has completely changed.

I do still sleep in a bra but I have F/G cup boobs and they are just so uncomfy otherwise. I do hate it though.

Valentine Xxx

 

[Melanie]

I had to wear a bra and pads until Thea was about 8 months and then my supply settled down with her starting solids and i didnt need either anymore! It was a pain wearing a bra to bed!

 

[weenik]

I only bf for last feed at night now so don't wear pads any more - I did have to when I was bf'ing fully though but didn't leak too much after 4 months so used Tesco own make pads

 

[Zodiac]

Yup - Bra & pads all the time.

I hate having to wear a bra at night, but would just make a total mess of my bed linen if I didn't

Especially last night.... my LO normally goes 4-6 hours between feeds thru the night, but went a whopping 10 hours between feeds for the first time. Great news for my sleeping - but boobs like ripe water melons until he fed at 4am, when I drenched him with my freeflowing fountain

 

[Squiglet]

Only a bra as I don't want my boobs reaching my knees by the time I'm 35, but I don't wear pads... its really rare for me to leak.. lil miss makes sure there is never a surpluss of milk to leak out...