pads for nursing? Disposable nursing pads aren't very expensive for a one time buy, but when you plan on nursing for a while, they can get very pricey. Have any of you ever made them for yourself? Are there any good online sites that I might find the pattern at? How have they worked out for you? Thanks for the help ahead of time. :) hugs, jess
"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go." ~Abraham Lincoln
I never did make my own, I hadnt thought of it. After a while I noticed I didnt have as much leakage as early on and didnt need them. I admit to using thin maxi pads occasionally on the inside of my bra.
I never liked the disposable nursing pads. I just cut some cloth diapers into small squares and sewed the edges together and used that. I found that the disposables didn't allow enough air circulation and sometimes made my breasts so sore. There was no pattern. Hopefully someone knows of one.
I just cut flannel into circles and sewed them together.. i too did not like the disposables..
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog....Charles F. Doran beverley baggett Beverley with an extra E... http://bevsdoggies.googlepages.com/
I liked the disposables under thin shirts. The outline of the heavier washable pads just seemed to show through my lighter shirts. I will look at the brand on the one pads that were more comfy to wear...and didnt show too much. If you cut a circle and then cut a slit to the center and then matched it up on your breast then taped it...that would make your pattern.
This is what mine looked like and if you want to try to make some. This looks like decent tutorial.
I used contoured circles myself when I nursed 2 kids..made them myself out of 100% cotton flannel or diaper fabric..lol..Made about 50 of them at a time and packed them in diaper bag as well.Ya never know if ya need them on the road...Learned my lesson only once...
Love me like I am. farmgirl #801
Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
895 Posts
Posted - Jan 16 2010 : 08:47:02 AM
I was lucky to live in a cold place when I was nursing so I just folded up all the white hankies my husband had stashed in his drawers and used those. They worked great, I didn't have to buy anything and they were easy to wash. Living in Alaska and Scotland I always had on three or four layers so they were no show.
Have you ever made or used...
Posted - Jan 15 2010 : 6:11:04 PM
