Has anyone used reusable breast pads in the past ? I never did with my son and I had bad cracked bleeding nipples with…

I haven't tried them but I have some to try this time. I did feel like the disposable ones were very cheap and didn't absorb a whole lot. Good luck this time around!

In making my own this time too!! And I totally agree. The disposable ones are crap and get stuck to me :( and I would think 6 pairs should be an alright number to have.

I buy mine from walmart. 6 was never enough even with me washing every other day. I produce a lot of milk and would soak through after a few hours. I went through about 6 pair per day.

Those are so cute!!

I tried a couple random reusable pads with my second. I didn't love them. Then, with my third, I discovered bamboobies reusable pads! Best purchase ever!! They were so much more comfy! However, I felt like reusables did need changed more than the disposables no matter the brand. Even the overnight ones. I made do with about 6 with my third but I'm getting more for this one!!

I wasn’t a big fan... but I was a big leaker. I went through a tonne... and found that sometimes I couldn’t get the milk smell out of them.

With my first 2 kids I used the disposable ones & hated them! I could never get them to feel comfortable. With my third I used reusable ones & loved them! I had about a dozen. It seemed like a lot, but I wasn't sure how many I would need. A dozen was super helpful though when my baby was going through growth spurts & my milk supply was adjusting. I would recommend a dozen, but that's just me. I'm having twins this time, so idk what to expect from my supply, but I have my same dozen. Oh, & yours are super cute!

I hated disposable ones, they felt like diapers in my shirt! So I’ve used the cotton reusable pads for 2 babies now. I probably have 10 pairs, & that worked out for me since I did laundry every day/other day. If you’re making them all I would suggest to make a few thicker ones for night time!!

I used reusable ones that I made last time and it worked great, I would make more than 6 pair though. I would say double that. I would use many in a day because you don't want the wet ones to sit on your skin too long, it can promote thrush.

@tundrak when you made yours how many layers did you use? I have one pul the 2x cotton bamboo and 1x flannel do you then they will be ok iv never made them before or used them, but i hated the disposables with my son, I have 5 sets made so far im going to do some without the pul (waterproof nappy fabric) an double up the flannel see which work better

Definetly use PUL on every one otherwise they'll leak through, especially in the first few months when let down is strong. Those layers are good and I did the same PUL, cotton, flannel. I made ones with just one cotton layer in the middle but definetly prefer the one with 2 layers. I made mine with a 4 inch diameter

I just used a CD to trace around for the size so I'm not sure how big it is lol I will keep making them with pul i think thankyou