Nursing Pads Pattern

[jgmziii]

Do any of you mamas know where I can find a nursing pad pattern?

TIA

[jgmziii]

What are the best fabrics to use then?

[KariM]

I just trace around a CD to make them. I've found flannel works pretty okay. I tried a hemp/cotton fleece, but it got pretty soggy.

Many mamas swear by wool. I have a sensitivity, though, and don't need a rash on my breasts!

[saoirse2007]

i used old prefolds and a coffee mug...lol

[woodchick]

I used an old flannel sheet and traced around a CD. Then zig zag stitched around four layers together. They've worked pretty well for me.

[SuzymomofLaura]

Hi there, here's a tutorial I did on DIY washable breastpads. I made loads of them and have been using them for 5 years in a row now... You can vary the fabrics or number of layers, depending on your preferences and the desired size. Happy sewing

[autumnfairy76]

I also traced around a music CD.
Then I cut a very small pie slice out of each layer and sewed the cut edges together so each layer was just slightly cone shaped, giving the pad a contoured shape.
I used 4 layers:
Outside layer of PUL (not sure this really ended up being necessary as I wasn't a big leaker)
2 absorbant layers inside: I used 1 of hemp terry, 1 hemp fleece. You can use old t-shirts, old towels, flannel, cotton, bamboo, microfiber, terry, whatever you have that is absorbant.
1 inner stay-dry layer of suedecloth.
I basically just used what I had on hand left-over from making diapers.
I don't have a serger, so I just zig-zagged over the edge several times around to keep it all from fraying. They worked great!

[Green_Ma_4]

awesome!!
Thanks ladies, I was thinking that it wasnt that hard and I have so much fabric left over from making diapers, so this is perfect!
Thanks!!