Wool nursing pads just don't work for me.

[Beauchamp]

I am so bummed! I *really* wanted to love my wool nursing pads. I got two sets of Little Beetle organic wool nursing pads. I didn't know what "powerful let down" consisted of exactly, but I must have it, because I leak with these pads. Not *all* the time, but when I leak, it IMMEDIATELY goes through the pad and soaks my bra/shirt. I've even tried wearing two pads at a time. I've washed them with Suds n' Duds wool bar, I've let them soak in a Lansinoh lanolin bath.

Is there a way that I can love my wool? Do I just need a different brand, more layers, etc? I really wanted to use wool, since it seems so easy to just have two or three pairs and rotate them, washing occasionally. I also like that they don't feel cold and clammy, like the disposables can.

I hate it when I brag to DH all about a natural/simple solution that can eliminate buying disposable/paper products and it DOESN'T WORK.

[guitarmama]

I had the same problem with wool. It seems weird, but the cloth Johnson and Johnson pads worked well for me. I don't know why they didn't soak through when the wool did.

[jmo]

yeah, I've had the same problem. I leak thru everything without a water proof backer. The only cloth pads I can use are a fleece pair with a PUL backing.

[Beauchamp]

when you wear a cloth nursing pad, does it last you all day? That was one thing that made wool appeal to me, that they can absorb and you won't feel wet and/or cold, and theoretically you could wear the same pad all day. How many sets of cloth nursing pads do you own?

I'm so mad about the wool. I want to try other brands/thicknesses, but they are so $$$ to just randomly try and see.

[MissMommyNiceNice]

I could never use cloth pads. I had to use the sposie ones. I particularly favored the gerber ultrathin. You couldn't even see them and they were very absorbant.