Mama cloth without snaps?

[bcblondie]

So, I have a diva cup, but it sometimes leaks, especially on my heavy days and at night. I'd like to make some cloth pads, or at least some liners for "just in case" or if I don't feel like hasseling with the cup.

The only thing that's holding me back is I don't have a snap press. Will it stay in place if I don't have snaps? Or is there another way I could keep it in place?

ETA. Also. I have some leftover PUL from diapers. Could I use this for mama cloth, or won't it breathe well enough? I'm guessing it would have a harder time staying in place if I used PUL as well...
Thanks.

[kaleidoscopeeyes]

You could make something like these: New Moon Pads

They don't have any wings. They stay in place just fine, but they bunch a bit on me. They'd be fine as back-up though. They feel a lot less bulky than any pads with wings that I've tried too.

[ledzepplon]

Hmm, I haven't sewn my own cloth, but I do use cloth pads. I would think that without snaps they wouldn't stay in place too well. Can you use aplix instead? You could even back the pads in one side of the aplix and have a few pairs of dedicated underwear that you sew the other side to . . .

Just a thought!

[bcblondie]

Wow thanks for the quick responses.

Kal. The New Moon pads look cute. (And what clever names! lol) I'm glad to hear they've stayed in place. Maybe it depends what the back fabric is.

Led. I thought of aplix but just, the same as snaps but with aplix instead. I didn't think to sew some to my underwear... I do have a lot of underwear. lol..
And if I did sew it to my underwear then once the underwear wore out it would be easy to sew a new batch.

Hm.. That's actually not too bad an idea! I'd still only need like 6 underwear with aplix, and the pad could stick right to it!

Thanks for the brainstorming! I think I'll make 1 or 2 without, if it doesn't stay put I'll do the velcro.

[PancakesMancakes]

I use velcro too I sewed the scratchy side on the crotch of my underwear and the soft velcro side on the pad. It works great! I'd recommend doing it this way cause if you're anything like me, you totally run out of pads. Then I just grab one of dp's socks and stick it to the velcro until I can do laundry

[ms.shell]

you can also use sew in snaps or do a tiny button and buttonhole or use velcro on wings.
the straight (wingless) ones do stay in place pretty well (except for long overnight ones or if they are pul backed), but it is easy for them to fall out at the toilet, so sometimes i use a tiny safety pin to hold them in place.

[bcblondie]

Oh a button!! How in the heck didn't I think of that?! LOL. Thanks Ms shell.

Pancakes that's a great idea! LOL at DP's socks! I wonder what my hubby would think of that! I just won't tell him. lol.

[bcblondie]

I had another idea. What about a detatchable (possibly waterproof) layer with wings, that buttons underneath. With a velcro or buttons (again lol) to attach a rectangular-ish shaped pad.

That way you don't have to sew velcro to your actual underwear.

[LightForest]

I've had good success using snap tape as the closure for homemade cloth pads. My pads would bunch up too much if I didn't use some sort of closure!

[bcblondie]

Good idea! I don't have any of that on hand but I have some old onesies with snaps! lol.

[luv-my-boys]

I wanted to share this link with you (and others) its a great site with lots of info and patterns for different cloth pads.

I ended up buying a pack of sew on type snaps (they are in the notion section with things like buttons,velcro,needles) I was able to sew them on the *wings* and they work just as well as the snaps the only difference is that you sew them on.

http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidia...Ypads/DIY.html

[bcblondie]

You forgot the link. lol.

[luv-my-boys]

Originally Posted by bcblondie

You forgot the link. lol.

sorry, mommy brain.

[bcblondie]

Been there. lol.

[KristyDi]

I made some winged pads that I meant to put snaps on as soon as I got a snap press. That was several months ago. I've been using them with a small safety pin. I pin the wings together on the underside where they would snap or velcro. It works fine.

[annethcz]

In the past, I used just plain flannel pads with success. No PUL, no wings, just several layers of flannel sewn together into a rectangle.

[bcblondie]

Do you girls think it would be wise to put extra layers just in the middle, to reduce bulk around the edges?

[Indigo73]

I am fond of wingless pads as my cup back up.

[bcblondie]

I made my first one! You like?
I'm trying it for the first time and it's a tiny bit bulker than sposie pads, I think, but at least they don't scratch/stick to your butt! And they're not stiff like sposies are at first. I like it.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u.../clothpad2.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...5/clothpad.jpg

[bcblondie]

I just read you can make cloth tampons!!!