Depends vs pads for after birth? - Page 5

[veganf]

Once I tried cotton/hemp pads or prefolds for my postpartum pads I'll never use another paper product. The cloth is sooo much more comfortable!

[jmmom]

Don't know if this has already been suggested, but once my flow slowed down a little bit - maybe after 4-5 days - I used cloth diapers! (Not ones that were shared with ds, lol.) I supposed it's pretty much the same as using a cloth pad. I highly, highly recommend it.

[mom2annika]

I will NOT use Depends or any off-brand after the new babe comes. They have the same kind of gel in them that disposable diapers have, and I think those little gel pellets may have interfered with the healing in my case. On the package of disposable dipes they say it's harmless and can be wiped off your babe's skin, but for broken skin....no thanks! It was incredibly painful.

I'll probably use disposable maxi pads, or some cloth pads. I have a few, and the pp's are right, you can't beat 'em for comfort.

[desertpenguin]

i think the Depends are probably cottony-cover and not the weirdo plasticky dry-weave stuff. i bought a pack of Affirm (Target's generic brand) and they are cottony. i don't like the idea of using them because of the chemicals, but i know i bled a lot for about a week or so after ds was born so i decided to buy them for just-in-case. whatever i don't use, i plan on giving to my midwives so they can pass them on to other clients of theirs that might need them. one could always post them on freecycle or craig's list as well, if they had some they needed to pass on...anyways, if i do use some of them i will probably only be using them for the initial period of really heavy flow and then switch to my momma cloth.

[heatherRN]

Originally Posted by treehugginhippie

In the hospital with my 1st, they used frozen newborn diapers (at least that's what they looked like). So this time (having a hb), I'm thinking about using a couple of DD's Seventh Generation training pants opened up inside one of those mesh panties. Has anyone tried this?

I also used newborn diapers last time (and also for my miscarriage) and plan on having some around if the pads are too messy. We keep some disposable diapers around for trips, so I think I have a dozen or so that I can use for the first few days.

Those Poise Panties do look pretty good though!