Comments on: Homemade Nursing Pads

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:59:10 +0000

Thank-you for sharing the directions on how to make these. I am in the process of helping a mommy in need on “needy mommies” on cafemom.com, and now I can whip up some cloth breast pads to donate to her and other woman who need these..
*also these are great as less in the landfill…I am all for living a more eco-friendly life style..

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:58:11 +0000

Just use whatever flannel you can find. I did not use anything special myself.

By: spipes

spipes — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:34:43 +0000

all the flannel i have seen, and old flannel shirts i have on hand, is 100% cotton. i also can’t find any fleece that isn’t polyester. since the fleece will go towards the bra rather than sit against my skin is it ok to use the polyester? if not, can you suggest a source for acquiring a wool fleece? thanks in advance.

By: Kara

Kara — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:08:40 +0000

I cant believe I never thought to use fleece until I read this. I still had problems with leaking with 4 layers of flannel. And I should have thought of it, I used fleece in the diapers I made for my daughter.

By: Shay

Shay — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:09:55 +0000

let me just say… LOVE IT!!! i don’t like the idea of having to spend $10 per box of disposables when they run out so quickly AND they still leak. i found this site today and made myself a set of 4 in about 20 minutes or less. i used an old baby blanket and some thick cloth diapers as my inside. thanks for the grea idea!!

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:00:12 +0000

I bought the Lilly Padz as well, but I found that they were very uncomfortable and also you could see their shape (cause they are slightly more pointed than a real boob) through the bra and shirt. I think cloth is way more comfortable and also affordable (I think I paid 30 for my Lilly Padz)

By: Heather R

Heather R — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:55:37 +0000

I tried the Gerber brand ones, and they leaked honorably! (I have a heavy let down though…)
Thanks for all the info! I cloth diaper, but was using disposable breast pads, simply because I couldn’t find anything else reliable enough! I will definitely be making some of these!

By: Candice

Candice — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:33:51 +0000

Congratulations on your pregnancy! You can use an old sweatshirt, as long as it’s polyester or mostly polyester – the trick to the waterproofing is in the polyester, and a cotton fleece sweatshirt would just absorb the moisture! A lot of people use the anti-pill fleece at JoAnns (the stuff people love to make into tie blankets.)

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:37:37 +0000

I am sure they will work fine with what you have…but I do know that real flannel will absorb better than cotton. You will probably experience more wetness against your skin than with flannel and fleece which absorbs it.

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:05:35 +0000

I liked these so much, I had my mom make me 7 more sets! She added a layer of fleece on the inside as well, keeping the moisture off my skin (I have lots of thrush issues), and it feels so nice on a sore gal like me. She also made them an inch bigger than suggested (the size of a Cool Whip lid) to reduce visibility. The inside flannel is also a half inch smaller than the fleece and sewn to the outside fleece layer (she used white fleece, so they look a little like softballs, lol). Thanks, Lindsay!