Postpartum care.. how many pads and adult diapers will I need? - April 2025 Babies | Forums | What to Expect | Page 2 (2025)

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at the hospital, mine gave me disposable underwear and the cheap type of pads which they layer to make the pad longer? so one pad in the front and one in the back and they kinda overlap in the middle. the first day is kind of heavy and there were times I bled onto the soaker pad they put on your bed...I think more of a positional thing though, not bc I was heavily bleeding. I take the pads and underwear with me home. I just wear pads. I did diapers with my last pregnancy and they were nice bc my pelvic floor was weak so there were times I would peed when I coughed or sneezed and I wouldn't have the ability to stop it. that last maybe a week? i didnt even use the whole pack of adult diapers (maybe less than 30 in a pack) then I'll go back to pads. PP bleeding is lighter than a regular period. with both of my pregnancies, I bled for almost 12 weeks. I used pads and I knew I could use the leftovers when I started to have my period again so I can't tell you how many pads you would need. for adult diapers, I would start with just one small pack and go from there if you think you need more. they are nice but not necessary, you could just have pads and be okay.

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I think it also depends on if you tear. I had a tear with my first, so I liked having the pads with ice packs layered in like they did at the hospital. Don't know how well that works with diapers as I didn't end up needing to try them last time - I had enough pads from the hospital to see me through until I wore regular pads.

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Listen to me. Buy the fancy Frida ones. It’s worth it

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I haven’t given birth yet, but had two miscarriages and the first I bled for almost 8 weeks. Wearing a pad everyday was getting really irritating on my skin and then I thought to look into postpartum pads. I liked the honeypot postpartum pads as they have cooling herbs and it was such a relief. I’ve seen the underwear like things on Amazon and my friends have all said to stock up on those from the hospital too. My sister in law also recommended the Frida foam. I’ll probably have a few options in stock to see what is most comfortable right after birth.

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I’m a bleeder so I bleed lonnngggg… I got 2 packs of diapers, and I did the light pads after for about 2 weeks and then liners for 2 more.. I spot for very long :/ my periods are usually 6-8 days so this didn’t surprise me.. so if you don’t bleed much, I would do 1 pack diapers and 1 variety pack of pads

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I know it varies from woman to woman and pregnancy to pregnancy. I am a heavy bleeder when not pregnant so I knew the first time was gonna be rough. I used adult diapers for a few weeks, when I finally started to slow down I switched to heavy flow pads. I know it’s a little tmi but just a warning, The day I switched, I was sitting on the couch and felt like I had a major gush. Got up to go to the bathroom to check it out and I swear to goodness a clot the size of a baseball fell out of my shorts. I switched back to diapers for a few more days because that terrified me. I was still bleeding by my 6 week appointment. But was told it was normal. Take everything the hospital has to give you. It will save you money in the long run!