https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:28:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2204588 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:29:57 +0000 Happygal 2204588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use them night and day at 4 months pp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2204401 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:19:21 +0000 matador84 2204401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 8-9 months with both kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2204379 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:54:38 +0000 youboots 2204379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I left the house for 3 hours and did fine. I think I will just keep a scarf and nursing pads in my diaper bag. I have a strong letdown on one side but not the other- so I'll just feed her on that side first when I'm out. Thanks ladies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2204372 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:51:28 +0000 Dandelion 2204372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped last week. M is 14 months and nurses twice a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2204311 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:30:38 +0000 bushelandapeck 2204311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually still use them at DD is 8 mos. I find that I have strong let down on both sides when nursing so I use them to avoid having to change my shirt :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2204291 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:18:29 +0000 mrsrain 2204291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it was around 3 months. I had some cloth ones that I kept in the diaper bag forever (well, until around 9 months probably), just in case I needed them, but I never did.</p> <p>ETA: I think I did struggle with night-leaking for a while, but wearing a nursing bra to sleep seemed to nip that in the bud, and eventually I was able to go back to sleeping without one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2204263 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:51:18 +0000 renee 2204263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought the reusable ones from the beginning. I have some super thick ones I wear at night, thin ones I wear during the day. It seems like I need them all the time on my left side (it has a larger supply, strong let down), and only sometimes on my right. I'll probably wear them until I wean. Not worth the risk of being covered in milk! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2204211 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:17:31 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2204211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nursed for a year but only used the pads for a few months I think?</p> <p>I wear padded bras though so a little leak was absorbed by that! It happened a lot actually. But never through to my shirt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2204203 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:12:38 +0000 jape14 2204203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a bigtime leaker and I didn't stop wearing nursing pads until I daytime- and pump-weaned around 7.5 months. (I still nurse in the morning &amp; before bed, but not otherwise.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2204199 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:09:14 +0000 ShootingStar 2204199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't ever randomly leak, but while I was nursing I would leak on the opposite side. I think I stopped using pads sometime shortly after I went back to work. I mostly pumped during the day, and when I fed DS at home I'd stuff a burp cloth in my bra. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203985 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:16:54 +0000 snowjewelz 2203985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't even have great supply, but DD is 6 mo and I still wear them b/c I do leak a teeny bit if I let down randomly, and my nursing bras aren't thick, so I don't like to get wet spots! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203661 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 07:50:10 +0000 hellobeeboston 2203661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I needed them the entire time I nursed, 10 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203660 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 07:49:17 +0000 LAZB 2203660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never really needed them </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203637 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 07:19:36 +0000 JessKas 2203637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I needed them for 12-13 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203609 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:45:29 +0000 yellowbird 2203609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore them for about 10 months with #1. I still need them around the clock at 10 weeks this time as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203603 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:34:46 +0000 Peasinapod 2203603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually didn't need them at all. Probably should have waited before buying a jumbo box. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203601 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:32:59 +0000 Pancakes 2203601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO2 is almost 9 months and I'm still wearing them around the clock! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203588 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 05:44:20 +0000 avivoca 2203588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore them for nearly a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203587 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 05:41:46 +0000 Pumuckl 2203587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could always quit using them around 2.5/3months PP. I do still use non-reusable ones every now and then when I really, really want to make sure to not leak (like the few days I spend at the office - I mainly WAH). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203558 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 01:21:02 +0000 turquoisemama 2203558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost 5 months and I still use them all day and night. I really only leak when I haven't nursed all night or from the opposite breast that she's feeding from, but it's more of an assurance that I won't humiliate myself. Also to avoid doing more laundry than necessary! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203554 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:31:43 +0000 PawPrints 2203554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9 weeks old and definitely still need them. I have 4 pairs of reusable ones and I go through them daily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203552 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:30:26 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 2203552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never needed them at all. It sounds like it's pretty individual! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203538 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 23:45:52 +0000 lamariniere 2203538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to use them until the day I weaned! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-using-nursing-pads#post-2203518 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 22:43:12 +0000 youboots 2203518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T is 14 weeks and I think my supply is established. I don't wear pads around the house. I was going to invest in some better reusable pads but lately I have not been having a letdown reflex when I'm not nursing very often. So when did you stop using nursing pads? I don't care at home or at night. I'm just trying to not wear black all the time to prevent public embarrassment. But now I'm not sure it's worth buying a bunch more types of reusable pads- I just assumed I would have to use them the whole time I'm BF. </p>