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Breast Pads - Recommendations Please
Posted: 07 July 2012 09:54 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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Ladies, need your recommendations please. 

Having recently returned to living in the UK, my stash of brilliant disposable breast pads are about to run out.  I’ve just bought Tescos own and they are rubbish, I might as well have tissue paper in my bra smile  Have any of you found any that you would recommend..I’m definitely looking for disposable ones.

Thank you in advance, Jen x

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Posted: 07 July 2012 09:56 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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I used Lansinoh ones, they were good and widely available x HTH x

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Posted: 07 July 2012 09:57 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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After trying several different ones, I too found the ones mentioned above the best.

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Posted: 07 July 2012 10:44 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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I use disposable as I just can’t get washables to work for me. I prefer lanolish as mentioned above (sp?) I have also used tommy tippy and these are good too. you can order the lanolish ones from John Lewis and they deliver.

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Posted: 08 July 2012 06:35 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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For the first couple of weeks last time, when my supply was dealing with a milk starved 3 year old and a newborn, I used Lansinoh ones too. They were really good at coping with the amounts I was leaking whilst I worked out how to feed two at once. I did become sensitive to them very quickly though so went back to my washables, doubled up and with a fleece circle over the outside for extra protection. But then I am super sensitive to any of the disposable paper/pulp products, sanitary towels used to give me soreness/thrush within hours of use, very similar to the effect of disposable nappies on a newborn.
I think I got the lansinoh ones from Mothercare? Or rather DD got them for me smile

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Posted: 08 July 2012 08:13 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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After using a few brands I stuck with Tommee Tippee ones, absorbent and soft. Think they were cheaper than Lansinoh and more widely available (no special trip to Mothercare, often on offer at Tesco), and I preferred them. Think I found Lansinoh a bit too contoured and shaped, almost like shallow cups. NEVER use Boots own unless you want scratchy unabsorbent tissue rustling about in your bra (yes they audibly rustle like crisp packets in a cinema when you move!)

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Posted: 08 July 2012 08:55 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]  
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Many thanks ladies, that’s exactly what I needed - much appreciated, have a lovely weekend, Jen x

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