Lily Padz?

[gdaniels77]

I know I'm probably not the only one but by this point it seems like I won't be out of nursing pads until LO is weaned. We're 7 weeks and I'm still spontaneously having letdown a couple times in between each feeding. Not only that but it's filling up the entire (regular sized) nursing pad every time. The cotton washable pads are a joke, because when I leak it immediately goes right through to my clothes. I had found a disposable kind that I like, Nuk Super Dry, but it seems they've been discontinued or at least all of the stores around have stopped carrying them completely.

So last night I went to Target and bought a pair of Lily Padz, the reusable silicone stick-on pads that are supposed to put pressure on your nipple to keep you from leaking at all. You just peel one off when it's time to nurse and then stick it back on afterwards. I had read reviews online and for the most part it looked like people had decent luck with them working just as long as they were pressed on securely.
I made sure to read the instructions and press them on as securely as possible to avoid human error. Well, very soon after I got home and put them on, it was time to feed LO. So I pulled it off the side she was going to nurse from and crossed my fingers that the other side would work as advertised. I had the letdown feeling on the other side, but just assumed it was working as planned.
About 5 minutes I I felt a weird sensation going across both of my boobs and LO pulled back really suddenly. I looked down to find that the Lily Pad had completely filled up with milk and there was about a 1 cm gap where the seal had broken and was forcefully pouring a stream of milk across both boobs and onto LO's face! I held down the gap with my finger and got DH to hold her while I tried to fix the situation. I grabbed a storage bottle in hopes to catch the trapped milk, but instead when I tried to slowly pull back the pad all of it poured out all over the floor.

So, have any of you tried the Lily Padz and had any luck? I'm trying to figure out if I just need to get the hang of them or if they were just a waste of 20 bucks. If not, do you have a specific type of nursing pad/solution for heavy leakage that works really well for you?

[rn536]

Jan 23, 2015 13:54:11 GMT -5 @nedralynn said:

I really like the lansinoh (spelling) nursing pads I've never had an issue

This is what I use too and love them. You can also try Milkies milk savor to collect milk on the non nursing side when feeding. It's mostly foremilk but you can freeze and add to other milk or use for cereal when the time comes.

www.mymilkies.com/milksaver

[feeshahd]

Jan 23, 2015 13:54:11 GMT -5 @nedralynn said:

I really like the lansinoh (spelling) nursing pads I've never had an issue

Another vote for Lansinoh disposable nursing pads. I have a pretty serious let down while nursing and these have stayed strong for me.
I always get the big box because I change them
a few times a day.

[pooky08]

I have the lansinoh disposables. They work really well.

However, I am a huge fan of my bamboobies. I have to use the overnight ones and change them 1-2x a day. They feel so nice. I just wash them with the baby clothes. Lord knows that load gets washed frequently enough.

[apsalartoll]

Lansinoh disposables work well for me during the day, but I need something for nights. The disposables don't stay in place, so milk leaks around them. I tried large maxi pads cut in half but they aren't comfortable. I'm using some reusable flannel wipes now but milk tends to leak through if LO sleeps more than 3 hours.

Am I just stuck with big milky wet spots on the sheets?

[stampingqueen]

Jan 23, 2015 17:28:06 GMT -5 apsalartoll said:

Lansinoh disposables work well for me during the day, but I need something for nights. The disposables don't stay in place, so milk leaks around them. I tried large maxi pads cut in half but they aren't comfortable. I'm using some reusable flannel wipes now but milk tends to leak through if LO sleeps more than 3 hours.

Am I just stuck with big milky wet spots on the sheets?

I put a bath towel folded in half under me when I sleep. I nurse LO in bed when DH brings her to me and it's much easier to change out if bath towel if she spit up or if I leak than it is to change the sheet.

[raechay]

I use Charlie Banana pads. They are rather large, and I believe waterproof on the side facing your shirt. I don't leak that badly though so I can't speak to their ability to hold back the flow.

[gdaniels77]

Jan 23, 2015 17:28:06 GMT -5 apsalartoll said:

Lansinoh disposables work well for me during the day, but I need something for nights. The disposables don't stay in place, so milk leaks around them. I tried large maxi pads cut in half but they aren't comfortable. I'm using some reusable flannel wipes now but milk tends to leak through if LO sleeps more than 3 hours.

Am I just stuck with big milky wet spots on the sheets?

My sheets look horrible because of this too. That's why I liked the Nuk Ultra Dry (not Super Dry or whatever I put in the OP) because they were big enough that if they moved I would still be covered. At least until they got full and couldn't soak up anymore. I've tried putting a towel down but it sucks to have to do more work in the middle of the night to change out a wet towel. There's got to be some better solution!

[gdaniels77]

Jan 23, 2015 17:25:29 GMT -5 pooky08 said:

I have the lansinoh disposables. They work really well.

However, I am a huge fan of my bamboobies. I have to use the overnight ones and change them 1-2x a day. They feel so nice. I just wash them with the baby clothes. Lord knows that load gets washed frequently enough.

I currently have a box of the Lansinoh disposables because they're at least more comfortable to me than the Medela ones, and now that I can't find the Nuk ones anywhere it's pretty much just down to those two brands unless I buy online.
I read about the overnight Bamboobies and was thinking about trying them. I already have to do laundry so often it wouldn't be any problem to have to wash them. I just want to know if they're worth it. Do they do pretty well in terms of heavy leakage? I have to change out whatever disposables I use at least every time I feed, that means around 8-10 times a day, so 1-2 times sounds too good to be true. Not to mention a hell of a money saver in the long run.

[Deleted]

Some people like the Lilly pads. Others find that the Lilly pads apply pressure in the wrong place to make even more milk come out. Applying pressure straight to the areola and nipple toward the chest wall can help to limit let down on the opposite side while nursing. Bamboobies. seem to be pretty popular.

[gdaniels77]

Jan 24, 2015 17:45:21 GMT -5 @amyg said:

Some people like the Lilly pads. Others find that the Lilly pads apply pressure in the wrong place to make even more milk come out. Applying pressure straight to the areola and nipple toward the chest wall can help to limit let down on the opposite side while nursing. Bamboobies. seem to be pretty popular.

Hmm, maybe that's what the problem was when I tried them. I will try applying pressure like that next time I nurse. Thanks @amyg!

[horsefeathers3]

Apply pressure with the heel of the Palm of your hand. Works perfectly without the fuss of pads. I've never been a fan of the pads anyhow, the are bulky and uncomfortable to me.

[apsalartoll]

raechay thanks so much for the recommendation for Charlie Banana pads! I got some yesterday (thank you, Amazon same day delivery!) and they worked really well. No wet spots on the sheets and my nightgown wasn't wet at all. The pads themselves were just slightly damp, so they do a good job of wicking away the milk.

[raechay]

Jan 25, 2015 13:49:18 GMT -5 apsalartoll said:

raechay thanks so much for the recommendation for Charlie Banana pads! I got some yesterday (thank you, Amazon same day delivery!) and they worked really well. No wet spots on the sheets and my nightgown wasn't wet at all. The pads themselves were just slightly damp, so they do a good job of wicking away the milk.

oh good! I'm glad they worked for you