OHbaby! Forums : "Mummy pads" https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:36:28 +0000 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:53:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=32353 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : Hehe just saw this thread. I made...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=990148&title=mummy-pads#990148 Author: rachelsea
Subject: 32353
Posted: 07 April 2010 at 5:53pm

Hehe just saw this thread. I made my own from leftover nappy fabric, with wings that tuck around under the undies and snap together. What a great idea having pads snapping straight to the undies, am going to add snaps to my old granny knickers and make some snap-in ones

And for washing, I keep an icecream container in the bathroom cupboard, and when it's "that time of the month" I fill up the icecream container with cold water, and put each pad in there to soak till washing time then tip out the water (have heard of using that "used water" to water plants with, but I don't have plants so it just goes down the tub), then wash them. No stains.

Sorry for the novel ]]> Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:53:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=990148&title=mummy-pads#990148 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : You can buy cloth pads esp for...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=985520&title=mummy-pads#985520 Author: Emmecat
Subject: 32353
Posted: 01 April 2010 at 8:08am

You can buy cloth pads esp for post partum (www.gladrags.com I think does them)...or just make them yourself with a flannel folded in 3...that's pretty thick. If it worried you about someone else doing the washing, I guess you could soak them in cold water first and rinse them yourself before the other person did the washing? Makes it a bit less, erm, obvious IYKWIM lol ]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:08:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=985520&title=mummy-pads#985520 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : Has anyone tried using cloth pads...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=985452&title=mummy-pads#985452 Author: kiwisj
Subject: 32353
Posted: 01 April 2010 at 12:24am

Has anyone tried using cloth pads for after bubs? (ie lochia)

Only issue I have is that someone else does my washing .... and not sure how she'd feel about this being added to the washing pile ]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:24:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=985452&title=mummy-pads#985452 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : Julz- they look a bit gross but...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=985264&title=mummy-pads#985264 Author: Emmecat
Subject: 32353
Posted: 31 March 2010 at 8:23pm

Julz- they look a bit gross but they save truckloads of money and are so easy to use!  Next try googling 'sea sponge' lol...... 

Cloth pads rule!!!!!!

]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:23:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=985264&title=mummy-pads#985264 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : oh dont worry about the menstural...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=984233&title=mummy-pads#984233 Author: julz85
Subject: 32353
Posted: 30 March 2010 at 8:25pm

oh dont worry about the menstural cup question , i just googeld it lol . wow so much i did not know about lol



Edited by julz]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:25:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=984233&title=mummy-pads#984233 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : i was just reading with interest,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=984231&title=mummy-pads#984231 Author: julz85
Subject: 32353
Posted: 30 March 2010 at 8:23pm

i was just reading with interest , i didnt even know you could buy re-usable pads  altho makes sense , would be sooooo much cheaper!!! and whats a menstural cup ? lol or should i not even ask ? hahaha

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:23:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=984231&title=mummy-pads#984231 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : Weegee i have looked into the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=980973&title=mummy-pads#980973 Author: _H_
Subject: 32353
Posted: 26 March 2010 at 9:49pm

Weegee i have looked into the menstrual cup but its just a bit much for me ]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:49:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=980973&title=mummy-pads#980973 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : I especially love the Ecomoon...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=980966&title=mummy-pads#980966 Author: weegee
Subject: 32353
Posted: 26 March 2010 at 9:45pm

I especially love the Ecomoon ones that snap in to the underwear so they don't move around, really comfy underwear too They are pretty easy to make though.

Just to be extra hippie, if you're considering mama cloth, you might consider a menstrual cup too...?]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:45:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=980966&title=mummy-pads#980966 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : Oh yeah and just throw them in...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=980862&title=mummy-pads#980862 Author: Emmecat
Subject: 32353
Posted: 26 March 2010 at 8:15pm

Oh yeah and just throw them in the wash with everything else. If they're really stained then pop them into a bucket of cold water, that's all you need.]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:15:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=980862&title=mummy-pads#980862 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : I just make my own there&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=980859&title=mummy-pads#980859 Author: Emmecat
Subject: 32353
Posted: 26 March 2010 at 8:14pm

I just make my own  there's HEAPS of free patterns on the internet otherwise Greenbeans sell a DIY Mamapad kit for $11 or so. You don't need a sewing machine although it def helps. I made my first ones by tracing a disposable pad onto a bit of paper then buying some flannel and sewing it together then sewing on domes for the wings. That got too fiddly so I quite the domes then for my next bunch I got real lazy and just folded an old soft flannel into thirds lol  Material against material doesn't realy move and it suited me fine. Now I've branched out and started making circle pads but haven't got to try them yet!

But I LURVE MamaPads. They're so comfy and about a million times cheaper and better for the environment than those nasty disposables

]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:14:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=980859&title=mummy-pads#980859 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : The nappy boutique do them too...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=972517&title=mummy-pads#972517 Author: lilfatty
Subject: 32353
Posted: 19 March 2010 at 7:49am

The nappy boutique do them too .. I got some in a prize pack, I got the "heavy" and the "light" .. they seem fine, Ive used them a couple of times when Ive been caught short .. and I just throw them in the wash, no special treatment.]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:49:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=972517&title=mummy-pads#972517 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : Hiya, I know this site does them,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=972488&title=mummy-pads#972488 Author: Nothing
Subject: 32353
Posted: 19 March 2010 at 6:03am

Hiya, I know this site does them, I haven't used them myself tho, but I have heard they are good

http://www.ecomoon.co.nz/index.php]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:03:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=972488&title=mummy-pads#972488 <![CDATA["Mummy pads" : This may be TMI for some- Im...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=972190&title=mummy-pads#972190 Author: _H_
Subject: 32353
Posted: 18 March 2010 at 7:18pm

This may be TMI for some-

Im looking to use cloth pads (dont actually know what they are called but I have heard them call mummy pads!) Im mainly want to use them as back up for tampons and for when AF is light but i have some questions

Where is the best place to buy them from?
Do they come in different thicknesses?
Whats the best way to wash them? can you soak them in napisan?

oh and any other tips or things i should know ]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:18:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32353&PID=972190&title=mummy-pads#972190