Review: Avent Nursing Pads
Avent Washable Nursing Pads
Review submitted by Esper
Nursing pads really came in handy for me when I first started breastfeeding. I would leak milk on a consistent basis and wanted to keep my clothing dry. I found that I was going through the disposable pads at several pads per day. This became an expensive habit so I decided to switch to washable nursing pads instead. Here are the pros and cons I found with washable vs. disposable nursing pads.
Pros of Avent washable pads:
-I saved a lot of money by being able to just toss these in the wash with my son’s clothes during laundry day and reuse them afterward.
-These are very absorbent. So absorbent, in fact that I would need to change the pads out less often than I did the disposable kind.
-They keep moisture away from your skin. I remember touching the pad and wondered if I was leaking at all since the pads felt so dry. I thought maybe I had stopped leaking all together until I switched back to disposable pads temporarily and saw that I still leaked. The conclusion I came up with is that those Avent pads must be doing a great job!
-A box of these costs about the same as a box of disposable ones, however, these come with much less.
Disadvantages:
-There are only 6 pairs in a box. I found that I had to do the baby’s laundry more often just so I could have some clean pads available. If your budget allows, buy two or more boxes.
-These are smaller than disposables and found myself leaking around the pad since they didn’t cover enough area. However, this could also be due to the fact that I have a larger breast size as well.
-Although they are made of cotton, they are not nearly as soft as the disposable pads. These are a big rougher and thicker in nature. It doesn’t hurt but I did miss the softness of the disposables.
-Since the Avent ones are thicker and heavier, they did not stay in place in my bra as well as the light disposable ones.
The Conclusion:
I had to go back to disposable pads. Although I really liked the absorbency and cost-efficiency of the Avent washable brand, I just really missed the larger disposable pads from Johnson & Johnson. I had got tired of leaking around the Avent pad and needed more coverage.
Philips Avent Washable Nursing Pads 6 Count
