After Birth, did y'all use huge pads or full adult diaper underwear?

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I didn’t bleed that badly. I used the hospital pads and mesh panties in the hospital and for one day after I got home. Then I just used overnight pads and my regular underwear, I didn’t have any issues. I’m 3 weeks PP and just using a panty liner now.

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I bought extra granny panties but we’ll see what the hospital provides. May need to make an amazon order 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Both. Pads were better for c-section because you could put one against incision to protect it from elastic and pants. I froze “padcicles” and out then in my depends after my 2 vagi births. (Witch hazel, water, lavender and tea tree ❤️❤️❤️)

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I used the giant pads they give you in the hospital until I ran out and then just used regular pads. I also didn't bleed a whole lot so I didn't need anything bigger than that.

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I bought depends and used pads in them as well. They felt like underwear and weren't lose like the hospital ones were. Less noticeable with pants on and I couldn't feel the gush of blood everytime I walked like I could with the hospital ones.

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I bought my own pull-ups and used pads in them. Way better than ruining my own underwear or wearing the mesh underwear the hospital provides imo. I didn’t bleed nearly as much as I had expected, but everyone is different.

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Adult diapers were the best thing I bought myself!!!!
I didn’t have to worry about ruining anything of mine and just pads weren’t enough.....
sometimes I couldn’t get to the bathroom in time and I would accidentally pee..... but I was ok with that......no mess... you can just rip them off at the sides
They also held the little diapers i used as ice packs really well (newborn diapers ripped at the top and ice shoved in between the layers.... Amazing!!! It Soaks up the ice as it melted and it wasn’t too cold....I will be making a lot of these for second baby before labor) 
and I would put a big pad in them to make them last longer once a few days passed.... seriously the best investment I made and I tell everyone

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I didn't vote because even though I used the giant pads for my previous births 11 and 14 years ago, I love the advice I keep seeing on here to use depends instead, so I plan to do that this time. It sounds like it will be so much more comfortable!

After Birth, did y'all use huge pads or full adult diaper underwear?

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