What size pads should I get?

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First time mom here!! I am having a planned c section on April 29th and I’m wondering what size of pads should I buy for when I come home? I know the hospital will give me those giant ones during my stay but will I need to continue using those at home or will my “flow” not be as heavy by then? Just trying to be prepared!

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Highly recommend the always discreet boutique adult underwear. Sooo much easier than dealing with pads. I used with my csection and vaginal births

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If you have a c-section you still bleed down there?

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This will be my third c-section and I bought the depends underwear or Amazon ones after hearing how much better they were than the mesh panties and pads they give you at the hospital. I usually bleed mid-heavy flow for about 1-2 weeks and then like a light flow where I can use normal pads for another 1-2 weeks. Good luck! You’ve got this.

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I just bought the always underwear and packed them in my hospital bag. Seems much easier to deal with.

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We have the same C-section date

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With my first I only bled for 3-4 days after and it wasn’t that heavy. I just wore heavy pads because I personally hated wearing the diapers.

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I bled a lot less C-section vs vaginal delivery. I had a pack of the hospital ones and then got a multi pack and black underwear from target. Heavier pad for at night but was pretty good!

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I just bought diapers this time around 😂

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I had a giant pack of the heavy pads & used those with disposable underwear from Fridamom. But I’m wondering if I even needed a pad that big unless it was at night. I wasn’t even close to soaking through them during the day. I would get a small pack of overnights & see how your bleeding is then graduate to a regular pad.

What size pads should I get?

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