Sanitary pads vs Adult diapers - postpartum

My last birth I used pads and I have no issue using them again.

I am interested in the idea of adult diapers, but I'm not sure what size to go with. Do I size up, size down or stick to my usual weight size?

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I’d go bigger than you think you’ll need in adult nappies, I was humbled when I bought mine 🤣 I did find them super uncomfortable (maybe because they were a bit tight…) because they came super close to my scar. I did find them invaluable for my first proper period though! xx

i stuck to my size to avoid anything shifting from being loose.
honestly it was extremely helpful to use them especially if i needed to tend to baby and couldnt spend too long in the br.
they’re also really comfortable!

Pads. Taking my trousers off every time I needed to change was far too much effort than I could be bothered with

I went with my usual size and I loved them! I got a small pack and I used them for about a week and then went to thick pads. I had a emergency c section so I was in the hospital for 5 days since my boy had phototherapy. I literally just walked around in those and a shirt. Went home and only wore them just for a couple more days afterwards.

valid point!

I went up a size and absolutely thought the diapers were my best postpartum purchase. I was planning on my 2nd vaginal birth but there were obviously other plans and the adult diapers still came through fantastically.
I got the Amazon Essentials ones and love them, I say goodbye to them tomorrow as I will start using normal underwear with regular pads.

The diapers are great at night when sleeping! I wore them during the day for the first few days then just at night

I couldn’t recommend adult diapers more. I even used them for my first pp period because it was so heavy.

Diapers all the way. Stuck to my normal size/went larger and they were comfortable.

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Postpartum

I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Night time routine

Heya, my 3 week old daughter is currently exclusively breastfed and I’m not pumping. Can anyone recommend the best way to share the load with my partner? At the moment I’m doing all the feeds/burbs/settling and my partner is sleeping through which obviously isn’t sustainable, I’m trying to work out the best way to get him involved. Any advice very much appreciated!

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.