My son recently began sleeping through the night (or at least waking up, but not to eat). But I leak alot while he's sleeping, I leak through the lilypadz and regular breast pads. I even tried handtowels in my sleep bra. I tried wrapping tight with an ace bandage too. This happen to anyone else? How long did this last for you? Any advice? I don't want to wake up to pump (because, I can finally get sleep... if I don't have to wake up to change my shirt twice a night).PS highly amused that Y! wanted to put this in home garden: DIY
I dealt with this problem as well. Lol, hand towels in the bra, I stuffed my sports bra with those as well, I woke up a sopping mess. Anyway, your body will begin to adjust, so heres what you can do, either wait until your milk adjusts or..... and this is what I did. I woke up at 3 in the morning and went and pumped for a good 20 minutes and took the pressure off the top. Yes, it sucks that when your baby is finally sleeping through the night you still have to get up, but it beat changing my sheets each morning and being soaked, and it also keep my supply going strong. The really nice thing was sometimes my husband would get up in the morning and feed my son the pumped milk before he went to work so I could sleep in a little. When I didn't use the expressed milk, I would freeze it. The frozen milk was great when my milked started drying up when my son started refusing the breast, I was still able to give him breast milk for 3 extra weeks with my stored milk!
Maybe you're not using the right brand of nursing pads. I too leaked everywhere but I found that when I used the Lansinoh brand pads - those things are amazing. There are 2 different types though, one didn't work well but the other did. Esentially they are not just padded cloth, they have the substance inside of them just like a diaper does. So...when you get exceptionally leaky they just feel like a diaper (when you can pinch it and feel the gel), but they don't leak.
That's awesome that you have so much milk! I'm sorry you're having trouble with leakage. Maybe if you can stand it try a tighter bra, like a sports bra, with the lilypadz and or towels. Or try to find a moisture wicking sports bra, then put that on first, then something absorbant over that. Can't be less comfortable than an ace bandage!
I know how you are feeling!! I always put down a regular towel (folded) underneath me on the bed and use the Gerber Extra Absorbant nursing pads, they work great. I also put handtowels in my shirt, it can get pretty uncomfortable. Other than those things, all I can say is that it will get better. Try pumping before you go to bed also.
Home and Garden, eh? Maybe you and me (the Leaky Girls) can get together and just wet the lawn down at night! I just put some receiving blankets down under where I sleep, wear a nice cotton t-shirt or go topless and 'let it go'. When the dampness wakes me up, I put a new receiving blanket down. Between my leaking and my little guys drooling (he usually makes it in for a snuggle with me by at 4 a.m.), we change those receiving blankets and the sheets pretty often! I'd love to hear what the other mommies do! P.S. I tried nursing pads to and they didn't do the trick; I don't pump because I don't get anything!
