Bloom Mighty Pad by Bloom & Nora

I bought these along with two each of the other similar designs in this range (so six altogether) mainly for postpartum use, but as night time pads thereafter. I did quite a lot of research on these and other pads from many websites and I chose these as they had a very good balance of cost and performance. I chose the purple ones rather than the white polyester surfaced pads in the same range because I figured the purple would be better if staining occurred and because the fleece surface is bamboo and I prefer natural fibres where possible. I gave birth a week ago and although it was a bit of a gamble having only the six pads, I managed to pull it off, I would say mainly because my flow was not actually as heavy as it could have been and because I developed my own system. I soak each one straight away in cold water for a few hours (I used an old Cheeky Wipes mucky box with lid which is opaque), then come back when I have a moment and hand wash it in the sink with a touch of non bio liquid and hand hot water, probably 50/60°c then pop it straight onto a rack in the airing cupboard (it literally takes a minute or two). They seem to be dry at least by the next day but perhaps sooner, it doesn't matter though because by keeping this rotation going I always have a few dry and ready. Having 8 to 10 instead would be better if you want to wash in the machine conventionally. I have never had a leak in them and they are amazingly soft and comfortable. I love the beautiful designs and my little girls do too, they keep asking when they will be old enough to wear pads like that, which is developing a much more positive and open attitude to the whole topic of periods than I grew up with, so that's a good thing!

These feel so soft against your skin and wash fabulously well.

I didn’t think I would like these at first because they felt a bit stiff and there is a seam that goes all the way around and I was worried that would feel uncomfortable. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how comfortable they were on even with stitches after a second degree tear. They were a good length and the width for wide coverage and the absorbancy was excellent for the first few days post delivery. I prewashed twice and changed the pad every 2-3 hours.