Maternity Pads

Maternity pads are highly absorbent external pads designed for postpartum bleeding, also known as lochia. They are generally longer, thicker and more absorbent than ordinary period pads, with soft surfaces and extended coverage intended to provide comfort during the first days and weeks after childbirth. Choose absorbency according to the current flow, which is usually heavier at first and gradually becomes lighter. Pads or disposable postpartum underwear are preferred over tampons during early recovery because inserting products into the vagina may introduce bacteria. Urgent medical advice is needed for bleeding that soaks a pad within an hour, large clots, dizziness, fever, increasing pain or foul-smelling discharge.