LilyPadz Non-Absorbent Nursing Pads Review

Lilypadz are breastpads made out of silicon rather than absorbent material. Rather than soaking up leaked milk, they put pressure on the nipple to stop the let-down reflex. Since they are flat rather than puffy, they don't show through clothes and can be worn with or without a bra, under clingy fabrics, and even under water. As an extremely self-conscious new mom whose main fears about parenting were that a) the baby might be hurt and b) I would look frumpy, Lilypadz had me at hello.

I found that they didn't live up to all their promises, but would still buy them again if I had a need for breastpads. Mine wore out after about four months rather than six (but I didn't need them anymore by then, so it was okay), and they did not hold back my most forceful leaks. When I wore them overnight, I would often wake to find them swimming on my chest in a pool of milk. However, for the most part, they worked exactly the way they were supposed to. They held the nipple down so that ordinary leaks did not happen, and I could go out in skimpy tops made of jersey. Since my vanity would simply not allow regular breast pads into my wardrobe, I'm very glad Lilypadz existed.