Nursing Pads

When babes gets out of the bathtub, their fuzzy wet noggins need to be patted dry and kept warm. The After–Bath Hat by Bamboobino is just what baby needs. Crafted from bamboo, cotton and polyester, the $16 topper has an absorbent terry finish to make drying hair a breeze.

For mama, Bamboobino uses bamboo fleece to make soft and absorbent Bamboo Nursing Pads ($7). Made with bamboo and organic cotton, the pads are breathable and anti–bacterial. And machine washable, the soakers are reusable until the milk runs dry.

Whether a new mama plans on breastfeeding or not, she will almost always start to produce colostrum (the pre–milk liquid) and then breast–milk a couple days later. When it starts to come in, it's nice to be prepared.

I was lucky as a close friend of mine warned me about soaking through shirts and gave me nursing pads as part of my shower gift. During my eight months of nursing, I purchased cases of these suckers, I mean soakers. And they were worth every penny. I never had an embarrassing moment of leaking through a shirt in public.

I tried both disposable and reusable pads and preferred the disposable ones as I thought they kept better shape and were more sanitary. But I also have friends who swore by the washable ones.