Boobs!

I got a tiny bit sidetracked by my last batch of custom orders – the last one before the cut off, after which I will only do them rather sporadically – by the arrival of a New Baby. One of my best friends grew a whole human being, and I am so impressed. I so wouldn’t be able to do that. (I can’t even keep my plants alive for more than a week at a time.)

So, I have been putting together a parcel for my friend, New Baby and Big Sister (dad does not get presents, I can’t knit/shop/give gifts to men to save my life!), and in the midst of them all there is a small stack of breast pads. You know, the ones you stuff in your bra to not sport wet blotches on your shirt when the milk comes in? Yes. Those.

I have never made anything of this sort before, so I decided to go all out and try three different shapes and three different backings. They all have a single layer of terry in the center, making them the same thickness as my day pads. I am personally a bit suspicious about the square ones, but perhaps if you stuff them in diagonally, with a corner pointing down, they could work.

The ovals are my personal favourites, but they may be too small. (I have small boobs, I can’t even imagine having a chest that needs something bigger, but that’s just me.) The green ones on this pic are empty, with a small hole left in the seam. The thought is that my friend will fill them up with rice or dried beans, sew the small hole up and then they can be tossed in the freezer or microwaved. For when breast feeding HURTS. Although I have been told that CABBAGE works better… I made a heating pad of my own this way, but didn’t get a picture. It works great for cramps, and the rice I poured into it keeps the heat for a surprisingly long time. I shall post a little something with directions for how to make your own tomorrow, or as soon as I have an actual picture to show you!

This pic shows you the backing of each set; from left to right you have a PUL backed pad, one that is just flannel, no proofing layer and to the right, one with fleece. I don’t know how much protection you need against your own breasts, but after I read a blog post about, um, spraypainting walls with milk (heee!) I decided to try all the methods I normally use for my menstrual pads. I will demand some feedback from my friend once she has used them all, and then, I suppose I could sell some. If there’s an interest and all.

Tomorrow I will get back on turning and topstitching the pads I have waiting! They’ll be in the mail before you know it. (I hope.)

Posted: August 12th, 2009 under all my posts.
Tags: breast pads, new products