Johnson's Nursing Pads, 60-Count Boxes (Pack of 3)

As a nursing mother, I have tried many brands of nursing pads and found what I was looking for in the Johnson & Johnson brand. Unlike Medela or Lansinoh, these pads are a little smaller in circumference and do not bunch up inside your bra. They are very soft and absorbent, wicking moisture or leakage into the center of the pad and leaving your skin dry, and thus, healthy. You can typically expect to pay $6 or $7 for a month's supply (60 pads) and you don't have to deal with unwrapping each individual pad as you must with other brands. I've seen other reviewers claim that this is unsanitary, but I beg to differ. If you keep the pads face down in the box with the lid closed, you need not worry about them becoming "contaminated." Besides, you are not putting these on an open wound, they serve merely as a vehicle to prevent you from embarrassing leaks. Each pad also comes with an adhesive strip on the back, though I have never found occasion to use them. They are convex in shape for a...Read more

Johnson's Nursing pads are by far the best nursing pads. The outer layer (the part that touches your breast) is so soft, where the Lansinoh ones honestly feel like fiberglass on your nipples the first few weeks. I could not understand why everyone said that was the one to get... However, after telling this problem to my OBGYN, he told me his wife found the Johnson's ones and loved them, but he said they were so hard to find. And, other than Amazon, they are hard to find... but completely worth it.

I tried both the Johnson's and Lansinoh disposable pads, and I definitely prefer the Lansinoh. Here is why:

- the Johnson's are smaller, but thicker. I have large breasts, and they just about cover my areolae. When they shift (and they do, I tend to toss and turn at night), they'll easily slide off the nipple. Result: soaked bed. The sticky part isn't very sticky. Neither is Lansinoh's, but at least they're big enough so that the nipple is still covered, even if they do slide.
-The Johnson's don't wick away the moisture very well. I've leaked through them at night, but part of the edge was still dry. I've only leaked through the Lansinoh's when the pad was completely saturated, and they may look thinner, but they can take up a lot more than the Johnson's can.
-With the Johnson's, the side that is not supposed to stick sometimes sticks to my nipple! This happens during the day, when I'm not leaking. Annoying, especially if your nipples are already sensitive...Read more