Maternity Pads

Hi experienced moms, may I know if I should buy maternity pads to pack in my hospital bag? Do all moms bleed after giving birth (planning for vaginal birth)?

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Whether you deliver your baby vaginally or c-sect you'll still bleed. But not every mums will bleed heavily. I bled heavily with 4 of my kids. Everytime I got down from the bed, blood will drip. I always had to change the bedsheet and my hospital attire. Same at home I need to use the blue/green pad to cover. But I bled lesser this time. Not sure if it's because I was given an anti clot med & jab. But I've never brought any pads along. The hospital will provide for you. In NUH there'll be 2 types of pads all ready in the drawer beside. The one for maternity with string and the normal pad with wings. You just need to buy for home use. Depends how your bleeding is. I bought the 40cm but end up using the normal pad.

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