hi mummies

It depends on your bleeding. I found mine to be the heaviest in the first few days to a week. I would say change every 4-6 hourly, or when the pad is full and you feel uncomfy. So about 2-4 pads a day? The hospital can provide maternity pads but they are very thick and not that comfortable. You can try kotex overnight panties but it's pricey. I got kotex overnight pads in 42cm and they did the job. For me the bleeding went down a lot by 3rd week and period pads definitely sufficed. I also swtiched to regular day pads by 3rd- 4th week and pantyliner from 5th-6th week.