Abstract: A nursing pad is disclosed having an absorbing pad of flexible absorbent material and configured to have a spaced apart first and second surface joined by a peripheral edge. The absorbing pad is sized to be placed over the front of a nursing woman's breast covering the nipple with side edges of the absorbing pad spaced apart for the side edges to remain on the front of the breast and with top and bottom edges of the pad placed against the upper and lower surface of the breast, respectively. A layer of moisture impervious material covers the second surface and extends around the side edges and bottom edge with the moisture impervious material having an opening exposing a portion of the first surface adjacent the nipple and with opposing surfaces of the material at the bottom edge of the pad defining a fluid reservoir.