My ds has a lanolin allergy so I'm very hesitant to bring in or use any lanolin products into my house with the new baby.
Does anyone know if coconut oil will work as a good subsitute for a nipple cream? Or any other suggestions that are not lanolin based would be wonderful!
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on Feb. 25, 2013 at 9:54 PM
Breast milk is the BEST nipple cream- it heals quickly and is a good pain reliever.
Lanolin is sheep sweat. And it's too thick to be absorbed. Like petroleum, it blocks the skin from breathing and healing, and it prolongs the healing process.
Coconut oil might work, but I'm hesitant to suggest use of anything on your nipples you don't want babe to ingest, especially while his gut is still virgin.
Lanolin is sheep sweat. And it's too thick to be absorbed. Like petroleum, it blocks the skin from breathing and healing, and it prolongs the healing process.
Coconut oil might work, but I'm hesitant to suggest use of anything on your nipples you don't want babe to ingest, especially while his gut is still virgin.
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Breastmilk too!
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on Feb. 25, 2013 at 10:03 PM
I didn't know that but it makes a ton of sense!! Thank you :)
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Breast milk is the BEST nipple cream- it heals quickly and is a good pain reliever.
Lanolin is sheep sweat. And it's too thick to be absorbed. Like petroleum, it blocks the skin from breathing and healing, and it prolongs the healing process.
Coconut oil might work, but I'm hesitant to suggest use of anything on your nipples you don't want babe to ingest, especially while his gut is still virgin.
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on Feb. 25, 2013 at 10:13 PM
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I used breastmilk, but coconut oil is a good substitute (I'd wait until baby is six months, personally.). It's used on cow udders.
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on Feb. 26, 2013 at 12:29 AM
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Expressed breastmilk works wonders.. :o)
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on Feb. 26, 2013 at 11:57 AM
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I didn't know that about lanolin, yuck!
Op- breastmilk healed me faster with my second child faster than lanolin did with my first child. Also, a lot of airing out helped.
Op- breastmilk healed me faster with my second child faster than lanolin did with my first child. Also, a lot of airing out helped.
Quoting jellyphish:
Breast milk is the BEST nipple cream- it heals quickly and is a good pain reliever.
Lanolin is sheep sweat. And it's too thick to be absorbed. Like petroleum, it blocks the skin from breathing and healing, and it prolongs the healing process.
Coconut oil might work, but I'm hesitant to suggest use of anything on your nipples you don't want babe to ingest, especially while his gut is still virgin.
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on Feb. 26, 2013 at 12:39 PM
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Breastmilk and air is what I use :)
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