Kathy wrote:
>I've got copies of research done by them saying that the glycerin is also
fungiostatic.  Moms
really love these pads, and the are easy to use.

I don't understand how the lack of growth of microorganisms on pads makes
them safe.  My concern is that the *presence* of the pad, independent of
its substance, may make it more likely for infection to develop on the
breast.  Saying that the glycerin in the dressing is fungiostatic does not
preclude the skin area, which is now occluded, from growing fungus.   The
fact that the bandage does not support bacterial/viral/fungal growth does
not mean that the wound site won't support this type of growth.

I encourage those of you who are using these pads to publish your
findings... it would be great to have more research covering these pads.




Cindy Turner-Maffei, MA, IBCLC
Massachusetts, USA

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