I've recommended them for many years. With any salt that is handy!
1 cup water from faucet, 1/4 tsp salt. Even had a card printed up to hand
out when I was hospital LC 86-91. I was desperate one day with a pt with
awful nipples. Had tried airing, lanolin, tea bags etc. My mom had always
soaked everything sore in salt water so I thought what the heck, tried it
and it worked! I tell moms to make compresses or actually soak nipple in a
tea cup full of saline. Of course, you try and figure out cause 1st!
Usually severe TT or poor positioning. Actually since tummy to tummy became
a byword don't see that many positioning caused sore nipples. Pat in SNJ
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