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It was Friar's Balsam. I also had to wash my nipples with green soap and sterile water before feeding the baby every 4 hours. Eileen
On 2010-03-09, at 7:44 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Nikki writes of "fondly"
>
> <<remembering the Eucerin days, where each mom got a big glob of
> Eucerin cream scooped out of a jar and put on a piece of paper.....>>
>
> Ah, but Nikki, do you remember the days where the mother with sore nipples
> had them painted with a brownish, sticky, foul smelling sort of iodine
> preparation? A virtual Hershey's kiss to anyone that can remember the name of
> it.
>
> Both Bob and I remember it, and I can almost smell it, but can't remember
> what it is called.
>
> Of course, the moms needed something like that because we had to wash
> their nipples with green soap and rinse with sterile water using sterile gauze
> wipes and tongs.
>
> Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end.....no wonder
> only about 20% of moms even attempted breastfeeding back then.
>
> Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
> Lactation Education Consultants
> _www.lactationeducation.com_ (http://www.lactationeducation.com/)
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