I tell the mothers with broken skin to wash once a day with the same soap 
they use for their baby, assuming that baby soap is mild.  I tell them that 
like a cut anywhere on the body, they have to make sure that it stays clean.
Hope this is clear, I haven't had my coffee yet.
Chayn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane Wiessinger" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:57 AM
Subject: mild soap?


"Soap on wounded skin?  OWWW!"

Interesting!  I thought mild soap on broken-skin nipples was becoming fairly 
mainstream, but maybe it's just a US thing.  The thinking, as I understand 
it, is "Hey, this is skin, and anywhere else on the body if there were 
broken skin we'd be keeping it clean."  Are other countries not doing this?

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY  USA
www.wiessinger.baka.com

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