Denise, I wouldn't use the dryer ...this is kind of harsh on already sore
nipples, and has been "un"recommended ..as a result of moist tissue healing
studies.

Kathleen

>Dear Denise,
>I have used 1-3 days of rest for moms with deep sores and cracks, as well as
>no pads (air drying) warm air dryer near nipples, pumping gently q. feed and
>Bacitracin oint 3-4 times a day.  Our peds don't mind us suggesting this and
>it has brought some good success.
>Linda Rosetti RN IBCLC
>Clarkston, Wa
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Kathleen B. Bruce RN, BSN, IBCLC (email = [log in to unmask])
"All truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is
violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident." Schoepenhouer
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