Roxanne
I would highly recommend a gel pad for the mother you posted about but not  
Soothies. My preference and that of the hospitals I work with is the Comfort 
Gel  pad by Hollister (formerly marketed as MaternaMates by Kendall). Soothies 
have a  cloth backing - I think it may be flannel - and mothers I have worked 
with who  only were able to get Soothies reported that when milk leaked and 
"stayed" in  the cloth layer that it smelled bad. I know there are many benefits 
to  breastmilk remaining on the nipples but not in this manner. There is good  
information at the Hollister web site and several good research articles have 
 been published on the use of Hydrogels.
I have no financial interest in this product.
Mary Kay Smith, RN, IBCLC, LLL Leader
Canton MI

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