Crisco may be good for cracked nipples, but I personally would not recommend it now that Lansinoh and hydroseal are with us. What is its salt content? Anyway I would be happy to know it has some usefulness--it has no usefulness in cooking. Its tasteless greasyness makes lousy baked goods! Trans fatty acids anyone?? M. Scott, RD,IBCLC in sunny NH ---------- From: Christine A Raasch[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 1997 12:10 AM Subject: Crisco and Maureen Griese reply Four more postings to go and I am caught up on my LACTNET reading. Re: the Crisco comment. Prior to having the lanolin products available and especially when I was doing telephone counseling with a mother who wanted/needed an emollient for her dry cracked nipples, I also recommended Crisco. That was also a suggestion given to my sister who delivered at one of our largest delivering hospitals almost 18 years ago. It worked. Maureen, Thank you for being so succinct in your reply. You have summarized my feelings very well. As a hospital based LC, we do our best and it's not always the nurses but also the pediatricians, OB's and Family Practice Docs that can get in the way of accurate information. I just keep pursuing my motto, educate, educate, educate. Christine A. Raasch, RN, BSN, IBCLC, CLE Menomonee Falls WI [log in to unmask]