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Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:03:36 -0500
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Re: Nipple care during postpartum hospital stay
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Mary,

Where I work, in what I would say is a mid size hospital, we teach hand
expression of colostrum/milk on nipples and allow to air dry and then
lanolin after that if they prefer.  La Leche League has these nice sore
nipple handouts with a packet of lanolin attached. That is something you may
want to look into as it may be cheaper?  I agree offering help and a '"fix"
does go a long way in helping mothers feel cared for.  I usually also
explain to moms that breastmilk does a great job in healing their
nipples...but I think for a lot of moms the lanolin is just very soothing.

Sheena Carnes, BSN, RN, LLLL, IBCLC

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