That was my first thought - that I would be worried that the baby would
swallow the rubber band, however the article explicitly said that it should
be used during breastfeeding and that it was not sucked off by the baby.

Chayn Fogelman

On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 8:01 PM Laura Monin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Just read the article about using the condom for dimpled nipples.
> Interesting.
> I would caution about using the end of the condom on the base of the
> nipple DURING  breastfeeding due to possible ingestion by the baby.
> I still have a vivid memory that happened over 30 years ago during a
> consult of a baby who ingested the paper tape securing the tube of a tube
> feeding device.
> Luckily, with a finger swipe I removed it out of the baby’s mouth.
> Thereafter, I began adhering the tube with a very large vertical piece of
> tape away from the areola.
> Laura Monin
> Retired 33 year IBCLC who still reads lactation websites
>
> Anyone interested in boxes of lactation/LLL books? I live in Moraga (San
> Francisco Eastbay)
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 5, 2019, at 7:16 AM, Fogelmans <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > This is so interesting? Has anyone tried this or heard of someone who
> did?
> > Thanks,
> > Chayn Fogelman
> >
> > On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 5:48 PM Susan Lawrence <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> This discussion reminded me of an article in Breastfeeding Medicine,
> using
> >> condoms to help evert nipples.
> >> I haven't tried this idea, but would love to hear if others have.
> >> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21214390
> >>
> >> Susan Lawrence in Berkeley California
> >>
> >>
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