Nikki asks the right question:

>The Soothie needs to be in contact with skin to provide relief, no? And if
>said skin is under a shield of lanolin, how can that happen? Or do I have it
>wrong?
>
I am an employee of a company that makes a competing brand of hydrogel 
pad and my understanding is that there is no benefit whatsoever to using 
these two products together.  They are both designed to do the same 
thing: provide a moist wound healing environment to prevent a wound from 
drying and scabbing, which speeds healing.  Using these products 
together serves no useful purpose.

Someone asked previously why these two products are not recommended to 
be used together.  That is the recommendeation for my company's brand of 
hydrogel, Ameda ComfortGels.  The reason behind this recommendation is 
that using lanolin with the hydrogel pad "compromises the integrity of 
the pad," which means the pads won't last as long.  Under normal 
circumstances, each Ameda pad lasts up to 6 days. So if a mother uses 
lanolin with them, not only will it do her no good, the pads will last 
for a shorter time--a lose/lose all the way around

I hope this helps.

Warm regards,

Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA, LLLL
Lactation Consultant, Ameda Breastfeeding Products
Chicago suburbs

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