It was Friar's Balsam.   I also had to wash my nipples with green soap and sterile water before feeding the baby every 4 hours.   Eileen
On 2010-03-09, at 7:44 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Nikki writes of "fondly"
> 
> <<remembering the Eucerin days, where each mom got a big glob  of
> Eucerin cream scooped out of a jar and put on a piece of  paper.....>>
> 
> Ah, but Nikki,  do you remember the days where the mother with sore nipples 
> had them painted  with a brownish, sticky, foul smelling sort of iodine 
> preparation?  A  virtual Hershey's kiss to anyone that can remember the name of 
> it.
> 
> Both Bob and I  remember it, and I can almost smell it, but can't remember 
> what it is  called.
> 
> Of course, the moms needed something like that because we had to  wash 
> their nipples with green soap and rinse with sterile water using sterile  gauze 
> wipes and tongs.
> 
> Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end.....no  wonder 
> only about 20% of moms even attempted breastfeeding back  then.
> 
> Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
> Lactation  Education Consultants
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