Hi everyone! It's possible to make a homemade version of this "Newman type" nipple cream without a doctor's prescription or compounding. You can use a dab of OTC triple antibiotic ointment, anti-fungal cream, and hydrocortisone cream. Just mix a dab of each together with your fingers and rub gently into the nipple/areola tissue after feedings. The active ingredients are gone from the surface of the skin in approx. 30 min., I've been told, so the baby will not ingest anything. *If you're careful with your wording, you can suggest this to a mother without "giving medical advice", or "prescribing".* It works wonderfully! Warmly, Lisa Huntze, BSE, LLLL, IBCLC NE Texas *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html