Traci asked: Can a mother breastfeed through a hydrogel sheet? Can she express? Traci, I should have made that clearer. Hydrogel sheet dressing is a "piece" of hydrogel that can be placed and removed from the nipple as needed. It is bacteriostatic and anti-fungal, and can rinsed in cool water by the mother at each feed. The gel sheet is not on the breast during feeds or pumping. Paula Hiett RNC, IBCLC Longview, Texas *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html