I've been wondering the same thing. I got very bad cracks last time, and wonder if I can prevent it this time. My attachment was as best aas I could do, but it didn't matter. AllI used was Lansinoh, from about 33 weeks pg, once or twice a day.
I have heard different bits of advice and am not sure what to go with... I have heard that there are some creams that are safe to use and then other people have said that some expressed breastmilk and air is the best to use...
Hi girls, I have two tubes of lansinoh cream that i never used. I did get cracked nipples in hossy but the best way to heal them and quickest was by expressing some colustrum out and leaving the nipples to air dry. I didnt want to use the lansinoh cream as I heard babies dont like the taste although you could just wipe it off before a feed. Hope that helps.
I didnt do anything before having DD. I did ask my midwife if there was anything I could do to prepar the nipples but she said no.
I used breastmilk, air and sunlight (in small doses) and my cracks never healed until I stopped using them. I just wish there was something I can do before the baby comes to make my nipples stronger. They are quite soft to me, and IMO prone to cracking.
hello :3 i was advised by my lc that the best cure for the chafies during the first few days was, as previously mentioned, expressing a bit of colostrum, massaging it in, and air drying. i have not experience any discomfort at any point during my bfing.
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