Use lansinoh every time?

August & After · January 2014

Just curious if you ladies use lansinoh (or something) every time after a feeding or just when they are sore? I actually use a nipple shield currently, so they get sore but I'm sure nothing like direct contact.

synergy_gd · January 2014

I only had to use it once.
The big thing that helped me in the first week was to stop taking him off all the time. I was told it shouldn't hurt and if it did he wasn't attached right, so I was taking him off all the time and trying again. But I found that if i stuck with it, for just a minutes it would hurt but then it was ok. After about a week of that it totally stopped being uncomfortable

bjhafner04 · January 2014

I use it every time, I'm only a week in so my nips are still sore all the time, and I think I was starting to get fissures and it helped alot

yty0205 · January 2014

I use Polysporin instead of the Lanolin stuff at the rec of our LC but I apply it after EVERY feeding. It's helping immensely as we are battling a shallow latch at 6 days old.

sportsmomma · January 2014

My LC said the Lansinoh is bad but I sort of forget why. She suggested coconut oil instead, however I worry there's less research on that amt of ingestion of coconut oil on babies so yeah I mostly just use breast milk and let them air out.

@yty0205 Do you have to wipe off Polysporin before feedings?

August & After · January 2014

I've tried coconut oil too a couple times, which worked, but I was a bit concerned about LO with it. Though since I'm using a shield maybe it makes no difference?

yty0205 · January 2014

BlueCards said:

@yty0205 Do you have to wipe off Polysporin before feedings?

No, it absorbs pretty quickly so there's nothing to wipe before a feeding. Even if there was, it should be OK with wiping off. See here: https://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/nipplehealing/

stacers33 · January 2014

I'm almost 5 weeks PP and just stopped needing to use it after every feed or pumping session...

kyrsties · January 2014

They recommend you do it after each and every feeding for the first three weeks while they are getting accustomed to feeding. So, I would say this and then as needed afterward.

yty0205 · January 2014

Just reading what I wrote above and that was supposed to say WITHOUT wiping off. Brain is not functioning today!!

MissJenna2011 · January 2014

for the first 2 weeks I used it after every feeding, I'm almost 4 weeks post baby & use it once or 2x a day now

mkhim · January 2014

I used it after every feeding the first few days. Now I only use it when she feeds more often or for longer amounts of time. Growth spurts can hurt!

ETA: I'm 3wks pp now.

shoeflypie · January 2014

I used it for the first few days because both of us needed to learn BFing. I wear the shields now and actually prefer to let the breast milk work it's wonders. I use lanolin before and after showering. 1- to protect my nips from the hard pelts of water and 2- to keep my nips smelling like me and not residual smells of shampoo or face cleanser run off.
My main reason for after shower use is to get my nipple shields to stick in place. I also mix the lanolin with the dripping breast milk. I found that she cannot latch when I smell like anything but me.

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