lanolin alternatives

[Guest guest]

I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

using olive oil.

 

Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

 

Thanks,

Tonia

[Guest guest]

I found that I never needed it in the first place.

If you do have cracked nipples, or god forbid a thrush bout - you can use

Venetian Violet (I think that's the spelling of it). You can look it up on

www.kellymom.com -also has a TON of amazing breastfeeding info (at least it

used to, I've not had to look at it for a few years -my son is 4, and he

nursed till he was 22mo's and stopped on his own). Kellymom has other

alternatives:

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mom/nipplehealing.html

 

What helped me was to let them 'breathe'/air dry, or blot with a towel

(after you bathe). Olive oil, and probably food grade Apricot or Almond or

Canola oil might also work - you can probably run it past your

doctor/midwife - or even call up your future pediatrician/family

Doc/whatever and ask them. I think with the popular creams you have to wash

it off before you nurse anyway, so maybe a food grade oil would work the

same way. Maybe even a non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening. LOL. (I'm

kidding,but it sure soudns like it would work. I think back when we were

kids, it was used for diaper rash - so it could work for that too, maybe).

 

See where they stand on these things before you pick them (it's going to be

time pretty soon, may as well get a jump on it while you can. LOL).

 

Congrats, and a healthy/happy/fast/easy labor to you!

Missie

 

 

On Nov 2, 2007 3:18 PM, vegton <vegton wrote:

 

> I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

> I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

> they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

> using olive oil.

>

> Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

>

> Thanks,

> Tonia

>

>

>

 

 

 

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I sell a vegan product and I've actually had a chance to use it myself a few

weeks ago...works well.

 

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ts_id=427

 

I think there are a couple others out there, but I am not familiar with the

names or if they work well.

 

Linda

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vegton <vegton

 

Friday, November 2, 2007 3:18:35 PM

lanolin alternatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

 

I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

 

they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

 

using olive oil.

 

 

 

Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

Tonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

http://www.earthmamaangelbaby.com/organic_nipple_butter.html

 

Also, if there's a Whole Foods near you they either carry that one or

a different brand. Congrats on the baby!

 

HTH!

Leah

 

, " vegton " <vegton wrote:

>

> I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

> I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

> they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

> using olive oil.

>

> Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

>

> Thanks,

> Tonia

>

[Guest guest]

I think the little jars of " Un-Petroleum Jelly " - made from a variety of plant

oils are still on the market.

 

btw, we wiped olive oil on our son's bottom at every diaper change and he never

had diaper rash.

 

otherwise, I would just try some saturated (solid at room temp) plant fats now

on a small spot on your wrist to see if you are sensitive

 

then you can try a dab on your baby's skin to confirm that they are not

sensitive to it either,

 

- that way you'll have some idea if it's worth trying before you are desperate

and try it without testing it, and they ingest some left over residue on your

nipple and react to it somehow.

 

easily available in stores or online--

 

pure coconut oil - warm it just a little to make it more like a body cream- but

still can be kind of waxy

 

non hydrogenated veggie shortening in a tub, found in health food stores, (I

think it's spectrum brand) is pure palm oil. It's a little softer at room temp

than coconut oil

 

if you find a veg fat or oil that works for you, it will be a better bargain for

you too, as little tubes of ointment (veg or not) can cost as much as a big jar,

bottle or tub of organic plant fat.

 

good luck and best wishes!

 

D

 

 

>vegton <vegton

>Nov 2, 2007 4:18 PM

>

> lanolin alternatives

>

>I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

>I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

>they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

>using olive oil.

>

>Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

>

>Thanks,

>Tonia

>

[Guest guest]

Congratuations and welcome to the wonderful and exhausting world of parenthood!

 

I used vitamin e (cut open capsules).

 

vegton <vegton wrote:

I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

using olive oil.

 

Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

 

Thanks,

Tonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

You may not need a cream -- first of all, hopefully you won't get

sore/cracked nipples! But if you do, try just expressing some milk onto

them and letting it dry on there. Make sure you let your nipples dry

completely quite often, and if you're leaking make sure you change the

pads in your bra regularly. Whenever you can, wait a few minutes after

your baby is finished nursing before you do up your bra.

 

Good luck with your baby!

Heather

 

vegton wrote:

>

> I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

> I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

> they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

> using olive oil.

>

> Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

>

> Thanks,

> Tonia

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Earth Mama Angel Baby makes a natural nipple butter with olive,

calendula, shea butter, and cocoa butter that smells awesome and is

vegan, but I have to tell you that nothing works on the nipples as

well as lanolin. I broke down and used it when my baby was born and I

think it's the only thing that kept up breastfeeding through those

first few really rough weeks. I tried everything else but nothing

worked as well as lanolin. Whatever you do don't use anything like

mineral oil or something that's not food grade or anything that has to

be washed off the nipple prior to breastfeeding. Wash your nipples

only with water, no soap, to try and minimize any kind of removal of

your natural oil secretions. HTH!

 

, " vegton " <vegton wrote:

>

> I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

> I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

> they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

> using olive oil.

>

> Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

>

> Thanks,

> Tonia

>

[Guest guest]

The most natural thing that works is to express milk on the area.

 

Janeen

 

 

 

vegton <vegton

 

Friday, November 2, 2007 4:18:35 PM

lanolin alternatives

 

I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

using olive oil.

 

Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

 

Thanks,

Tonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I just used plain old vitamin e oil, or jojoba. Doesn't Weleda have a whole baby

thing? I use their baby oil on my face occasionally.

 

vegton <vegton wrote: I'm having my first child in February

and I plan on breast feeding.

I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

using olive oil.

 

Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

 

Thanks,

Tonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

The kind I've seen without lanolin, but never used so can't personally

recommend, is called Natural Nipple Butter. Do a Google search and

several places to order it will come right up. I have had good luck just

using breastmilk left to air dry. Congrats and I hope you have a

fantastic birth.

 

Heather

 

, " vegton " <vegton wrote:

>

> I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

> I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

> they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

> using olive oil.

>

> Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

>

> Thanks,

> Tonia

>

[Guest guest]

I have been nursing for 10 months and never needed such thing. Apply

breastmilk on the nipples and let them dry out after nursing. The

soreness is normal usually gone after 3 weeks.

 

 

 

, " Heather Clark " <iris777888

wrote:

>

> The kind I've seen without lanolin, but never used so can't personally

> recommend, is called Natural Nipple Butter. Do a Google search and

> several places to order it will come right up. I have had good luck just

> using breastmilk left to air dry. Congrats and I hope you have a

> fantastic birth.

>

> Heather

>

> , " vegton " <vegton@> wrote:

> >

> > I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

> > I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

> > they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

> > using olive oil.

> >

> > Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Tonia

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations!!!

I had my first child in March 07 and had the same concern you had. I

am still breastfeeding, and I guess I am lucky to never have had the

sore/cracked nipples issue. My lactation nurse said if you get a good

latch, you shouldn't have that issue. She also said instead of

lanolin - because it is not good for the baby to ingest/digest - that

you can express a tiny bit of milk onto your nipple and let it air

dry. She recommended Vitamin E Oil if I felt I needed something just

in case, but I never had to use it.

 

Susan

, " vegton " <vegton wrote:

>

> I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

> I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

> they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

> using olive oil.

>

> Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

>

> Thanks,

> Tonia

>

[Guest guest]

I never had to use anything for my first two, but for my last I did...I have

over active let down and the baby was trying not to drown LOL and doing this

clicking thing to slow down the milk. I was amazed after almost 8 years of

nursing without stopping that I ended up with cracked nipples. :-)

 

Linda

http://triballife.net/ A Marketplace for a Better World

 

 

Susan <virgo.vegan

 

Friday, November 16, 2007 7:03:58 AM

Re: lanolin alternatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations! !!

 

I had my first child in March 07 and had the same concern you had. I

 

am still breastfeeding, and I guess I am lucky to never have had the

 

sore/cracked nipples issue. My lactation nurse said if you get a good

 

latch, you shouldn't have that issue. She also said instead of

 

lanolin - because it is not good for the baby to ingest/digest - that

 

you can express a tiny bit of milk onto your nipple and let it air

 

dry. She recommended Vitamin E Oil if I felt I needed something just

 

in case, but I never had to use it.

 

 

 

Susan

 

@gro ups.com, " vegton " <vegton wrote:

 

>

 

> I'm having my first child in February and I plan on breast feeding.

 

> I've been looking into all the creams for sore/cracked nipples and

 

> they all contain lanolin! The only other alternative I've seen is

 

> using olive oil.

 

>

 

> Does anyone else know of any other products I could use?

 

>

 

> Thanks,

 

> Tonia

 

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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