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Medela Tender Care HydroGel Pads - 4 pk.
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Manufacturer: Medela Inc.
Find all by Medela Inc.
Model#: 871.23
Weight: .10lbs
Height: .50" | | Width: 4.50"
Length: 5.50"
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Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
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Retail Price: $12.99
Online Sale Price: $11.00
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Features:- Instant relief for tender nipples
- Cools on contact
- Contoured for fit
- Reusable
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Breastfeeding is a bonding experience for mom and baby. During the first week or so mothers may experience nipple tenderness. This could be related to normal postpartum skin changes or breastfeeding complications. If tenderness occurs, Medela Hydrogel Pads offer cooling relief and protection to tender nipples.
User Submitted Medela Tender Care HydroGel Pads - 4 pk. Reviews
November 16, 2008
If you have cracked nipples or fissures you need these. Now.
Why is breastfeeding such a mystery? You'd think we'd have figured this stuff out by now. I have a marathon nurser with my second baby. She is a round-the-clock boob-a-holic and my nipples became raw like hamburger. I got loads of bad advice. Everything from limiting nursing (bad advice for my milk supply and baby's weight) to diagnosis with thrush (it wasn't thrush). I had fissures in my nipples. I know. It sounds bad because it is bad. These are deep cracks and a kind of scabbing over them. When the scabs got dried out between feedings, the next time the baby would latch on, she would painfully rip them off. It was eye-watering. I found these gel-pads at Target and when I applied Lansinoh and then these pads over it and kept them in place between feedings, the cracks and fissures began to heal. Thank goodness because I was really starting to question whether I could breastfeed while in that much pain. So if you have scabs and major pain, try these with the Lansinoh for a day or two. I am sure things will improve. Hang in there, mom.
September 17, 2008
Good product but consider APNO for really sore nipples
I used hydrogels (not this particular brand but some made by Kendall through my hospital) to relieve nipple pain. Right out of the freezer, they provide instant relief. While nursing my second son, though, I had a persistent crack in one nipple that Lansinoh and hydrogels did not help. If you are in this situation, consider asking your doctor for a prescription for All Purpose Nipple Ointment (APNO), a compounded medicine available from your pharmacist that contains pain reliever, antifungal, and steroid. The APNO is the only thing that helped me heal the stubborn crack.
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