AIBU to worry baby may have swallowed breast pad filling?

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Hi everyone, I’m in a bit of a state. I have a 7-month-old and was just breastfeeding him when I realized my lillets breast pad had rolled up and stuck to my skin. When I pulled it off, the pad was open.

It was a relatively fresh pad (only on for about 2 hours) so it wasn't wet, but I found some dry, powdery stuff under my breast and areola. I'm terrified my baby might have swallowed or inhaled some of the internal stuffing while he was latched. I checked his mouth and couldn't see anything, and he seems fine, but I can't stop worrying. Has this happened to anyone else? I know they’re non toxic but still…

OP - I’m sure this will be absolutely fine. It’s non toxic for a reason. However - phone 111. It will make you feel reassured.

thank you, I phoned 111 and waiting on a call back… feel awful 😞

My breastfed babies have definitely had this ! They were fine. Lilets are not going to put anything toxic in a breastpad.
I switched to reusable pads from cheeky wipes for this reason. They never come apart and never leak.
my breastfed babies have also ingested varying amounts of nipple cream. And they’ve had my toast and scrambled egg crumbs land in their ear while I fed them 🤣