Jelonet

[Oakmaiden]

I have been advised to use Jelonet on my damaged nipple, and having bought it was wondering what to do with it. I assume I take the netting bit out from between the two pieces of paper and just put it on my skin. Is that right??? Anyone know?

I am not familar with the use of jelonet on cracked nipples. In fact thought Jelonet had gone out of fashion. However, you are right, just use the netting bit. You can gentle rub the parafin to fill the gaps/open squares. The paraffin is supposed to prevent sticking but if you leave the Jelonet on for too long it still does.
During my own(fortunately only once)experience I just left it open to the air as much as possible. I am sure others will have better advise than me on this subject. good luck!

Nope - not out of fashion - in fact I understand that moist wound healing is still very fashionable - and I have read some good research on using jelonet for nipple trauma. Have just never met it in real life, so wasn't sure what to do with it! Thanks for enlightening me!

Hi

I used Jelonet with ds1 when I had the most awful cracked nipple imaginable and it's brilliant stuff.

You are right, you take the netting out from the two pieces of paper and put it directly onto the problem area. I found that a small piece of micropore tape to hold it in place worked reasonably well, otherwise it just ended up stuck in my nursing bra.

Cut a piece to the size you need and change it after each feed. It is really good stuff. You need to give it an opportunity to work tho' - my cracked nipple took a couple of weeks to fully recover. I managed to grit my teeth and feed ds despite the problem on that side.

Hope this helps.

I can't answer your question but Lansinoh is excellent.

Thanks Pupuce - i do have some Lanisnoh, and it did the job whilst my other ( ot so badly damaged) nipple was healing, but I was finding with my bad nipple that I was still having to peel the breast pad off and it was taking the top of the wound with it. Really ouch.

The theory behind moist wound healing is that the wound heals from the bottom up, and thus doesn't scab as a dry wound does. This means that when baby goes on the breast they won't pull the scab off - which obviously delays healing. I think that is the theory, anyway. Maybe I'll go and look up that research again....

I am sure it's fine (Jelonet) Oakmaiden and I know you are having the MW look at your latch........... can't help but wonder why it is so bad....

found this - incase you are interested pupuce: info

It does seem to be improving - it is just not better yet. I have managed to ditch the nipple shields on the not so bad side, and most feeds on the bad side i start out with the nipple shield, and then when she has pulled the nipple out i unlatch her (sounds a bit like a gate) and then put her back on without the shield - it hurts less that way, and she gets a decent feed. I can't bear that initial latch though - it brings tears to my eyes - and I also have a baby who loves to suck for comfort, not just nutrition. Which i can't stand on the ow side (obviously). Is improving slowly though - so I am optimistic that it is just a matter of getting the existing crack healed, rather than an ongoing problem with positioning. And i think the damage was done on the day my milk came in (when baby decided to go for a 36 hour feed fest!).

Thanks I'll print it and read it.... yes it WILL get better and then probably very enjoyable. I went through 6 weeeks of hell and was sooooo proud and hapy after that

Hi Oakmaiden

Thought I'd just add, having finally addressed the cracked nipple issue with ds1, thanks to a super breastfeeding counsellor from the Breastfeeding Network, and a combination of Jelonet and Lansinoh, I'm still b/f ds1 at 23 months and am due with number 2 next Tuesday. I so nearly gave up as well, but grateful now that I stuck it out. Hope your situation improves - keep gritting the teeth and curling those toes !!

In several places I worked they stopped using Jelonet because of the probles of drying out, causing pain and damage on removal). But I suppose with a baby bf many times a day there is no chance of it being left on for too long!!!
Pupuce, 6 weeks?? Just the thought of it makes be shriver, luckely mine lasted just for a few days.

We use jelonet at our unit - a fairly recent development (moist wound healing). Needs to be changed at each feed. That and laninoh or purelan helps. Air drying is no longer the best thing to do - what do you do when you have chapped lips? You moisturise them/ Jelonet works on the same principle.

"Jelonet saved y bOob" shocker

I reckon it s the only reason why I fed for 7 months with ds3 and only 2 days with ds2

sorry, my experience with jelonet was only on "other parts of the body" that don't get disturbed by drinking, sucking etc and where dressings don't get changed very frequently (and therefore dry out). I suppose my own problem wasn't serious enough and was therefore happy to leave it alone.

a Silly question, perhaps.
Do you need to wash nippple before feeding or is it safe for baby,, like lansinoh?

Not a silly question - I have the same one. Was slipped a strip of Jelonet by the hv yesterday after telling her that I've still not shifted the wound on my nipple after 13 weeks (lovely!). I'm guessing it does need washing off because it smells, erm, not like anything I'd eat. Is that not a bit of a faff? It's not easy to wash off, that's for sure. Less of a faff than 13 weeks of sore nips, mind...

Jelonet is fabulous!!!! I wish Id had it with my first, my MV gave it to me with no 2 and said, will sort out your nipples in 24 hours and it did. I could have kissed her.

I now bang on about it to anyone that will listen. I used to cut out small squares, like a postage stamp, and put one on my nipple and I did change it pretty much every feed so they were kept moist continuously. I didn't wash it off or wipe before DS fed and she never seemed to mind, the mw didn't indicate that I needed to??

Stick with it and change it regularly, its amazing stuff! and my nipples were to the point of bleeding so quite bad and it did make the world of difference within 24 hours but then a few more days to get fully healed.
Really hope it helps,
K

Another jelonet devotee here. It sorted me out within 24 hours. My mw suggested a jelonet sandwich and it worked a treat....

Apply lisanoh, put on jelonet, then add a breast pad. Sorted!

Ditto the Jalonet sandwich. Used with DD and DS2.

WORTH GETTING.

Amazing, amazing stuff.

I thought my nipples were beyond repair and it was pure hell feeding. My DD was diagnosed with tongue tie at 6 wks and by then I thought I was going to have to give up. I used copious amounts of Lansinoh but every time I put my bra back on it got stuck to the inside and the wound never healed.

A few days after using Jelonet my nipples look perfect, as good as new and I know I would have given up if I hadn't found this stuff.

i expresses off the cracked side (at that point ds was on one sided feeding) so every other feed, and used lucas paw paw ointment which literally seemed to work in 24 hours too. although i had stopped ds feeding off that side so was probably that. lucas paw paw is australian wonder ointment for anything skin related - packed full of vitamin e. have to order it online though.

Is there any more recent experience of using this? do i need to wash it off before feeding?