Nipple Cream! Which one?

[moomin35]

I am planning on breastfeeding and have read that nipple cream will be my best friend?! I keep reading about Lanisoh but this is about £7 so if I buy it I want to be sure its worth the money (sorry i sound tight!!). Are all nipple creams as good as the next or there any that are better and what price should i be looking at? Also, are they ever available on prescription? Thank you :-)

Lansinoh is well worth the money! Apparently once you are done needing it for your nipples it can be used for other things like dry lips I think

Lansinoh is definitely the best, and it lasts for ages - you only need a little each time. I used 1 tube the whole time I was bfeeding (16 months) so it was certainly value for money.

Definitely Lansinoh - you may well need only 1 tube as it goes a very long way.

And as a nappy cream!

Definitely Lansinoh

You might not need it. I did but I still didn't finish a tube, breastfed for over a year! Only needed Lansinoh for a few weeks at the beginning though. I bought it at Superdrug half price so worth looking around for offers?

I found Lanisoh the best. That said, I only used a teeny amount for actual bfing (had tried an Avent one before that).

It was very good on hard skin on your feet afterwards though...

Lansinoh definitely, I'm in Northern Ireland and get it free on prescription though I don't know what other areas do this. Worth asking your pharmacist (if you're in the UK) if they will prescribe it for free.

Definitely Lansinoh, I tried some cheaper ones but they were just like moisturiser and a waste of time- Lansinoh is thick- a bit like vaseline and you don't have to wipe it off to feed as it's safe to feed through.

Is it worth buying some Lanisnoh and putting it in my labour bag?? Just to be ready from that first breastfeed x

MrsGiraffe - Not particularly. There's no real indication that you can use it preventatively, and you may not need it. As long as you don't live miles from the nearest decent chemist, your partner/family/friend can always pop out for some if you want it.

Tbh I would Mrs Giraffe DD fed all night the second night we were in hospital and tore my poor nips to shreds, luckily the hospital had some samples so they gave me some and it really soothed me.

Up to you of course but I'd rather be looking at it than looking for it!

Lansinoh. Definitely. You will not be sorry. It's miracle stuff.

Ooh, good idea about using on dry skin on feet: I'm still bf-ing but not really needing the Lansinoh now, but have horrible dry heel skin ...

Given the fact that you'll only ever use one tube, £7 is a bargain. What's the point of spending half the price on something that doesn't actually work? Rather than an extra three quid on something that does.

Lansinoh. Worth every penny.

Yes to lansinoh!!

Lansinoh!! It's amazing stuff!

Another for lansinoh, get it on prescription.