One of the best things about breastfeeding is that it doesn’t really require any ‘products’ other than certain items Mother Nature endowed women with. However, sometimes you do need a little extra help and or want a bit of support, and here’s a couple of things that transformed my experience of breastfeeding.
Firstly, Lansinoh Lanolin, an aid to moist wound-healing. Luckily, I never experienced the awful cracked and bleeding nipples of some acquaintances, but even slight soreness is reduced immediately by this wonderfully soothing product. It coats the raw nerve endings, promotes healing and doesn’t need to be washed off prior to feeding. And it’s also great for nappy rash!
And, for a bit of a laugh, the Mother’s Milk Marketing Board sells T-shirts with all those clever comebacks you are too harassed to think of when someone makes remarks on you ‘still breastfeeding that child!’. I think the ‘Mummy milk is better than milk from any old cow’ is my favourite slogan but there are lots to choose from for adults and babies, plus other breastfeeding products, and 50% off end-of line shirts right now!
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