I'm just overwhelmed and don't even know where to start when it comes to this! Opinions are most appreciated  

Lansinoh. It is absolutely a GOD SEND.

Quoting Miss.Mixhelle:" I'm just overwhelmed and don't even know where to start when it comes to this! Opinions are most appreciated  "

Honestly, I didn't find anything that worked as well as my own breast milk. I spread a little on my nipples after breastfeeding and they healed so much faster and always felt better than when I used lanolin.

Quoting Kay Peezy:" Honestly, I didn't find anything that worked as well as my own breast milk. I spread a little on my nipples ... [snip!] ... a little on my nipples after breastfeeding and they healed so much faster and always felt better than when I used lanolin."

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It doesn't leave them crusty or cracked? I'd imagine it to be kind of like when you accidentally spill milk and it dries out.

Quoting Miss.Mixhelle:" It doesn't leave them crusty or cracked? I'd imagine it to be kind of like when you accidentally spill milk and it dries out."

No, not at all. Leaves them moisturized and healthy feeling. Breastmilk is kinda like honey - it's a natural healer because it's full of so many antibodies.  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Kay Peezy:</b>" Honestly, I didn't find anything that worked as well as my own breast milk. I spread a little on my nipples ... [snip!] ... a little on my nipples after breastfeeding and they healed so much faster and always felt better than when I used lanolin."</blockquote>




yes! I had sore, cracked and bleeding nipples and used medela cream religiously until someone told me to use my own breastmilk. they healed within a couple of days and now I have a half wasted tube of $17 nipple cream (gotta love norway).

I never had good luck using my breastmilk as nipple cream....I was told about it, and I ALWAYS put some on my nipples before putting the girls up til the next feeding - yet my nipples ended up sore and cracked and bleeding. Lansinoh had them healed up shortly, and me able to still BF while they healed.