Lansin-ohhhhhhh Nipple Cream (Reviews)

If you thought that the booby-talk was over, I'm sorry...there is more to come!
Non breast related entries to resume shortly, I promise (maybe)





I was lucky enough to be sent some lansinoh products to try out a couple of weeks ago.
Now once upon a time, BC (before children), I would never have imagined that I would get quite so excited about breast pads, breast-milk bottles and nipple cream, but honestly....I just about "squeeeed" when I received this box of goodies!

And now I'm beginning to use them, I thought I would let you all know how I got on, my unbiased opinion of these freebies. Sharing is goooood.

Soooo. Starting with Lansinoh lanolin nipple cream! This is the product that in my opinion Lansinoh are best known for. Their "skin in a tube", their "miracle cure for cracked, sore nipples".

My first thoughts on looking at the packaging, were that the tube was HUGE! I would need to have nipples the size of hubcaps or be Michelle Duggar to fully use this whole tube of product. It is definitely generously sized!

So I decided to jump straight in and try the contents out for myself. Despite lots of advice on latch and positioning, Oscar seems to find one side much easier to feed from than the other, leaving one nipple with some minor soreness, particularly for the first minute-or-so of feeding. I'd been battling on (aren't I a trooper!), but hoped that the cream would do something to alleviate the discomfort.

Upon squeezing the tube....and squeezing some more, I found the product to be waxy and of a very thick consistency, so thick that initially I had some trouble getting the cream through the nozzle!  I found that warming the tube between both hands really helped with getting the cream out. No muscles required!

I used the cream sparingly over my poor affected nipple immediately and reapplied after each feed on the trial day. The warmth of the skin made the product easy to apply and I was pleased to learn that I didn't need to remove the cream before feeding Oscar, BIG bonus! Rinsing nipples before each feed would have been a real nuisance, and the sort of palava that you don't need to be worrying about whilst juggling a screaming hungry baby. I was also pleased that Oscar didn't seem to notice the residual presence of the cream at all.

By the last feed of the day, there was a definite improvement in the soreness I felt upon Oscar latching. To be honest, I hadn't expected such an immediate positive result.

If I had one slightly negative comment to make, WAIT ...let's call it a suggestion to Lansinoh, it would be to consider manufacturing a tube half the size, and half the price! (currently RRP is around £10 for a 50g ish tube). Nipple soreness should be a short-term issue during the early days of breastfeeding, assuming that latch and positioning are also being addressed. In my opinion, I'm not sure the size of the tube is really warranted. That being said...I've heard that the cream can also be used on dry skin, on elbows, knees, feet etc...and so perhaps that tube will come into its own over the winter months for more than just nipples!

Bottom line - the nipple cream gets the thumbs up. 

A note though, that it is really important for users to get some help on latch and positioning too. Getting to the root of the cause of your soreness is more important long-term than just dealing with the symptom. In the meantime, Lansinoh nipple cream will get you through another day!