Nipple soreness
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SweetErika
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If there's a skin component, you could try pure lanolin (this is what women use for chafing while breastfeeding, and it's a great moisturizer/protectant for all sorts of things). Lansinoh is probably the most popular brand, and you can find it in the feeding/breastfeeding section of many stores.
If it's the tissue but the skin is not broken, try a cream or gel or pure herbal oil with a high amount of Arnica and/or Calendula. I've heard about both for years, and last summer I got to try Arnica specifically when I acquired a massive superficial and deep bruise on my arm. That bruise would have normally taken at least a month to disappear, but it was gone (and so was the associated pain!) within a week of using the Arnica 3 times a day on it. AMAZING!
The strength and quality of herbal preparations vary wildly, so do your research before you buy. The internet often offers lower prices and definitely has a better selection than your local drug, health food or supplement store.
If it's the tissue but the skin is not broken, try a cream or gel or pure herbal oil with a high amount of Arnica and/or Calendula. I've heard about both for years, and last summer I got to try Arnica specifically when I acquired a massive superficial and deep bruise on my arm. That bruise would have normally taken at least a month to disappear, but it was gone (and so was the associated pain!) within a week of using the Arnica 3 times a day on it. AMAZING!
The strength and quality of herbal preparations vary wildly, so do your research before you buy. The internet often offers lower prices and definitely has a better selection than your local drug, health food or supplement store.
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Note, if wool makes you itchy, do NOT use lanolin, it is wool oil. Similarly if it makes your partner itchy, it would be a bad idea for him to get it in his mouth.
In addition to a strengthening skin cream used regularly, you could use something like neosporin after rough play to promote faster healing.
In addition to a strengthening skin cream used regularly, you could use something like neosporin after rough play to promote faster healing.
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Actually, medical-grade hypoallergenic lanolin is highly refined and filtered so it's safe for people with all sorts of allergies and contact dermatitis from wool. I'm "allergic" to wool (it's more of a contact dermatitis thing, where having it on me makes my skin all red and itchy) and my son has a ton of food and environmental allergies, yet neither of us have had a problem with hypoallergenic lanolin. In fact, in 20 years, the company that makes Lansinoh has never heard of anyone having an allergic reaction to the product - that's a pretty damn good record, if you ask me. Click for more info, including an FAQ that addresses the HPA and allergy issue.
As for lanolin that hasn't had the allergenic stuff removed, I'm right there with you. I'm all for minimally refined products normally, but I'd never use minimally refined lanolin while breastfeeding or on my son because there are a variety of things he could react to, from the wool protein to the detergents and residual pesticides/chemicals that the wool comes into contact with when it's both on and off the sheep.
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Well I mentioned it because I personally am severely allergic to lanolin itself, and all beauty and medical creams containing it. The worst possible place I could come into contact with it would be anywhere near my mouth or throat, because there would be a chance I'd swell up so much I'd suffocate. So, I'm thoroughly conditioned to be afraid of lanolin for myself. It's not a very common allergy at that severity though.
