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6 opinions for Breastfeeding Product Reviews: Soothies Gel Pads

• lacey
  Aug 4, 2008 at 10:47 am

  I’ve used these and they do feel good, but they aren’t contoured–they’re flat. Thus, they flatten out the breast, which looks very odd. Also, they aren’t really soft at all, they are hard! All that being said, when desperate, they do feel nice after being in the ‘fridge for a while.

• Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
  Aug 4, 2008 at 10:49 am

  Thanks for your helpful review, Lacey!

• Joanna S
  Aug 9, 2008 at 1:58 pm

  Soothies saved my boobs!!!

  My son had so many difficulties nursing that my Lactation Consultant used the word traumatized to describe my nipples. She gave me a pair of Soothies Gel Pads and boy did they feel good. :-) My breastfeeding experience included using half a bottle of Lanolin cream, nipple shells, nipple shields…every trick in the book. The Soothies were the one thing that provided immediate relief.

• Niki
  Aug 9, 2008 at 2:30 pm

  Medela makes these as well, and they’re shaped in a way that mkes them easier to ben over the curve of your breast. I have a one-month old and they definitely help on those particularly sore days.

• april
  Aug 15, 2008 at 9:52 am

  i used these, but i think it was the Medela brand. they saved me one night after my daughter latched herself on. i woke up in a lot of pain with a huge, swollen bruise on the side of my nipple. the cool pads helped me keep nursing on the injured side.

• Cathy
  Aug 17, 2008 at 6:05 pm

  These had just come out with my second child, and are absolutely wonderful! Very helpful during that extremely sore stage of nursing in the first couple of weeks.

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