If you keep the pouch they come in and the plastic they are attached to then you can wash them under warm running water, put the plastic in place to keep them flat and reapply them once you've showered.

Hydrogel dressings are water based treatments designed to provide a moist environment to accelerate the healing process. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Found these provided quick relief as things got going after bubs arrived and I was glad to have them in my hospital bag. Unlike traditional dressings, hydrogel dressings do not adhere to the wound, reducing the trauma to the skin when it is removed. These discs are amazing, baby girl hammered my nipples over the holiday season and they were looking sad and traumatised, after one day using these they are looking and feeling as good as new!

Participants were older than age 18, fluent in English, and had an operational telephone in the residence. Study sites were the University of Alabama Medical Center at Birmingham (an inner-city teaching hospital) and Northeast Health System (a community hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts). If the item you have received is faulty, please contact us with a detailed description of the product fault, alongside a photo if possible. Remember that very sore or cracked nipples may be a sign that there is a problem with how your baby is attached to your breast during a feed, so it’s a good idea to get assessed by a lactation consultant or breastfeeding specialist.

We are proud to support a number of charities who support mothers and their families as they transition into parenthood. They are water-based treatment dressings that provide a moist environment to accelerate the healing process. This – combined with all the hormonal changes going on in your body in the early days after the birth – means you can get sensitive or sore nipples.Rite Aid provide advanced care and innovative solutions to improve the health and well-being of parents and families. The discs create the optimal environment for healing broken skin while restoring its natural moisture. If you are sore from breastfeeding and/or have cracked nipples, Medela hydrogel pads support healing and offer instant, soothing relief. And in the unlikely event of the clear hydrogel pad turning cloudy or milky, dispose of it and use a fresh one. Rite Aid Hydrogel Breast Discs provide cooling and soothing relief to your cracked and sore nipples, allowing you to continue breastfeeding.

Haven't given 5 stars because of the need to wash the breast and nipple after removing them before feeding which was a bit of extra faff for me while bubs and I are figuring it all out! A multicentered, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating a sample of 106 lactating mothers. Hydrogel dressings are a safe, available treatment that provided more effective pain management for nipple soreness than the common intervention of lanolin ointment. Recommended by breastfeeding mothers and lactation consultants Australia-wide, the Rite Aid Hydrogel Breast Discs cool and soothe sore and cracked nipples, creating the optimal environment for healing broken and inflamed skin. The hydrogel dressings group had significantly greater reduction in pain score mean values at baseline, on study Day 10, and on study Day 12 in comparison to the control group.We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.