Can You Use Any Skin Creams or Fragrance on Your Breast While Breast Feeding

Updated on April 20, 2011
B.N. asks from East Elmhurst, NY
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I stop putting any thing on my chest area since I started breast feeding . I am afraid that it may be bad for the baby especially I carry him most of the time on my shoulder.

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B.C.

answers from Norfolk on

If you are having sore nipples from feeding, some lanolin might help and there are some creams that are sold for that.
I would avoid scents while feeding. Besides not knowing how your baby will react to them or how they would taste, your natural scent and the smell of your milk is important to your baby. If you have to leave your child with a baby sitter for a little while, a cloth that you have worn next to your skin for a few hours will help your child be more calm because he can smell you.

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R.M.

answers from Topeka on

Do not put any creams or spray any perfumes directly on your breasts while you are breastfeeding..it just makes sense that you wouldnt want that in your babies sensitive little system.

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G.B.

answers from Oklahoma City on

I would imagine it would taste bad. Most perfumes or creams have alcohol in them or menthol, any number of chemicals. I would think they would really taste bad and make the baby not want the breast.

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N.B.

answers from Enid on

Its better to use fragrance free creams.

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D.W.

answers from Gainesville on

Unless you are doing skin to skin contact I wouldn't worry about using product on your chest because you carry baby a lot. But, I wouldn't use anything with any fragrance as baby is so close to you during nursing. And I probably would avoid using anything on the actual breast since fragrance free can still have a scent to it.

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L.A.

answers from New York on

I used my usual scented cream, and even used perfume on occassion while b-feeding. baby didn't find the scent offputting, and fed just fine.

I used lanisoh or mustela for the nips, though. Didn't want him sucking on my scented cream/ perfume.

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P.M.

answers from Tampa on

Use the baby products... Aveeno has a baby line, airbonne does too. Baby products would be just as good for you as the baby.

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