[Submitted Question]

What body lotion should I use while I am breast feeding?

[WombToBloom]

You can use any body lotion you want as long as you don’t use it on your nipples or breasts. For your breasts, you can use nipple cream that is safe for the baby to ingest.

Any all-purpose breast or nipple cream sold over-the-counter which has any other ingredients besides 100% lanolin should be avoided. Other ingredients may be toxic to the baby. This would include the popular Masse Breast/Nipple Cream, sometimes given out in hospitals as well as Vitamin E in any form and Bag Balm. No other lotions or creams, normally used on other parts of the body as moisturizers, should be applied to the nipple area.

To be safe, you should apply the lanolin cream to the whole breast and use some other body cream for the rest of your body.

[noel0077]

Good question and nice discussion i really enjoyed my stay on this post.

[anitagrace2]

i agree that you can use any lotion during breastfeeding. it will not effect on your breast i think.

[Eliza27]

As long as you don't put it directly onto your nipples so that the baby won't suck the body lotion you put on it.