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Archive for November, 2007
Just some reasons women LOVE LANACare products….
“I bought a baby blanket to use as a throw, and it is utterly delicious. It feels more like cashmere to me than wool - so soft! It is rare nowadays to find a product that actually lives up to its promises. But my blanket is everything you said it would be and more.”
- Autumn, Arizona
“I bought the preemie set and a blanket for a girlfriend who’d just given birth to a baby boy, 8 weeks premature. He thrived–thanks in part to his wonderful LANA woolens…his sweater, cap and accessories soothed him and kept him content like no other thing. He still sleeps with his lovely LANACare blanket.
Also, I gave birth to my third child a little over three weeks ago, and have been dealing with *extremely* sore nipples. Nothing seemed to improve the pain I was experiencing (which was not a result of latch-on…I’ve seen two L.C.s in the past couple of weeks.) Amazingly, within one day of wearing your wonderful nursing pads, the soreness has gone away! The pads are incredibly soft, warm, comfortable and absorbent. Thank you, thank you, thank you for offering such a wonderful product to nursing mothers!”
- Jane, Illinois
I often get questions regarding care of the blankets – if they can be washed in a washer. What I’ve found is that washing by hand gives best results. Even with a front load washer and a gentle cycle, being unable to completely control the temperature of the water can result in felting and shrinking.
If your baby has spit up and there is a small spot you’d like to clean, you can simply run it under the faucet with lukewarm water, brush the area with your fingers, and then let it dry. If it’s just a small area, you can even avoid doing this. Remember, the natural lanolin will be activated any time the blanket gets wet – lanolin actually cleans away bacteria and odors, so perhaps once your blanket has dried, you’ll barely be able to notice where your baby spit up.
If you do see a spot once the blanket’s dry, try just rubbing this area between the knuckles of your fingers – this can break up any particles and help them flake out of the wool. When my son was a small child, I was amazed to find that an area where he spilled chocolate milk on his beloved sheepskin magically had disappeared a couple days later when I went to wash it. (sheep skins are no longer recommended for infants – the long hair fibers can trap CO2 and other gases, created a cloud of this near your baby’s face)
So, you may not need to be so quick to wash your baby’s blanket. When you do wash it, wash by hand in lukewarm water with lanolin-replenishing soap. You can also wash by hand with a mild hair shampoo (mild rather than shampoo for oily hair will clean without stripping the lanolin from the wool). After a number of washings with hair shampoo, the lanolin should be replaced with lanolin-replenishing soap to maintain the wool’s self-cleansing properties. Rinse in lukewarm water. Press out most of the water, then spin in your washer, using the spin cycle, to remove most of the absorbed water. Roll blanket in a terry cloth towel to press out even more water. Let air-dry or place in a warm area to dry. The wool can also be brushed with a natural-bristled brush to remove any pilling…
I have a dilemma and I’d love to receive some feedback! For years we’ve used the photo of a little baby girl lying peacefully on a mattress pad, covered with her LANACare woolen blanket, to show how soothingly soft & comforting LANACare products are. But this little girl is lying on her side, on a soft, cushy mattress pad. Research now shows that babies should sleep on their backs on a firm surface to help prevent SIDS.
As a midwife and mother, I wholeheartedly support the “Back to Sleep” campaign. Research across the world shows that laying the baby on its back to sleep significantly reduces a baby’s risk for SIDS – in some countries SIDS rates were cut almost in half by adhering to this one single measure – findings too important to be ignored! Also, providing a firm surface for your baby to lie on has also been proven significant in reducing SIDS. LANACare mattress pads have been revised to provide this firm underlying surface for your baby.
Our photo of the baby girl was a true-to-life photo. Her father, a Danish photographer, was amazed when his baby girl, who was crying inconsolably, settled down and fell asleep once wrapped in her LANACare blanket. He was so impressed he felt compelled to photograph her. Thus she became the representative for LANACare products worldwide! She loved her LANACare blanket and carried it with her wherever she went, in the same way so many babies come to treasure their LANACare blanket.
So what to do? Should we stop using this photo as it no longer represents evidence-based research? Or should we continue? Please help! Send us your feedback! Thanks!
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What do women say about LANACare nursing pads … ?
“I love your pads! They are the most wonderful nursing pads that I’ve ever tried, both disposable and cotton. This is my third child and oh how I wish I knew about your products with my first two. My nipples are soft and never red, dry, or raw…and my daughter is a good sucker from the very first feeding. I dreaded having to nurse my other two. Now, it’s such a joy knowing that my daughter is fed breastmilk and my breasts are not in pain! I would definitely recommend your pads to all my pregnant and nursing friends!”
- Jocelyn, Hawaii
“LANACare nursing pads must have been sent by GOD! They are amazing! They were soothing to me and I was able to heal sore nipples within a week or so. Shortly after I healed, I was more relaxed during nursing and I started to produce more milk. I was happy, my baby was happy, our whole family was happy!”
- Felicia, Oregon
“I think these nursing pads are the greatest. Frankly, they rate up there at the very, very top of my favorite baby/nursing items purchased. Thank you for introducing them to the U.S.!!!”
- Marcie, Florida