Lactation Consultant

Answer: B - You should advise the mother to apply purified lanolin to the nipples. This purification leaves the lanolin free of any chemical residue. Although purified lanolin sooths sore nipples, it cannot prevent the soreness from occurring. Both breasts should be used for breastfeeding; and plastic breast shells and warm soaks lead to breast moistness, which can add to the soreness. Although purified lanolin sooths sore nipples, it cannot prevent the soreness to occur.