Lansinoh Hot & Cold Breast Therapy Gel Pads – 2 Pack with Soft Covers – Breastfeeding Compress – Helps Relieve Discomfort from Common Breast Feeding Conditions – Hospital Bag Maternity Essentials

Helped me breastfeed when I though I was going to switch to formula
These soothing breast gels were a complete games changer, I thought I was going to have to switch to formula, but ordered these as a last ditch attempt. They can be microwaved for about 15 seconds and can help soothe with heat, which worked well on my clogged ducts. But also can be frozen and provide awesome cooking, especially for those few few weeks when everything is sore.They come with a little pouch to avoid putting anything too hot or too cold right on sensitive skin. The little pouch has a popper which I would put around my bra strap to help them stay in place. Because they aren’t complete circles they mould really nicely to the contours of your breast.A really good buy if you are a new mum or planning on breastfeeding!

Best for Pumping Mums and Colostrum Harvesting
I originally bought these 2 years ago when exclusively pumping breastmilk for my daughter to help relieve the occasional blocked ducts.Cold TherapyI have used them for cold-therapy only a couple of times but found they worked well. The instructions say to put the packs in the freezer for 4 hours prior to use. After this time the pads are stiffer but still easy easy to place around the breast. With the covers on the pads give off a pleasant coolness rather than being uncomfortably cold. The cold temperature is very soothing on blocked ducts and every time I used these, along with massage, the problem area was quickly healed. One thing I would say is that the packs do not stay cold for very long. I would use them during a 20min pump then put them straight back in the freezer.Heat TherapyI used these pads more regularly for heat-therapy. Depending on the wattage of your microwave the packs need heating for 11-16 seconds, one at a time. I found this a little awkward as my microwave can only be set in 10 second increments, so I would put both packs in together for 20 seconds and found this heated them to the perfect temperature. The packs are just pleasantly warm rather than hot, much like the warmth of a baby on your breast. I found that when I used these during pumping, I didn’t make any more milk than usual but it was expressed from my breast in less time.The packs themselves are clear and you can see the gel pearls inside. The biggest issue that I found is that the pearls can move around freely from segment to segment, so they tended to gather at the bottom and left few at the top (see photo). The heating/cooling instructions are printed onto the pads so you don’t have to find the instructions if you forget the timings.The covers for the packs seal with velcro and are easy to remove and clean. I leave them inside the covers to microwave/freeze and haven’t had any issues. The covers can be clipped into a circular shape around the flange of a breast pump to stop them falling off during use but they don’t stay close to the breast unless you hold them there. I found the most effective way of using them was to just tuck them inside my pumping bra.Overall, I was happy with these packs and they have survived many uses in the microwave. I have recently had my second child and found that these pads were useful in encouraging letdown during prenatal colostrum harvesting. I haven’t had any use for these pads since my second baby was born. I have mainly breast fed this time around and the natural warmth of baby combined with breast compressions during feeds means I haven’t needed help with expressing milk quickly or blocked ducts. So I would say these pads are best for pumping Mums rather than breastfeeding ones.

Perfect and easy to use
I pop it in the microwave for 15 seconds and hop it’s ready to use. One week of use, Love it so far.

Very good, but don’t overheat!
These worked well to help encourage a let down when pumping. They don’t feel too warm after following the microwave instructions, but don’t be tempted to overheat, they will explode!!

Fait fonction chaud et froid. Dans l’allaitement/tire allaitement, on peut facilement avoir des canaux bouchés et ce type de chose est fait pour aider : chaud pour libérer, froid pour calmer l’inflammation. Je trouve juste que le chaud n’est pas assez chaud en respectant les consignes. À voir sur les prochains jours l’effet complet.

Been using a lot to calm breasts after the feeding. Gives 10-15 min of mild cooling. Would buy again.