***Please talk to your lactation consultant before following my advice. (Although, question it if they say something that conflicts with the below info!)
I learned about coconut oil in 2010 after having my second baby.
I HATED using lanolin on my nipples for breastfeeding with my first baby and WISH I'd known about coconut oil! My lactation consultant for baby #2 told me about it when baby was just 48 hours old, and it's my mission to pass the info along to as many nursing moms as I can!
First--- let me post just a little about the uses and benefits. But-- just a LITTLE-- because this post is more about how to make your own dropper bottle full of coconut oil.
Click here to read WAY more about coconut oil.
Coconut oil is (obviously) very oily and pretty much only comes in a jar. I decided to use an empty infant Tylenol bottle (well-rinsed) back in 2010 to drop it directly onto my nipples to avoid it all over my hands--it was also quicker, more discreet, and I could even just pull my bra cup out a little any time and drop it on there. TIP-- Only use with nursing pads, or you may oil stain your shirt or bra.
A smaller bottle also makes it easier to quickly warm up. (Sometimes I'd go to dip my finger in the jar and it would be solid-- coconut oil solidifies at 75 degrees!) Because I have huge boobs, esp when nursing-- I actually warm it UNDER my breast in a bout 30 seconds. But you could warm it between your legs. :)
I am pregnant with #3 and wanted to make a few more dropper bottles... and it seems infant Tylenol now no longer has a dropper, but a syringe. BLERG!
But-- turned out to be a good thing, because I found these awesome glass droppers on Amazon.
Needs/ cost for project:
$12.71/ 12 glass bottles, 1oz each
$9/ jar of virgin unrefined coconut oil (must be unrefined) usually sold in 14 oz bottle
Labels, funnel, & contact paper I had around the house
So-- these bottles are great because they are only about $1 a bottle, they are glass, so you don't have any "leachy" plastic, they are brown so the oil stays less damaged by light.
I learned about coconut oil in 2010 after having my second baby.
I HATED using lanolin on my nipples for breastfeeding with my first baby and WISH I'd known about coconut oil! My lactation consultant for baby #2 told me about it when baby was just 48 hours old, and it's my mission to pass the info along to as many nursing moms as I can!
First--- let me post just a little about the uses and benefits. But-- just a LITTLE-- because this post is more about how to make your own dropper bottle full of coconut oil.
Click here to read WAY more about coconut oil.
- Safe for baby and easy to digest
- Helps make nipples more slippery which makes it hard for baby to damage your nipple (this is my #1 reason I use it, no more cracked, bleeding nipples!)
- Coconut oil is anti-bacterial--prevents thrush
- 3.5 tbsp per day increases milk supply!
- Great for baby massage
- Great to prevent diaper rash
Coconut oil is (obviously) very oily and pretty much only comes in a jar. I decided to use an empty infant Tylenol bottle (well-rinsed) back in 2010 to drop it directly onto my nipples to avoid it all over my hands--it was also quicker, more discreet, and I could even just pull my bra cup out a little any time and drop it on there. TIP-- Only use with nursing pads, or you may oil stain your shirt or bra.
A smaller bottle also makes it easier to quickly warm up. (Sometimes I'd go to dip my finger in the jar and it would be solid-- coconut oil solidifies at 75 degrees!) Because I have huge boobs, esp when nursing-- I actually warm it UNDER my breast in a bout 30 seconds. But you could warm it between your legs. :)
I am pregnant with #3 and wanted to make a few more dropper bottles... and it seems infant Tylenol now no longer has a dropper, but a syringe. BLERG!
But-- turned out to be a good thing, because I found these awesome glass droppers on Amazon.
Needs/ cost for project:
$12.71/ 12 glass bottles, 1oz each
$9/ jar of virgin unrefined coconut oil (must be unrefined) usually sold in 14 oz bottle
Labels, funnel, & contact paper I had around the house
So-- these bottles are great because they are only about $1 a bottle, they are glass, so you don't have any "leachy" plastic, they are brown so the oil stays less damaged by light.
1 oz bottles
Just to give you a scale--AA battery next to the bottle for size
Shipping labels, 2" x 4", cut about 1/2 centimeter off the top before sticking them on the bottles
I tried ModPodge first, but contact paper seemed like the better choice. You can't quite see it here, but it ModPodge made it pucker a bit and didn't seem as water-tight. It might get oily no matter what you do, but contact paper should cut down on a gross outer bottle.
Finished bottles!
Showing you north/east/west/south of the bottles. :)
GOOD LUCK!
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