Description
What are Breast-Warmers?
Breast-Warmers are the well known Swedish self-warming breast pads developed in 1987. Breast-Warmers provide warmth in an effective, continuous and safe way that is practical and convenient.
Breast-Warmers the only gentle, comfortable and self-warming lactation aid on the market. Used in hospitals and recommended by midwifes and lactation consultants globally.
Why use Breast-Warmers?
Use for mastitis, blocked ducts, engorgement, expressing, and nipple vasospasm, as gentle warmth is well know to be helpful and beneficial for milk flow and management of pain and discomfort. Be aware of hot packs as they can over heat and don’t provide consistent and certainly not safe warmth.
Warming the breasts 20 min before expressing increases the milk yield according to a 2012 study.
Does Breast-Warmers come in different sizes?
Yes, available in three sizes;
Small A-Cup & B-Cup (This size is ideal for vasospasm)
Regular C-Cup & Over (Ideal size for the easing of pain and discomfort from blocked ducts and Mastitis, and for ease of expressing and engorgement prior to feed. Use to prevent blocked ducts and recurring Mastitis)
Large E-Cup & Over (Very generous size ideal when a larger area requires warmth)
How do I heat Breast-Warmers?
You don’t need to heat them, as this warm breastfeeding therapy is self-warming and is simply warm as long as it’s worn. No heating, no boiling, no microwaving. Simply place in your bra for as long as you like the warmth, at least 20 min before a feed, or longer if you like, This warmth is gentle and safe as it’s not a hot-pack.
Can Breast-Warmers overheat and burn me or my baby?
No! This is a gentle and safe breast aid, with no risk of burning, inconsistent or uncomfortable heat. Breast-Warmers are made of a super effective thin material, and safely reflects your own body heat. Never apply a heat pack or hot pack to the breast as it does not take much to burn and harm delicate breast-tissue. Breast-Warmers are safe for both mum and baby.
Does Breast-Warmers help with Nipple Vasospasm (Raynauds phenomenon)?
Yes, for relief of vasospasm, wear Breast-Warmers continuously for gentle warmth, all day and night. Avoid getting cold, including your hands, and avoid drafts. If you suffer severe condition of nipple vasospasm you may require medication in addition to the warm therapy. Consult your medical practitioner or lactation consultant. For mild to moderate conditions of vasospasm wearing Breast-Warmers continuously often gives sufficient relief.
Can Breast-Warmers be used for other applications than breastfeeding?
Yes. Place on uterus for gentle pain relief after birth, hold in place with clothing. Also great to alleviate period pain. Breast-Warmers may be suitable post surgery, check with your surgeon if this is applicable to you. “These were great. My friend had issues with coldness following augmentation and these really helped her out. Comfy too!” USA customer
Does Breast-Warmers absorb leaking milk?
No, Breast-Warmers are importantly non-absorbent to reduce the risk of bacteria growth and thrush, be safe and keep the breast dry with a nursing pad. Use Milk-Savers under Breast-Warmers if you like .
How do I get the most out of my Breast-Warmers for vasospasm, blocked ducts and Mastitis?
Wear Breast-Warmers as needed; for a short time just before a feed, or even all day and night, just slip inside the bra or crop-top as required. This gentle warmth effectively relieves pain and discomfort and helps the milk to flow better. Simply wear as you find comfortable and helpful. Ideal to wear 20-30 min before expressing and collecting colostrum using Primo-Lacto
Are Breast-Warmers washable?
Yes. Wash cold by hand. Do not tumble dry. Keep away from sticky-tape and other harsh objects.
Where does Breast-Warmers come from?
From Sweden, were the breastfeeding rate is 95% in the first week! This is the original and only 1987 Breast-Warmers™ be aware of copies or anything that you need to heat up, which poses a risk of causing serious damage to breast tissue. The key is to have gentle warmth, not heat. These provide safe and gentle warmth for as long as they are worn, over and over again, wash after wash.
Are Breast-Warmers comfortable?
Yes, as they are self-warming they are never hot and never cools down when worn. Breast-Warmers are very thin and easy to wear, they fit flat inside your bra, possibly sticking out from the bra lining as they need to cover the milk ducts in order to be most effective. They are not small like a nursing pad, they are generous in size so they cover the breast effectively. Should you need the breast aid for nipple vasospasm, they do not need to cover as large an area and a small size is recommended.
Breast-Warmers, a comforting Warm Breast Therapy Aid
Breast-Warmers may help breast pain due to hormonal changes, menopause and post-surgery. Check with your surgeon.
© 2018 Breast-Warmers is a Trademark of Simple Solutions International P/L
Contact us for more information
If you have any further enquiries about the breast warmer or other breastfeeding aid products available for purchase at Simple Solutions, or have any questions about our extended range of breastfeeding aids we provide, feel free to get in contact with our friendly team of staff. We are dedicated to providing the highest standard of customer communication in order to ensure our customers that they are receiving the right product for them and their baby.
Call us on (+61) 8 9388 3004 or fill out an enquiry form on our contact page and we will get back to you with all the information you require.
Carolyn Lawlor-Smith Dr. IBCLC and Jill Bruce IBCLC Chandlers Hill Surgery Adelaide SA Australia
We have used the Breast-Warmers for 5 women who suffer from nipple vasospasm with great success.
Three of the women found 80-100% relief while the other two required small doses of Adalat oros to eliminate their symptoms.
We highly recommend the Breast-Warmers to our patients with Reynaud’s of the nipples (vasospasm).
Karen Glenn Lactation Consultant, Joondalup Health Campus Western Australia
Promoting Warmth With a Difference!
Over the past 14 months I have trialed the effectiveness of Breast-Warmers in relation to treating blocked milk ducts and recurrent mastitis. Clients who have used Breast Warmers have found an improvement regarding the emptying of the breast while feeding and the comfort they provide.
This in turn, has decreased their incidence of blockages in the duct system resulting in an increase in their supply and a more comforted baby.
With today’s focus aiming as preventative medicine, Breast Warmers by Simple Solutions can be recommended to any client who has a history or has developed breast problems as specified above.
An evaluation study was conducted by the Australian Breastfeeding Association of Australia with positive results; they in turn have given their stamp of approval.
Wendy Wright IBCLC, Geelong VIC Australia
So far, three mothers who have used them have been very satisfied. All three has had 1 or more (up to 5) bouts of mastitis, and found that the Breast-Warmers helped in a number of ways.
Reduced breast tenderness, lumpiness or ‘thickening’ of the breast after mastitis.
All three had experienced oversupply problems, prior to getting mastitis, and the Breast-Warmers made the supply more manageable. (The supply did not increase further – one of my concerns)
One mother has experienced ‘shooting pains’ in her breasts for 6 weeks, this settled after using Breast-Warmers.
Breasts more comfortable after using the breast warmers during times of engorgement (eg when baby slept through the night and/or times of appetite increase).
None have had mastitis since using the Breast- Warmers.
I have found all mothers experimented readily with them due to their ease of use (i.e. no bathing breasts, heating packs (in microwave etc), portable and convenient, and unobtrusive when in use.
One mother who had experienced 2 severe and acute bouts of mastitis (requiring hospitalisation and IV antibiotics), and didn’t have the Breast-Warmers ’till after the second bout, describes the breast warmers as her ‘security blanket’ – either wearing them or in the nappy bag wherever she goes.
I will recommend these to mothers whenever appropriate for all of the above reasons: – these give mothers, immediate relief and i really like their ‘non-invasive’ nature, and particularly the ease of use.
Dr Julie Cavanagh PhD | REPROGEN | The University of Sydney, Camden NSW Australia
This product may sound strange, but Breast-Warmers enabled me to breastfeed my second child. With our first child I was in hospital with chronic Mastitis and was unable to breastfeed due to Mastitis. While pregnant with our second child I did research, and found these Breast-Warmers.
At first I thought they may be a gimmick, and paid my $40 as I really did want to breastfeed. I used the Breast-Warmers after the birth basically 24h a day. I took them off to wash them and within 2 hours had hard blockages in my breasts developing into Mastitis. I bought a second pair of Breast-Warmers so I could keep them on all the time and still wash them! Another time I took them off about 2 months after the birth and within 12 hours got Mastitis, put the Breast-Warmers back on! I used them 24h a day for the first 4 months. After this time I breastfed without problem until my daughter was 1 year old (3 weeks ago).
I have recommended Flectalon Breast-Warmers to some friends or friends with similar problems and they also thought they were fantastic. I just want to share as these are not a gimmick! They helped me to breastfeed, which I really wanted to do!
Amanda White Baby Isla 3 Months and Oscar 2 years 2 months, Australia
When the Breast-Warmers arrived they looked unusual, but interesting and were certainly well made. A fantastic invention, especially as you could use it for a few different things i.e. engorgement or helping with a letdown etc. For me breast feeding has not been particularly easy – something I have had to keep practicing even though I have been lactating now for over 2 years and tandem feeding for almost 4 months. Presently I am tandem feeding both my baby and toddler. However, my toddler is weaning so I have a lot of engorgement problems when my toddler decides he doesn’t want to feed one day but wants to feel like there is not tomorrow the next day.
Breast-Warmers certainly did help me with easing engorgement problems. I did have major issues with expressing prior to using the breast warmers, but now they have helped tremendously. For me this is a superb product and brilliant value for money. Just put these in your bra before a feed or expressing and they work wonderfully.
The engorgement and expressing problems I had suffered were definitely eased by using the Breast-Warmers.
Nicole F Expectant Mum-To Be
I was very interested to see how and if the Breast-Warmers do what they say they do. When these arrived they seemed to be well made and durable. Also great to know they are washable. The concept seems fantastic; any product that can ease the pain and take the stress out of feeding and expressing is well worth it.
With my first child I found breastfeeding to be extremely difficult, especially the first 2 months. My let down was extremely slow which just made my baby frustrated. Also expressing was near impossible. I am hoping I have learnt from the experience and feeding the next one will be easier.
Although I am not breast feeding currently I have leaking breasts as I only have a couple of weeks to go before baby number two arrives, so was not sure this product would work. To my surprise they really helped with hand expressing, the let down was very quick.
This is a superb product and great value for money. I would have paid quite a bit to have these with my first baby. Design is brilliant. I cannot wait to use the Breast-Warmers when bub number 2 arrives. A most helpful, natural easy to use product.
Esther O. VIC Australia
Thank you for your phone call. I suffered with mastitis and had a total of 7 courses of antibiotics. I tried everything to prevent mastitis developing including ultrasound 3 or 4 times a week but it wasn’t till i started wearing the Breast-Warmers full-time that I finally got relief.
I highly recommend them to women who have previously suffered with mastitis to wear them full-time, as soon as their milk comes in.
Lois Wattis RM IBCLC and author of ″New Baby 101 – A Midwife′s Guide for New Parents″. Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
I have been recommending Breast-Warmers for over a decade as an IBCLC and Midwife.
Used in combination with physiological strategies and expert advice on lactation, they are a blessing for lactating women experiencing vasospasm, mastitis, blocked ducts and engorgement.
USA customer on Amazon
These were great. My friend had issues with coldness following augmentation and these really helped her out. Comfy too!
Susan Guilmore
I found them a bit on the large side, I guess they need to be, but they gave me good relief with engorgement
USA customer on Amazon
Listen up, Mommas. If you are a breastfeeding mother and have suffered from any of the following, you should try this product: milk blisters, clogged milk ducts, mastitis, nipple vasospasms or Raynaud’s Phenomenon of the nipple, or mammary constriction, this set of warmers is GOING TO BE A GOD-SEND for you! I have literally encountered all of the above in my quest to continue nursing my baby. These pads lessened my excruciating and sometimes mind-numbing pain within 24 hours of use. Admittedly I don’t wear a bra 24/7 at home but I started to since these need to be slipped in against your skin. Totally worth it!! They weigh almost nothing. They don’t have any gimmicks or straps or button or things to activate. Your body heat is simply retained against your sore and aching nipples because of the special fabric and material they’re made out of. They have 3 sizes. I am about 39″-40″ around my breasts and still in a large C or D bra since I’m breastfeeding and I got the smallest size (the A-B cup size) and they stretch across my breast perfectly fine since the areola and nipple are the important parts to cover. These are non-absorbent too so even when you do sweat (and you sweat A LOT since these retain your natural body heat) but you never feel gross, clammy or sticky. I honestly forget I’m wearing them. They are hand wash only though so be mindful of that. I originally found them on an Australian health website called simplesolutionsinternational and read testimonial after testimonial about how they’ve helped women like me who are trying to do the best for their babies and stick it out through breastfeeding woes. They believe in them so much that these are handed out in hospitals just like mesh underwear or slipper socks are handed out in hospitals here in the United States. So Very Pleased! Wish I had found them months ago since I’ve tried every home remedy and ointment on the market!
Fiona, NSW Australia
After having my second baby I was struggling to feed him. I tried everything I could find to make feeding more comfortable. It wasn’t until a private Lactation consultation that it was determined I was suffering from Nipple Vasospasm. I had never heard of Vasospasm and assumed I was just feeding incorrectly. After a lot of research and tears my husband got in contact with Ann-Marie and ordered me a pair of Breast Warmers. I received them very promptly (next business day), when I saw the parcel I couldn’t contain my excitement, hopefully some relief! Within an hour of wearing the Breast Warmers I noticed a significant improvement and less pain. They are lightweight and really easy to use and I forgot I was wearing them. Feeding is far less painful and my milk supply has improved all within a day.
I can’t thank you enough for your extremely efficient service and for a wonderful product, I just wish I had bought them from day one!
Anna Sue-See
I’ve used breast-warmers for all three of my babies and the thing i love the most about them is their reliability.
Nursing newborns is a time when life is a little hectic and it’s easy to stress out over all the uncertainties.
I am relieved to know that mastitis, milk blockages and painful breastfeeding experiences don’t have to be one of the things I lose sleep over.
I bring my breast-warmers in my hospital bag and pop them easily in my bra, and they stay there for the first two months, at the very least.
They are versatile, easy to clean, easy to wear and they reliably do what they are designed to do