The cabbage can stay in the soup, thank you.
Frozen peas, cabbage leaves, bags of lumpy ice cubes, warm washcloths or untimely hot showers? I have used most of these at one time for relief from engorgement or plugged milk ducts. And although they (sort of!) worked, they were not comfortable or convenient. Just one week ago our precious baby girl was born and now I am right in the middle of that plugged duct/engorgement stage. I think breastfeeding is wonderful, however, mastitis, plugged ducts, etc. are not quite so wonderful. But this time I have a solution.
Blossumz soothing breast therapy packs! These are warm/cool gel packs which provide relief and comfort for breastfeeding mothers and also for those who have undergone breast surgery. I have found the Blossumz gel packs extremely useful already and I have only been breastfeeding for one week. I’m sure they will get a lot more use throughout the next year as I continue to breastfeed our baby girl.
These are not just any gel packs though. They have some great features, such as: they provide generous coverage; they are light weight, the gel can be distributed in or out of the gel packs center (nipple area) according to personal preference, and of course the best part - they can be used over and over again. Blossumz also has 100% cotton covers available for the gel packs, and I found that the cover provided a nice, soft layer between the gel pack and my skin.
I found Blossumz gel packs very easy to use, extremely comfortable, and I give them a double thumbs up! - Andrea
Save 15% with the cide OPPROMO until July 31, 2008.
Win it! Blossumz is giving away a set of gel packs valued at $34.99. To enter, leave a comment on this post - one winner will be drawn at random after noon MST on June 12/08.
Additional entries available. See contest entry information and rules.
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June 5th, 2008 at 3:41 am
This is so cool! I’d love to gift them to my sis to try it out! She’s gonna need ‘em
Thanks!
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Thank you for the chances!
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June 5th, 2008 at 4:58 am
I’ll be needing these when baby #4 is born, I breastfed my babies and the first 2 weeks were always painful each time.
June 5th, 2008 at 6:11 am
What a great product! Sounds wonderful for those painful days.
June 5th, 2008 at 7:00 am
I want to win!
June 5th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Oh I get to be the first to comment
These sound amazing. Pick Me
June 5th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Gosh I have heard of these and I would love to try them!
June 5th, 2008 at 7:58 am
please enter me in this contest.I think the prize is great and i’d love to win.
June 5th, 2008 at 8:33 am
What a great product! I am sure I will really need something like this when my baby is born next month.
June 5th, 2008 at 9:07 am
I agree- breastfeeding is wonderful but clogged ducts are so painful. I’m currently still breastfeeding my youngest and I wish I had something like this back with my first!
June 5th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Oh I wish I knew about these when my sister was newly nursing, she had the hardest time and just watching her try and figure something out was painful. I will definitely keep these in mind when it’s my turn. Thank goodness for clever people.
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June 5th, 2008 at 10:54 am
number 1! nice idea
June 5th, 2008 at 10:54 am
I have a friend who’s breastfeeding and has been having a lot of trouble with thrush and mastitis - I’m sure she would love these!
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June 5th, 2008 at 11:01 am
my niece is nusing her first baby…boy would she love these!
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June 5th, 2008 at 11:11 am
interestin’!
June 5th, 2008 at 11:11 am
I wish I had known about these when I was still breast feeding, I needed them sooo bad then! Well, I would love to win this for my friend who’s due in July.
Thanks for the great giveaway.
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June 5th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Great product. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win.
I’m also a subscriber.
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June 5th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Never heard of theis
June 5th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
This would be so helpful, for me this time around when I have to go through the same stage! It is so uncomfortable! What a great product and giveaway!
Thanks!
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June 5th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I am a subscriber too!
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June 5th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
This blog is in my sidebar!!
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June 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
please send it
June 5th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I would love to have these!
June 5th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I’d love to share these with a nursing-mama friend of mine!
Thanks!
June 5th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I’m expecting my second in Sept and these would be well appreciated. Thanks for the giveaway.
I’m also a subscriber!
June 5th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
I would love to give these to my friend who just had her first baby girl…she is having trouble breastfeeding (I breastfed my little girl for a year and know how great it is!). Thank you!
June 5th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Hello! I will be breastfeeding when our first baby arrives. These therapy packs will be very helpful. Thank you.
June 5th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
I had almost forgotten how painful those days were - pregnant again and these would definitely come in handy! Anything to help with those uncomfortable days!! I will try anything (and I did the cabbage, stinky!).
June 5th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Wow, I could really use these!
June 5th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
What a great idea, I have the perfect person that need this gift. And the price isn’t bad either.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Cool idea!
June 5th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Thanks for the contest hope I win thanks.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
These sound fantastic, although I found that cabbage leaves worked like nothing else. They were amazing (except for the smell.)
June 5th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I could really use these, as my boobs are getting tired!
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June 5th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I’m expecting a baby in November and am sure these will be helpful
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June 5th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
What a great product. I could use these on my kids-or my husband!
June 5th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I need these! Engorgement is soooo painful!
June 5th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
What a clever idea.
June 5th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Would love to try these!
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June 5th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
What a great product! Sounds great!
June 5th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Amen! These are so much cuter than a bag of frozen peas!
June 5th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Sounds like a great product. I’d love to win!
June 5th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
These are really niffty
And really very sweet
And fun for boo boos on the head
Or even on the feet.
June 5th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Wow! These look amazing! I could certainly use them now and in the future!
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June 5th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I know a mom or three who could use these. What a Brilliant design and idea!
June 5th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
WOW!!! Every pregnant woman should get this as a shower gift!!!
June 5th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
oh please pick me! I need them NOW!
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June 5th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Great giveaway, thanks!
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June 5th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Oooh, aaah! New baby coming in a few weeks! Pick me!
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June 6th, 2008 at 12:36 am
I’ve been nursing for 7 weeks now, and these sound heavenly!
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June 6th, 2008 at 3:25 am
Wow!!
June 6th, 2008 at 4:58 am
Very clever
June 6th, 2008 at 5:04 am
Very nice. I would love to give these to my bf who is about to haveher first baby this summer. I love the covers - very feminine.
June 6th, 2008 at 6:10 am
I think cabbage works beautifully! However, I never, ever have it in my house and I would have to make a trip to go get it if I needed it. (and I know this because I have nursed 7 children, lol, been there a few times!)
Blossums sound wonderful!
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June 6th, 2008 at 6:24 am
These sound great! I wish I had them for my first two babies!
June 6th, 2008 at 6:28 am
enter me!
June 6th, 2008 at 7:05 am
Awesome giveaway! Such an AWESOME idea!
June 6th, 2008 at 7:05 am
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June 6th, 2008 at 7:34 am
oh, these are brilliant!
June 6th, 2008 at 7:35 am
I had mastitis twice and walked around with cabbage in my bra. While it felt great at first, wilted cabbage gets kinda gross. I hope I win because I will be sure to use these over cabbage next time.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:12 am
I’d love to win, the whole family could use this.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:30 am
My husband could really use these!
June 6th, 2008 at 9:37 am
These would be a lifesaver! What a great invention!
June 6th, 2008 at 9:46 am
I agree with cabbage leaves staying in the soup! That did nothing for me!
This looks great!
June 6th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I just had a sweet little girl on May 29th and milk just came in. These would be awesome right now!
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June 6th, 2008 at 11:03 am
I think I will be needing these when the baby arrives. What a great product!
June 6th, 2008 at 11:35 am
I’ve needed these so many times!
June 6th, 2008 at 11:59 am
What a neat idea!
June 6th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
What a great idea! Please enter me.
June 6th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I would love these for my best friend…my daughter is older and I did not breast feed. but my friend would love them
June 6th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
My daughter is breast feeding an the baby is due July 1 so this would be perfect,count me in please
June 6th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Great shower gift! Hope someone gives me some!
June 6th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
These are a great idea; thanks for showcasing them and for the giveaway!
June 6th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
I’d love to win!
June 6th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
PLEASE count me in! I am sure to need such a neat invention!
June 6th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Please count me in.
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June 6th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
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June 6th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I have a friend who’s expecting her first, I’m sure she’ll be able to use these. Thanks!
June 7th, 2008 at 4:59 am
I breastfed my babies until they were toddlers and these would have been SO GREAT, so I’d love to win them for my sis who is due in January.
Thanks!!
June 7th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
These could have multiple uses. I’d love to win.
June 7th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
How wonderful. We use a lot of gel packs at our house for one reason or another and these are so nice!
June 7th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
great
June 7th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
These would be great. I am dreading weening and the associated aches. Thanks for the giveaway.
June 7th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
With #2 on the way, these will come in handy if I win. Wish I had them for #1!!
June 8th, 2008 at 5:25 am
very clever!
June 8th, 2008 at 6:44 am
These would be great for my little girls who often fall down. Thanks!
June 8th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Wow! These look PERFECT! I’d love to give them a shot, enter me in!
June 8th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
enter me
June 8th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Neat packs, just what we need.
June 8th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
If your breast feeding those look like heaven!! I’llhave to get some for next time around.
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June 8th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
enter me!!!!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
I would LOVVVVE to win this!!!! I’m going to breast feed this baby I’m carrying right now, my first son I didn’t, and had the worst breast pains. I also have had an augmentation and plan on getting them redone later on to a smaller size, so I could use these for a long time!
June 9th, 2008 at 8:59 am
this is great count me in
June 9th, 2008 at 9:17 am
I’m currently breastfeeding and could use something like this. I also have a sister who is pregnant and wants to bf too so they’d get some use after I’m finished with them. Thanks a lot for the giveaway!
June 9th, 2008 at 11:06 am
These look great
June 9th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
what a wonderful tool- and I like that it can be either warm or cool
June 9th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
those sound great. i’ll be needing them in…oh, about 9 months!
June 9th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I would love to win these - I’ll be breastfeeding for the first time in a couple of months, and feel like I could use every little bit of help.
Thanks for entering me.
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June 9th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
I’m always looking for gadgets and items that are unique and make life easier. Would make a great gift for my daughter in law due in sept.
Thank you….
June 9th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
This is a WONDERFUL gift for the breastfeeding mother. Breast problems are no fun when you are nursing.
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June 10th, 2008 at 6:43 am
How brilliant! I am expecting, so these will come in handy in the near future!
June 10th, 2008 at 8:52 am
I am expecting any day, so these would be great to have!
June 10th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Please, add me!
June 10th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
I so need these! Noah is constantly changing his night feeds and so I am constantly waking up in pain.
June 10th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Ingenious!
June 10th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
oh my!!! These are great!!! I am going on my 5th child….I wish I would have know about these before, , my grandma always made me use cabbage leaves when i got engorged, but this seem like it would just be comforting!
Please enter me
Thanks
June 11th, 2008 at 12:17 am
I’m so excited! I can’t wait to ty these!
June 11th, 2008 at 6:29 am
I’d like to give these to my daughter. I remember my own discomfort when engorged. This sure would have been nice.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:46 am
i really love this idea hope it works as wonderfully as it sounds
June 11th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Sweet niblets!
June 11th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Would love to win these for my sister.
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June 11th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
I would give these to my sister-in-law who is expecting her second.
June 11th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
I would love to have these for after our next baby - they sound awesome!
June 11th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
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June 11th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
These are great! I would love these. Thanks
June 11th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
This is just what the doctor ordered……
June 11th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Thanks for such a useful giveaway!
June 12th, 2008 at 1:49 am
Mine seem to stay sore or inflamed this would be a big help.
Thanks for the contest
June 12th, 2008 at 2:12 am
Interesting concept. Hope I win.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:56 am
please enter me
June 12th, 2008 at 4:36 am
please enter me in this contest.I think the prize is great and i’d love to win.
June 12th, 2008 at 5:55 am
love this keep the contests coming. thanks
June 12th, 2008 at 6:08 am
THIS IS A WONDERFUL PRIZE. WE ALL NEED TO RELAX WITH SCENTS!
June 12th, 2008 at 6:30 am
These look terrific! I have the perfect soon to be new mom to gift these to.
June 12th, 2008 at 6:56 am
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
June 12th, 2008 at 6:57 am
count me in please
June 12th, 2008 at 7:17 am
This would be great for my friend who is about to have her first child. Thanks for the giveaway.
June 12th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
functional and cute
June 12th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
My wife would love some of these!
June 12th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
I would love to win this