Hello Mummies, I am not sure about you but I have heard about
Silverette nursing cups. Generally, I felt their user demographics seemed to be mainly non-Asians, so I am also quite concerned if the good reviews may not be applicable for our Asian body-types. In addition, only Pupsik sold it in Singapore (heard some retailers commenting about how the products held there may not be authentic). Hence, I shove the possibility of using
Silverette nursing cups out of my mind.
But as luck may have it,
Silverette arrived in the shore of Asia. :) Now that it is closer to home, I decided to give it a try. A pair of the silver nursing cups cost S$78. At first glance, the price may seem a bit steep. But bear in mind that it is made of 925 Silver from Italy and it can be reused for your subseqent pregnancies. Also at the end of your child-birthing journey, you can re-cast the cups into a pendant as a memory keepsake.
In modern times, we mostly see silver used in our jewelry so we might lose sight of the non-aesthetics properties of Silver. In the Roman times, silver has been known as a disinfectant. Since 400BC, Hippocrates also known as the father of medicine documented silver's wounds healing properties. In an Asian contact, we always see the king's servant testing for poison using a pure silver pin in the period dramas.
The
Silverette nursing cups are designed to fit the areola area that is 45mm or less. Reasons on why I was keen to try it out was because it can help to protect sore, cracked nursing nipples and act as an preventive measure to prevent wounds, cuts and infections to the nipples. Most importantly, the
Silverette nursing cups does not have to be used with other nursing products. For Mummies who are trying/ intending to breastfeed, I find this quite important because the last thing I want is for my milk to be contaminated.
Based on what I have read online, the
Silverette nursing cups is very easy to use and very portable. I will do a separate review after I use them so please save the tag "
Silverette Nursing Cup" if you want to follow up on this. I will also be updating this post as and when on other tibits of information I find online so do save this post as well!
For any Mummies who see this on your nursing cup, please don't panic, it is just the silver oxidising. It is still safe to use. But if you want to make it shine again, you can either:
1. Make a paste with baking soda and water to scrub the cup
2. Pour hot water in a cup and add a table spoon of baking soda to soak the cups.
**Updates 2**
I have been using this for 3 months and my boobs are going strong :D I use it without any nipple cream. With a correct latch, your boob should be free from any tears. Sadly, my baby sucked till my nipple had a bit of bleeding. It healed pretty fast, within a week the "clot" was gone. I didn't have any case of strawberry milk either. I used the cup to hold breastmilk I used to heal my breast.
It was oxidising quite badly at 3 months and I cleaned it till it sparkle using method 1. Within a few days, it tarnish again. :'( Will probably do another therapeutic cleansing at the 6 months mark!
