Re: info about Medihoney

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Dee. This is really interesting. What sort of conditions have you

tried this product with? Have you found consistent success in treatment?

Ellen

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> > Hi, All.

> >     If you've read Genna's book about Selecting and

Using Breastfeeding Tools, there is a section on Medihoney.  I thought I'd

share the updated information I learned this week.

> >     The 1 oz tube of 100% honey is no longer available.  It now comes in

1.5 oz and 3.5 oz tubes.  DermaScience will only sell to doctor's offices, so

they wouldn't sell any to me.  However, they did tell me that Mercy Surgical

Dressings was a distributor of Medihoney who would sell to individuals.

> >     I contacted Mercy Surgical Dressings.  Their price to an individual

is $26.15 for a 1.5 oz tube of the 100% honey.  However, I mentioned that I am

an IBCLC in private practice and they said that my price for tubes I would

re-sell would only be $17.15, plus a flat shipping rate of $6.95 no matter the

size of the order.  There is no minimum order size--I could have ordered just

one tube if I had wanted to.  I placed my order on Monday, May 17 and it

arrived on Wednesday, May 19.  Terrific!  Because the honey has been

sterilized, it never spoils.  However, FDA rules require that an expiration

date of 3 or 4 years be marked on the packaging.  (Gotta love the FDA and it's

consumer-friendly rules and decisions!)

> >     I thought that if any of you are considering having this product on

hand for mothers, you might want this newer information.

> >     Dee Kassing

> >

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[Guest guest]

I

have been using this product w/ moms with great healing success. I highly recommend

it as long as mom is not allergic/sensitive to bee products/honey.

Cole

[Guest guest]

Is thrush a concern, since thrush thrives on sugar or have you found that thrush

is not an issue when using medihoney (or even that it discourages/helps to cure

thrush)?

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> Hi, All.

>     If you've read Genna's book about Selecting and Using

Breastfeeding Tools, there is a section on Medihoney.  I thought I'd share the

updated information I learned this week.

>     The 1 oz tube of 100% honey is no longer available.  It now comes in 1.5

oz and 3.5 oz tubes.  DermaScience will only sell to doctor's offices, so they

wouldn't sell any to me.  However, they did tell me that Mercy Surgical

Dressings was a distributor of Medihoney who would sell to individuals.

>     I contacted Mercy Surgical Dressings.  Their price to an individual is

$26.15 for a 1.5 oz tube of the 100% honey.  However, I mentioned that I am an

IBCLC in private practice and they said that my price for tubes I would re-sell

would only be $17.15, plus a flat shipping rate of $6.95 no matter the size of

the order.  There is no minimum order size--I could have ordered just one tube

if I had wanted to.  I placed my order on Monday, May 17 and it arrived on

Wednesday, May 19.  Terrific!  Because the honey has been sterilized, it never

spoils.  However, FDA rules require that an expiration date of 3 or 4 years be

marked on the packaging.  (Gotta love the FDA and it's consumer-friendly rules

and decisions!)

>     I thought that if any of you are considering having this product on hand

for mothers, you might want this newer information.

>     Dee Kassing

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