The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to all nursing mothers that the use of Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream may be harmful to their nursing babies.
The nipple cream sold to help nursing mother soothe dry or cracked nipples contains the potentially harmful ingredients chlorphenesin and phenoxyethanol. 
The product label states that there is no need to wash off the cream prior to nursing however, the ingredients could possibly cause respiratory distress, vomiting and diarrhea in babies.
The ingredient chlorphenesin can also cause dermatitis which can worsen the drying and cracking of the nipples.
"FDA is particularly concerned that nursing infants are being unwittingly exposed by their mothers to this product with dangerous side effects," said Janet Woodcock, director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "Additionally, these two ingredients may interact with one another to further compound and increase the risk of respiratory depression in nursing infants."
The FDA has recommended that consumers stop using the product and to contact their doctor should their babies experience any of the problems associate with the warning.
The FDA is also urging consumers to report an adverse events related to Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream to MedWatch by e-mail at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm, or by phone at 800-332-1088, by fax to 800-332-0178 or by mail to MedWatch, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20852-9787.
[Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
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