A friend gave these to me when I had my third child. They were so helpful that I wanted to cry! I couldn't believe what a relief they were, and I would have spared myself a lot of pain if I had had them with my first and second babies.Here's the scoop: You don't use these any longer than a couple of weeks, and they definitely don't stand in place of pads when you go out in public. They're just for home use (in my opinion). What do they do? They help sore nipples. They REALLY help sore nipples. What more could a nursing mom want?