Medela Contact Nipple Shield, 20mm Small, Nippleshield for Breastfeeding with Latch Difficulties or Flat or Inverted Nipples, Made Without BPA

These truly saved my life. I used them for the first few weeks due to latch issues, and then later due to thrush pain. I tried these and the Lansinoh brand - neither of which had any negative effects on my supply and made breastfeeding bearable when it would have been too painful otherwise. These were much more comfortable for me, easier to latch onto for my baby, and felt softer and more natural. With the Lansinoh ones, I felt like she inhaled a lot more air, the silicone was too thick, and they kept falling off while she was nursing. br>At around 4 weeks, I weaned her off the shield because I didn't want to be reliant on it in the long run. They're inconvenient to carry around and use in public, and keeping track of them and keeping them clean (I sterilized them every time I used one due to thrush) was becoming a chore. It took a little more than a week to get her used to latching without a shield, but weaning her from them wasn't nearly as difficult as I had anticipated. She's now six weeks old and doing fine without it, and her latch has improved on its own, so I'm no longer in pain. However, if you need to use these for the duration of breastfeeding due to inverted nipples or something similar, I don't think it's unreasonable. It's an extra step, but it's still preferable to pumping and dealing with bottles. br>If you do have to use a nipple shield, I would recommend trying to latch your baby without it as often as you can so she doesn't "forget how" like mine did, just to make weaning her from it a little easier. But don't be afraid to use this product if it means you can keep breastfeeding instead of stopping!.

Case Clements

| May 29, 2021

nope. It's one of those crescent-shaped pieces of artwork. I'm not a fan of the shaped ones. I've used it and like how thin it is (though it would be perfect if it were completely round!). ), but no matter how I position it, it always wants to fall off. It doesn't even have to be moving or flailing for it to work its way away from my son- Dealing with this in the middle of the night isn't fun! Unfortunately, the search continues. br>br>**For size reference, I'm 19mm and the size small shield is actually perfect. I measured with this Amazon product:

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Dangelo Deleon

| Oct 20, 2021

My wife used them in the hospital, so we ordered more to keep in various rooms. Advantages: br>br> br>1) stopped bleeding / painful feedings when the baby wasn't latching well and longer feedings were causing her a lot of pain and griefbr>2) appeared to have a neutral effect on latching (nothing positive or negative, neutral)br>br>Cons: br>br>1) Gasoline - He definitely got more gas, which is likely due to the fact that these can be a little difficult to keep on. br>2) Can be difficult to keep on, even with the use of liquid to aid in the creation of a better seal. I'm not sure if the product can be improved to fix this, but it caused spitup and longer feedings. br>br>Overall, this was a necessary item for us to have for a while; we no longer need it, but it was useful in keeping my wife able to feed as long as possible until we no longer had latching issues and feedings were no longer painful.

Andre Phelps

| Jan 14, 2021

After becoming extremely cracked and sore with my first, it became necessary, and this was the brand that my lactation specialist recommended. br>Unlike other brands, the plastic is soft rather than "hard/stiff. " I've tried three of them. This, I believe, is due to the fact that it is a thinner product, which gives it a more natural feel. It's also very simple to switch back and forth from shield to breast. I used it for about four weeks before gradually weaning myself off of it. With my first, I used the same brand for the entire 13-month nursing experience, and the shields remained intact, never cracking or becoming "old. " br>By using this from the beginning of my second and third pregnancies, I was able to avoid all nipple cracks and enjoy nursing in the early weeks; Overall, I believe these are extremely beneficial to all nursing mothers and can greatly increase the joy of nursing; without these, I would have stopped nursing my first baby after a few weeks and would not have tried nursing with my subsequent babies.

Karina Copeland

| Dec 13, 2021

I've had two small children (both under the tenth percentile), and I've discovered that small babies have small mouths, which makes nursing difficult. I got through it with my daughter until she was old enough that it no longer hurt. I was in a lot of pain with my newest baby, chapping, and it hurt a lot, so someone suggested I get a nipple shield, which I am glad I did! Advantages: br>br>
- It is no longer painful to nurse - My nipples are safe nowbr>- br>-br>Easy to maintainbr>-br>-b It was easy to get him to latchbr>br>Cons:
- Maybe it's just me, but it's a little difficult to keep track of (I ended up ordering two). When you exclusively breastfeed, you use it every two hours if not more, and with little sleep and a lot going on, I lost track of it a couple of times (it would be nice if it came with a case or something). br>- It can be messy because the milk collects at the end of the nipple and spills onto you or your baby when he unlatches after a feeding. br>- He'll sometimes pull it off as I'm bringing him into nurse when he's fussy at a feeding. br>br>Overall - It's well worth it if you're in pain; at the very least, it's worth a shot before you quit nursing because of the pain, or simply because you're in pain and trying to push through it.

Dawson TOMLINSON

| Sep 27, 2021