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2025-01-24 05:31:26

Positive nipple shield stories?

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5 mo pp, EBF, and I feel so much less alone in this journey after reading these comments. We are nourishing and growing our babies, putting them before ourselves, and we will get our pink back sooner than we think! 🫶

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I used for about 3-4 months with my first, had flat + inverted at the time. Eventually I got tired of it and asked a lactation consultant for help, and what she encouraged me to do was to initially latch with it on, and then try to take it off during the feed and have the baby re-latch, because your nipple will be more extended then. When baby isn’t as ravenous, they’re also going to be more agreeable to working harder to eat. I also just did a lot of trying to practice to latch without it. I was able to get one side down pretty easily and it took time but got to both sides not needing a shield. If you want to wean, I think it’s definitely possible, and also definitely not necessary!! Using an electric breast pump also encourages the nipples to come out, too. Good luck!!

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This is super helpful, thank you!!! (-:

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I too had (emphasis on had) flat nipples at the beginning. I used nipple shields exclusively until my son was 4 1/2 months old. At that point he had better neck control & a bigger mouth and just decided he didn’t need them anymore, and my nipples were consistently not flat at that point too. What worked for me was to pick a time of day to try without the shields and if he wasn’t staying latched I would put it back on. Eventually he just stayed latched and that was that. This might eventually work for your baby too - or maybe not! I feel like as long as you’re good with it and your baby is getting what they need then use them!! FWIW I made it to a full year of nursing before I weaned. You’re doing great :-)

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This is so encouraging!! I’m going to start trying this. Thank you!

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