Do you use a nipple shield?

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My daughter is almost 2mos old & we've been using one every since they gave me one in the hospital after I had her. She'll latch without it then realize it's not on & then she'll fuss until I put the shield on. I'd like to wean her off but as long as she's healthy & feeding I can't complain. Without it I'm unsure if we would've made it this far.

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Yea I used it in the begining because my one nipple was inverted so it helped my son latch but after being pulled out so much it comes out on its own now just make sure you are gettin the right size . I would suggest meeting with a lactation consultant , when I met with her she told me I was using the wrong size and fit me for a new one and it helped a lot . If you find a good one it will save your life .

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Currently in the hospital using it because my nipples are kinda flat and she's having a hard time latching. I hope my nipples and her latching gets better.

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I had to with my first son but I haven't had to yet with my newborn.

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We used it because no one could get a latch from my dd. Three lactation consultants and 3 nurses later we tried the shield. No tongue ties or anything. No one could figure out what the deal was. Used the shield and she latched right away and ate awesome. We weaned after about a week and she ate great after that. We stop bf at 5m for other reasons but it didn't mess with my supply or anything. Was nice break for the nipples too :) she went back and forth from shield to bottle to boob like a champ

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I did the first three weeks which helped my nipples heal from the two days without it in the hospital. It was very helpful but I am 100% happy that we don't use it. We quit using it cold turkey too and we were fine plus with the shield she was getting lazy with her latch but now she has a great latch.  Plus breastfeeding is easier without it. I think it's great for a short term solution

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I used to but we weaned off it!

Do you use a nipple shield?

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