Brooke:
My 2 thoughts are:
1) if it is not broken - don't "fix it".... if it is working for this dyad than let it be...
2) I believe that there are children who need that "extra" intraoral stimulation in order for them to breastfeed... taking the shield away may decrease thier ability to feed.
warmly,
Patricia
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