Dear Lactnet Friends:

The question was asked about pumping when shields are used in the hospital.

This to to ensure maximal stimulation by milk removal so that enough
prolactin receptor sites are primed for a mother to make a full supply when
her baby is 4 or 5 months old.

This is to ensure that this mother with the shield will not be a mother to
have a baby readmitted to the hospital with failure to thrive in the 2nd
week of life. This can happen with nipple shield use. There is no way to
predict how THIS mother will respond to a barrier between her nipple and
her baby's mouth.

Shields do reduce drainage.  Sometimes shields are used for that reason, in
the case of oversupply.

Hand expression gets more milk than a pump in the first 48 hours, according
to Oyama. All mothers need that skill.


Does anyone know any studies looking at colostrum moving through a shield?

warmly,



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