The mother I had last week who used a nipple shield is now bf well without the shield.! YIPPEE. Kathleen Kathleen B. Bruce, BSN, IBCLC co-owner Lactnet,TLC, Indep. Consultant http://together.net/~kbruce/kbbhome.html LACTNET Archives http://library.ummed.edu/lsv/archives/lactnet.html LACTNET WWW http://www.telcomplus.com/~kga/lactation.html