> Mother of two week old baby was started on nipple shield in hospital.
> Shield is like a bottle nipple, firm and long. Baby refuses to go to breast
> without shield.
Maybe you could have her try a flexible, silicone nipple shield as an
interim device. Because it is shorter, softer and thinner it might more
closer approximate feeding at the breast. Then after a time, when the
baby is comfortable with that shield, start trying to wean to the
breast.
Barb Berges BS,RN,IBCLC
Rochester, NY