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Barbara Latterner <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 27 May 2000 13:31:56 EDT
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re Barbara Wilson-Clay's post on nipple shield use.  Thank you, Barbara!  I
used nipple shield with relactating mom because baby had not been on breast
in over 2 mos, she had flat nipples and SNS was on breast underneath the
shield (have done this before with good results).  This did work and baby
took several min of feeding this way where he wouldn't go near breast without
the shield.  I just wanted mom to experience baby at breast again, thought it
might work and help to speed relactation process by having baby at breast,
even with a shield.  As it turned out, mom didn't like shield and so didn't
use it again.  I use shield's rarely, but find if baby won't/can't latch any
other way, at least it keeps baby at breast with a pos experience of getting
food from breast (also, have not had difficulty weaning from shield as always
working with mom until baby on bare breast).

I feel it's important to try techniques, tools, whatever it takes and
communicate to moms one's willingness to do so and go the extra mile with
them as this increases their confidence in "can do" attitude and that it can
just be a case of perseverence.  Hope I'm making sense; just felt I wanted to
respond to Barbara's post in agreement and respect for her approach.

Barbara Latterner

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