In my experience, the more a mom "needs" them, the harder they are
to keep "on target".  If the shell slips and instead of the hole
over the nipple, the hard plastic is there, they certainly aren't
going to be of any help and may even make the situation worse.  I
personally prefer the adapted syringe (cut the "business end" off a
20 cc syringe, put the plunger in from the opposite end, place over
the nipple, withdraw the plunger a bit and voila-you have a handy
dandy nipple everter!) or the comercailly available Evert-It.  Of
course, babies latch to the breast, not the nipple, so many will do
fine even if the nipple doesn't stand out-especially if baby never
feels anything different it its mouth so it doesn't know it should
feel any different.  There are some, however, who seem to need the
stimulation of the nipple against the back of the palate to get them
suckling and for these a mechanical means of getting that nipple to
evert can be helpful.

Winnie

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