we use these occassionally if nipples are really sore or to keep baby orientated to the breast(some times with an lactation device inside) They don't usually transfer much if the nipples are really large. Moms must keep expressing to keep up supply until baby's mouth catches up to nipple size. We have coined the phrase "oral bobular disproportion" to keep a difficult situation a bit light hearted Attie Sandink RN. IBCLC. *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html