Winnie, I have very similar stories. Most of my moms have that moment where baby is too eager to eat, and the shield falls off, baby latches and gets the whole breast idea--and they are off to this wonderful skin-to-skin start! I also had another incident where the mom could not handle getting rid of the shield. She nursed for eight months and never got rid of it. However, the baby gained weight at every ped visit, and never had issues with weight gain. To me, cutting the shield creates nipple abrasion, and could potentially cut the baby's mouth. I personally never recommend it or condone it. Debbie Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC Tampa Lactation Counseling Tampa, FL *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html