"I agree, unless Mom's nipple condition precludes it.  Is it possible to SNS
with a nipple shield?  Would you even want to?"

Often using the lactation aid at the breast allows the mother's nipples to
heal, because the baby nurses better, nurses faster, and can nurse on just
one side.  I do not use a nipple shield for sore nipples, I feel it is just
not useful. *Fix the latch*, use the APNO (all purpose nipple ointment).  I
don't think I have *ever* suggested a nipple shield for sore nipples, and
only rarely for not latching.

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC

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