Donna,
I agree. Nipple shields are not the evil, latex abominations they used
to be. My personal preference is skin to skin, good old fashioned
nursing--but if the mom is definitely on the verge of giving up altogether, I would
prefer that she try a nipple shield. One of my clients was about to quit day 5.
Her milk had come in, and the hospital staff had made so many attempts to
latch the baby, that he was seriously traumatized at breast. All we had to do
was start lifting moms shirt, and the baby was into full scream. The nipple
shield created enough familiarity that the baby went on with ease. For
whatever reason it never came off for 8 months. I always think about this
mother, and she is due to have a second baby soon. To me it was better that she
nurse with a nipple shield for 8 months than quit at 5 days. More LCs need to
embrace the nipple shield. For some mothers it truly becomes the difference
between nursing and not nursing their baby.
Debbie Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC
Tampa Lactation Counseling
Tampa, FL
In a message dated 6/7/05 12:03:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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I have worked with women who have breastfed with nipple shields for 5 months
and more.
One mother I met in the local hospital postpartum told me that with an older
child she had breastfed for more than a year using a nipple shield.
She preferred breastfeeding that way.
Donna Ron, MHA, IBCLC, LLL
Israel
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