Vaishali  noted:
 
<<An LC that  I respect very much once told me that you can start cutting off
the tip  portion of the nipple shield gradually untill the baby gets used
to having  the nipple in his mouth instead of the nipple shield.
I have never tried it.  I'd love the hear the opinions of others on  this
matter.>>

 
I've seen that written up  in older lactation texts, but I can't imagine the 
cut edges of a nipple shield  in a baby's mouth, nor can I imagine what it 
would do to the mom's nipple once  it was cut far enough down that the baby would 
feel the nipple in his  mouth.  OUCH!
 
That said, I recommend  nursing for a few minutes w/ the shield then taking 
the shield off and putting  the baby back on.  And I tell moms that it seems to 
take just about as long  to get the baby off the shield as he was on it.  But 
that varies from mom  to mom and baby to baby.  Partially I tell her that so 
she doesn't panic if  he doesn't transition to the breast in 2 or three feeds.
 
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Wheaton  IL
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

             ***********************************************

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