>Magda confirms my observation that all silicone shields here in UK are the
>same size.  For the vast majority of women and their babies, the nipple on
>the shield is *Enormous*, a super stimulus, which then lets everyone down
>because the top end is never filled by the mother's nipple, the nipple fills
>the baby's mouth because it also has a wide base so all baby can do is nipple
>suck.
>Helen Woodman, NCT BfC, Storrington, W Sussex, UK



Right, Helen - you see these great big things on mother's nipples that seem
half the size of the baby's head.....and the material used in the shield is
very inflexible and thick at the point it 'turns the corner' to become the
base.

Also, when they are given out here, the mother *is* just left to get on
with it - very little follow up.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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