I attended a conference with Dr. Evelyn Jayne a couple years ago. She suggested the use of shields for Mom's with large or long nipples and babies who could not accommodate them until the baby's mouth grew. I asked her how this would work if the nipple was larger than the shield and she said that the nipple tissue could handle being compressed into the shield and this was a better compromise than trying to get the baby to handle the nipple. This makes sense to me but what have others found or tried? I do like to use shields in my practice but I fine their use for sore nipples not that helpful and this is the reason used to market them in the stores. Ann Perry RN, IBCLC Boston, MA *********************************************** 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(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html