Carol can I ask more details please since you have developed a successful technique - do you teach the mom to evert the nipple before fitting on the shield? What if the nipple will not stay in the shield shank? What constitutes properly placed shield in that case? tia Margaret Young BA IBCLC Burnaby BC <And, when I use a shield, I teach mom how to properly place the shield <onto the nipple to prevent an improperly placed shield that could result <in a shallow latch. I also properly fit the shield so that the smallest <one that can be safely used is the size chosen. *********************************************** 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