Dear friends, This post from 1999 might clear the question Warmly, Gonneke ****************************************** Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 22:20:43 -0600 Reply-To: Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]> From: _Deanne Francis <[log in to unmask]>_ (http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind9905B&L=LACTNET&D=0&I=-3&P=9792) Subject: Nipple shields some moreHi, all I have used paper tape to get a nipple shield to stay put, especially when working with a premie, or low tone baby. However, most of the time, I have found that putting a little Lansinoh on the edges in a couple of places will "stick" it down pretty well. At the moment, we have a teensy little 2 lb premie whose mom has a breast twice as big as he is, and a nipple.............well, what we have here is "oroboobular disproportion".............a term I coined years ago for one of the main reasons I use a shield. This little guy gloms onto that shield, sucks that nipple to the end and guzzles like mad three times a day. Without that shield there would be no feeding at the breast at all. So, I, for one, have some pretty good things to say about nipple shields......and so does this mom, who sits and smiles throughout the feeding/snuggling sessions. Deanne, BSN, IBCLC, LCCE *********************************************** 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