About
the size of the nipple shield, can you use a 24 mm shield with a 5 week old or do you need to wait until the baby is older / bigger for this size?
Not exact matches
We've tried to help with this with the Pumpables Milk Genie by including 3
shield sizes, but how cool would it be if the breastshield was made out
of some smart material that moulded instantly to your breast, matching your breast and
nipple size perfectly.
Some pumps come with an included one -
size fits all type
of breast
shield, which can be uncomfortable for moms with larger breasts and / or
nipples and can hinder their milk output.
One important thing to know that was not immediately obvious to me is that you can have large breasts and still need a small
size breast
shield, because the breast
shield size is reflective
of your
nipple and not your breast.
I've been exclusively pumping for my 2 month old and at first I had no problem at all, I slowly start getting pain so I changed the
size of the
shield but now I'm not only getting
nipple pain but also pain where the
shields sit....
If your
nipples rub up against the walls
of the
shield you either need to reposition it to the middle or
size up to a 27 mm or larger.
Using breast
shields that fit well, they should be comfortable, not compress the breasts or damage the
nipples; a range
of breast
shield sizes are available if the tunnel is too tight
However I ONLY recommend using a 24 mm, medium
sized shield as this is in my opinion the only
size that can aid in production and decrease pain
of nipple trauma.
These
nipple shields run a little bit bigger than some
of the other brands out there, so some customers have needed to order a
size down.
I am supplementing and I don't have a stash... I have struggled with breastfeeding from tongue tie to LO never latching to finger feeding,
nipple shields of all
sizes (which LO hated) I own 4 breast pumps the recent one I have had for two months (the willow) I got so I could be mobile.