If you use too
small of a nipple shield it can decrease your supply and cause more discomfort.
Not exact matches
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.
A
small opening at the tip
of the
nipple area allows breast milk to flow from your breast, through the
shield, and to your baby.
If your
nipple touches the end
of the crown
of the
nipple shield, then the
nipple shield is too
small for you.
Bottle Tips and Tricks: Often times using a preemie
nipple (usually one that is
smaller and firmer with a slow flow rate, or one that is angled and flat) on a bottle, or a silicone
shield over the breast
nipple when nursing, enables an infant to suck more efficiently while slowing the flow
of liquid.
A
nipple shield is a rubber shell in the general shape
of a
nipple, with five or six
small holes at it's peak through which the milk is passed.
She had just bought some
nipple shields small pieces
of silicone that can make your breasts bigger.