I've
tried nipple shields, breast shells, nipple protractor and finally a hospital grade electric pump.
I've
tried nipple shields to transition her from my nipple to bottle nipples.
I tried nipple shields, but he wouldn't latch using -LSB-...]
We tried nipple shields and every postion possible.
In fact, many women who have
tried nipple shields find that they do not help with soreness.
I continued to offer the breast and
tried a nipple shield, which helped her latch on a bit better.
I thought about it for a few days, and when Peeper was just over five weeks old,
I tried the nipple shield.
We tried the nipple shield, but my daughter still struggled to latch on and stay latched on.
I spent the next ten weeks triple feeding, seeing lactation consultants, going to breastfeeding support groups, working with an occupational therapist,
trying nipple shields and SNS and praying that she would get strong enough to transfer milk on her own.
Then a friend suggested
trying a nipple shield and he started latching!
When you're having difficulty getting baby to attach, or you have sore nipples
try a nipple shield.
If hand expression and breast shells have failed at protruding your nipple before a feed then you may want to
try a nipple shield.
I've
tried a nipple shield, but it didn't quite do the job so I am currently pumping and doing formula.
If you are really struggling to get baby back onto the breast, you can
try a nipple shield as a last resort.
I have flat nipples and I have
tried the nipple shield but it's still not working.
Nipple shields were the only way I could breast feed because I have one inverted nipple and one flat nipple so breast feeding was a struggle for me at first until one of the lactation consultants told me to
try nipple shields.
I tried the nipple shield and the exercises they suggested and it never worked.
I will
try the nipple shields.
Sometimes, if you weren't to not
try the nipple shield at all and just go right through the breast, you can have baby stuck on your finger for a little bit just to help organize their suck.
I also might
try the nipple shields.
I have
tried nipple shield but the feed just leaks leaving him hungry.
I was going to
try the nipple shield to help with overactive let down if that is causing him to compress and I will begin to suck train.
I tried the nipple shield and self expressing.
We saw lactation consultants,
tried a nipple shield, but my son still was losing weight.
I tried a nipple shield and she bit through it.
If you are really desperate for some relief from your pain, you might want to
try nipple shields.
Not exact matches
I have
tried every trick in the book like dream feeding, using a
nipple shield etc..
I'll probably
try to wean him off the
nipple shield soon, but for now it has been a lifesaver.
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.
I
tried everything that all the Facebook lactivist mommies and La Leche League forums recommended:
nipple shields, mouth exercises, dribbling formula on my
nipple like I was in a preschool version of the candle wax scene from 9 1/2 Weeks.
I did
try every suggestion,
nipple shields, lactation consultations and it all failed.
We
tried using the
nipple shield to help with the pinching.
If your baby has not latched on, or is latched but causing you extreme pain before pumping and feeding with anything, consider
trying a
nipple -
shield (a silicone cover for your
nipple which looks a bit like a Mexican hat).
We
tried to BF but had a multitude of issues that made it too difficult — he has a tied lip, is a lazy / sleepy eater, and I have flat
nipples that required the use of a
nipple shield that seemed to only get in the way more.
I wasn't really checking credentials, but this woman came in, and I was
trying to breastfeed my son and she looked, she took one look at me and him and said, oh you need a
nipple shield.
Yeah, it was over a month and I remember that it still used and I had to use a
nipple shield I had to use a tube you know to
try to get them used to latching correctly and then did everything that I could helped them along and they eventually got it.
But I would say that the
nipple shield is probably the major the major hurdle just because it didn't make it so much harder especially when you're in public because you're
trying to like to hold the baby and hold the
shielding and get comfortable and I mean I could remember we were at the zoo and he was two months old and it was just before we got off the
nipple shield but like
trying to hold him and I was wearing him and carry him like keep him in the right position keep the
shield in position and like we are out in the sun there's people everywhere it was really hot and noisy and I just wanted to throw that
nipple shield in the trash right then, I would have if he like, just gone with it but...
I'd drape a blanket over myself and
try to cover while fumbling with the damn
nipple shield only to have her quickly kick the cover off so she could milkly smile at me.
If you are waiting for help but need to feed baby
try spoon or cup feeding some expressed milk or use a
nipple shield as a very short - term solution.
One other thing you might
try, to decrease some of the pain, and that's a
nipple shield.
If you are using a
nipple shield,
try to keep an eye on your supply and make sure baby is getting enough milk.
Contact
nipple shields with cut out areas
try to help offer you and baby a bit more skin to skin when feeding.
She suggested a
nipple shield to
try that, and see if he would latch on with the
nipple shield.
Let me tell you, «
Trying to get the baby on the
nipple shield without a cover is almost impossible.»
ROBIN KAPLAN: When breastfeeding moms are having difficulties latching or
trying to heal some wounded
nipples,
nipple shields can seem like a gift set from the heaven above.
I think that's something that all moms who have tongue - tied babies should consider when they get a Frenectomy and they're
trying to get the baby off the
nipple shield.
Cuz pulling on my
nipples isn't really working, it just makes them hurt and the
nipple shield didn't work with my daughter, it was like
trying to suck out a
nipple from the back of your hand lol!
So, I hear a lot of moms ask, «What if my baby discontinues to cry at the bare
nipple and can not latch without the
shield — should mom keep
trying without the
shield or should she instead kind of favour this that's actually help our baby get on?»
Before resorting to a
shield which should be used as a last resort, even
try a
nipple shell first and ALWAYS speak to your lactation consultant first to
try and actually fix any breastfeeding problems rather than mask them with a
shield.
If baby won't take the
nipple and begins to get distressed pop the
shield on and
try again later.