Avent Nipple shields (Avent Nipple Shields)

Member Name: Uplands

Product:	Avent Nipple Shields
Date:	19/04/03 (556 review reads)
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Advantages: Encouraged my baby to breastfeed, nicely shaped

Disadvantages: none

When my baby was born I had a very difficult time trying to get him latched on to the breast. He just didn't seem to be able to open his mouth wide enough to get latched on. Because my baby was unable to latch on correctly the hospital wouldn't let us go home. During the 4th night of our stay a nurse suggested that we try to feed using a nipple shield. Now, I had heard that nipple shields were bad and they should be avoided at all costs, but no-one could really explain to me why. Anyway I had a go and I couldn't believe it my little boy latched on and started to suckle straight away! The next day we were discharged from the hospital as I was able to feed him.
At home the midwives all told me that I should try to stop using the nipple shields but I wasn't using them because I had sore nipples I was using them to encourage my baby to breastfeed. Somehow the nipple shields encourged my baby to open his mouth wider and therefore take a proper mouthful of nipple. I would try every now and again to feed without them and after 5 weeks of hard work and determination we were successful.
I can honestly say if it wasn't for the nippleshields I would have given up trying to breastfeed in hospital and put my baby straight on to a bottle.

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