nipple sheilds quick help

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irishqueen · 03/03/2011 13:30

Hi,
Maeve is 2 days old and feeding well. Mik stll not in however the nipple pain is bad. I bf my other 2 but that was 5yrs ago. crying with pain last night but rugby ball hold helped ease> Bought sheilds today in case its bad again this eve.
Do i just pop them over nip and go for it.
Will it help? Will I have to always use them?

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crikeybadger · 03/03/2011 13:36

They may help, but really should be a short term measure. Better still to try and address the cause of your nipple pain.

Can you get a mw to look at your latch?

Have a look at biological nurturing too for a laid back way to breastfeed.

Have you got lansinoh?

Congrats by the way, gorgeous name.

AutumnWitch · 03/03/2011 13:37

As your DD is so young, they need sterilising first if you do use them. Yes, you do just pop them over the top, a little milk on the flat part helps make a good seal.

I would say to try and persevere without, but with the security of knowing you have them if you really need them.

I used them for DS1 as he was prem and initially wouldn't feed except from a bottle of ebm. I found he would bf if I used the shields and when he was about 3-4 months old and we were better at bf'ing I tried it without one day, he gave me a look but got stuck in anyway.

I was very pleased - they have a tendency to ping across the room at awkward moments....

AutumnWitch · 03/03/2011 13:38

and what crikey said of course :)

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irishqueen · 03/03/2011 13:39

Going for her 24hr check today so will get latch checked? Lanisoh has saved me thus far. I was just in agony last night with the burning! Thanks Crikey.

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irishqueen · 03/03/2011 13:39

Going for her 24hr check today so will get latch checked? Lanisoh has saved me thus far. I was just in agony last night with the burning! Thanks Crikey.

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japhrimel · 03/03/2011 14:23

Good luck! Shields really helped me early on, but I only used them for a few hours at a time to give me a short break. We were already struggling with nipple confusion/latch issues though as DD was tube-fed then bottle-fed at first, so that wasn't an issue for me - in your case they could potentially cause new issues.

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irishqueen · 03/03/2011 14:33

Ok emergency backup only! I think they will be like a security blanket so I don't cave into a bottle ... Dp has no experience so hates me struggling!

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crikeybadger · 05/03/2011 20:55

How are things now irishqueen?

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