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One of the midwives at hospital got me a nipple...

One of the midwives at hospital got me a nipple shield as my daughter was grazing my nipples and they thought one of my nipples was flattish. It worked a treat - I used it to help my grazed nipples...

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i had lots of dramas with nipples and breast fe...

i had lots of dramas with nipples and breast feeding so i can understand! My DS was tongue tied and that combined with my flat nipples were a terrible and painful match. Long story short i had grand...

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Hi there, I have the avent brand nipple shiel...

Hi there, I have the avent brand nipple shield but really furious as everytime it slide away and bugger! This time with no#2 I am thinking usig medela brand, hopefully its good. -fingered cross-

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I had my baby naturally at 30weeks gestation, 1...

I had my baby naturally at 30weeks gestation, 10weeks early. So had to express in the beginning as our baby was a tiny 3pd 9oz. She did extremely well and fed from me at 33 weeks. As she was smal...

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I tried the shields in the first couple of week...

I tried the shields in the first couple of weeks, but you need to be sure to pick up the right size! I found that they took away the 'pinching' sensation. Mine were cracking and bleeding into babys...

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They helped me initially when DS wasn't attachi...

They helped me initially when DS wasn't attaching but I think they also contributed to his breast refusal, and they made my supply drop off because he wasn't latching on properly.

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I used them for damaged nipples from 10 days to...

I used them for damaged nipples from 10 days to 3 weeks, and wouldn't have continued BFing without them. I actually tried them earlier but still found BFing excruciating til a LC showed me how to use...

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I tried them with my first, but they were latex...

I tried them with my first, but they were latex instead of silicone, and she didn't take to them at all! So when I was pregnant with my second, I bought some silicone ones that were highly recommended,...

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great info ladies. I'm due for my first MW appo...

great info ladies. I'm due for my first MW appointment in just over a month. i will definately ask about ways to prepare my nipples.....just dont want a repeat of last time......worst experience of my...

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I used nipple shields with my daughter (first c...

I used nipple shields with my daughter (first child) for a month or so when she was about 2.5 months old and starting to feed more and my nipples were sore when she'd latch on from the constant...

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i cant speak from experience as i havnt used th...

i cant speak from experience as i havnt used the shields but have heard good things about them from friends who had cracked nipples etc. just wondering about the flat nipples tho have you spoken to...

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Hi All, This is my second pregnancy and second...

Hi All, This is my second pregnancy and second baby. When DD was born i tried SOOOOOOOO hard to breast feed but the pain was CRAZY and as a result found it hard to bond with my baby, so i turned to...

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