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Long-Term Nipple Shield Use — A Positive Perspective

Vicki Bodley, BS, IBCLC

1943 Mariposa Lane, Billings, MT 59102 USA.

Diane Powers, BA, IBCLC

This report describes ten cases in which silicone nipple shields were used for two weeks or longer. In nine of the cases, shields were used to help babies attach to the breast. These babies had struggled to attach to the areola because of suck problems or the mother's lack of protractility of breast tissue. In the tenth case, the shield was used because of extreme nipple soreness. All babies were off the shield by 3.5 months of age; nine were feeding directly from the breast. All weights were appropriate or above for the age of the infant at three weeks, two months and four months.

Key Words: nipple shield • flat nipples • retracted nipple

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 12, No. 4, 301-304 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/089033449601200416
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