I used a shield for the full 16 months that I nursed DS. We wouldn't have been able to without it. FX it helps you goldenlove3 and don't let anyone give you shit for using it.
goldenlove3 I used the shield for about 4ish months with DS. I honestly think it's the reason BFing was easy for me and we didn't run into many issues. A few nurses in the hospital said I could always go to a LC for help on trying to wean from using it, but it worked for us and just went with it. Licking it so that it sticks was my method. Another way is to slightly invert the tip and then put it on your nipple and release at the same time so it kinda sucks your nip into it. I did that at first and it worked okay, but as DS got better at nursing, he provided the suction I needed for it to stay on.
Hopefully it helps you and I agree, don't listen to anyone that gives you a hard time about using one. They are amazing little helpers those shields when you need them 😉
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