Medela Contact Nipple Shield, Small

Useful product.... quality is also excellent....not available in local market....worth for money...

very helpful

Ordered this for my wife, who is pregnant. It arrived early which made both of us happy. It is exactly what she expected. She has tried it and it fits perfectly. This being our second child, she has used this type of shield before and it works great, so there is no doubt that this one will work just as great!

I love these nipple shields!!! I have flat nipples and my baby couldn't latch on. The nurses gave me a couple of these shields at the hospital and it was the only way the baby could nurse. As time went by, I'd occasionally try to give her a bare breast, but it was too frustrating for both of us, so I gave up. It's been 4 months now and we're still going strong with the shield. It has made breastfeeding possible for us! I'm so grateful these things exist. I've had no supply problems at all. I started pumping from the beginning, just to build up a stash for rainy days, and then had to go back to work soon so I've been pumping in addition to nursing all the way through. Maybe that has helped with my supply, but the shield doesn't seem to have hurt at all. I have gallons and gallons in the deep freezer. The baby has no problem latching and nursing now, no problems with let down or anything. I can't tell if she swallows more air with it… With a couple of good burps she's all set either way. A few points mentioned in other reviews: - Washing. Yes, you have to wash it between uses, which is why it's great to have several. I got 2 from the hospital and then bought 2 more. That will last me for a while into the day, and then I just wash all of them when I have a minute. Doesn't take long and I don't mind. Then I'm good for the rest of the day and night. - Easily lost. Yes, they're clear and delicate and hard to find if you drop them, but that hasn't been a problem for me. I've only dropped a shield maybe twice in 4 months, and that's because I threw it across the bed and missed... I keep them in a little tray basket on the night stand or by the nursing chair. When I'm done I just put it back on the tray, and grab another at the next feed. Then I batch-wash them all and put them all back in the tray. It really helps keep them in one place and helps keep them from falling or getting lost. Before I started putting them in the tray, they were rolling around all over the house - much easier to fall or get lost. - Detaching/sliding. This is my only point of frustration with the shield. If you have a wiggly baby who moves their face from side to side when feeding (for whatever idiotic reason), the shield can slide off target or detach. It's easily repositioned though, and most of the time it does stay on. I've gotten so used to adjusting it that it's really no big deal now. Given the amount of moving my baby does, I'm actually surprised the thing manages to stay on as well as it does! Also, it's easy to tell if it has shifted even without looking at it - by how your nipple feels. When it's on target and the baby is sucking, I can really feel the suction and the draw in my nipple. If I don't feel it, then the shield must have shifted, so I check it and readjust if necessary. I can do that in the dark. You really get used to it. You should be aware of its positioning one way or another though, whether by how it feels or by checking, because if it shifts, the baby would be sucking on air and won't get a good feed. - Leakage. Definitely put a burp cloth under your breast when nursing with the shield. The milk that collects in it can leak out if the shield comes unstuck or the baby falls asleep with their mouth open. - Contact vs. regular. I would definitely advise you to get the contact shield as opposed to the regular. I don't care so much if the baby's nose touches my skin (its advertising point) - I doubt she cares about my skin - but the actual benefit of it is that it gives the baby more room to breathe. With the full shield, the part that's under the baby's nose tends to come unstuck and flap itself back onto the baby's nose, blocking their breathing. I have one regular shield from the hospital and it's pretty frustrating to use. The baby can't breathe and throws her head back to get some air, yanking the nipple in the process. With the contact shield, that part is cut out so the baby's nose is unobstructed. UPDATE: 10 and a half months now and I'm still nursing only with the shields. The transition never worked for us, but whatever - the shields are making nursing possible! We've had no problems whatsoever - not with letdown, not with feeding, nothing at all. My boobs and the baby are doing great! She has teeth now and oh am I glad I have shields! :-)

Mi salvación durante los primeros 6 meses de lactancia. Sigo lactando ya tiene un año mi bebé y se la quite a los 6 meses sin problema! A mi me ayudo a medir una consultora de lactancia y por eso la medida es perfecta no me lastimo y nada Les recomiendo que se midan bien y aumenten dos mm más de su medida para que no batallen

sin estas pesoneras no me hubiera sido posible dar pecho

Works well, as long a you apply it per the instructions provided. I noticed afterwards that this is more expensive than Shoppers Drug Mart and it doesn't come with a case which would have been useful.