My one week old baby doesn’t seem to latch properly during breastfeeding. A friend of mine mentioned that I should look into nipple shields. Any recommendations?

A nipple shield can be used to protect a sore nipple during feedings. A nipple shield may also be used when a baby is having difficulty latching on to a flat or inverted nipple. There are two problems associated with nipple shields: 1. With a shield in place the breast does not receive the same kind of stimulation that it does when a baby sucks directly on the breast. This leads to a reduction in milk supply. 2. Baby learns to latch on to the nipple shield, rather than to the breast. Weaning from the shield can be difficult. http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/feeding-eating/breastfeeding/helpful-products/nipple-shields If your baby has difficulties in latching, it is not recommended to use nipple shield as a solution. You can try on the followings: - Seek lactation consultant's help on how to guide your baby to latch correctly, i.e. latch on the whole areola instead of nipple itself. - Watch youtube video examples on how to do proper latching, i.e. positioning of you and baby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3thDUN1vIk - Refrain from offering formula milk before your baby has established a proper latching, as this will cause nipple confusion with milk bottle.

Nipple shield in my opinion work better in protecting your nipples from your baby's gumming especially if yours is cracked or sore. It would be better to consult a lactation consultant to assist in breastfeeding. I heard that Mrs Wong from Thomson Medical is great and is considered like a baby whisperer. Perhaps you can look into that :)

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