Advice on how to wean off nipple shield

Re: Advice on how to wean off nipple shield

• BJKL member

  November 2009

  A lot of people have the same issue.  First off, I would recommend working with a lactation consultant if at all possible.  They are a god send!

  Here is my experience...same issue as you.  My LO would not latch but did great with the nipple shield.  When I started to wean off he would get frustrated and cry.   I just tried different combinations of methods until one worked.  I would start with the shield and then take it off part way.  Most of the time he would continue to nurse ok.  Then I moved on to trying to get him started without.   If he ever got very frustrated I would go back to the shield.  I would recommend working on this during the day as at night is probably not the best time for sleepy mom and sleepy baby. 

  Just keep at it...it will take some time and trial and error but be persistant.  Seriously work with a LC if you can.  Sometimes I wished that mine lived with me for the first month.

  

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• ilovebijou member

  November 2009

  I'm pregnant with my first so I have no knowledge of breastfeeding but just wondering if there a reason why you would want to wean them off of the shield?

  
  
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• miehe3914

  November 2009

  It's not necessary to wean off the nipple shield. It's more of a hassle to have to grab it each time to breastfeed, clean it, and remember to pack it when we go out of the house. It would be easier and faster if she could feed off me directly, but I guess it is more important that she's breastfeeding at all.
  

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