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So happy I could cry!

Caitlinh27Caitlinh27 member
in December 2013 Moms
Easton just latched on without the nipple shield! Oh my gosh I am so ecstatic right now. I know those of you who have not had to use a shield may not realize what a big deal it is, but it is huge for me!
I had to kind of pinch my nipple between my thumb and pointer finger to get him to latch on. It took him a little bit to find it but once he did he stayed on!
Thanks for letting me have my moment :)

 

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    mightymousymightymousy member
    Yahoo!!!!
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    BFP#2 4/4/2013 - Born at 37w3d on 11/26/13 via emergency c-section
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    Ark2013Ark2013 member
    How exciting. Congrats!
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    KelseyKetchumKelseyKetchum member
    Woohoo!!!!
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    imrachelleaimrachellea member
    I know the feeling!!! Hope he keeps it up for you! We are now on day 9 of no nipple shield, where we mostly BF with bottles at night...SO fantastic! Yay Easton!
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    ChuggingWaterChuggingWater member
    Great job!  We used one for the first 2.5 weeks.  It was amazing (and painful!) when he started latching without it!
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    aundrea1225aundrea1225 member
    That truly is an awesome feeling. So happy for you. I hated that shield. :)
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    MrbatesisinnocentMrbatesisinnocent member
    This is awesome! We used a shield for a little over 2 weeks and it was great getting rid of it! Use that nipple cream!
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    starskit1283starskit1283 member
    Congrats!!!! Woohoo!!
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    LtpugsLtpugs member
    Yay!!! Congrats!
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    Caitlinh27Caitlinh27 member
    Mrbatesisinnocent said:

    This is awesome! We used a shield for a little over 2 weeks and it was great getting rid of it! Use that nipple cream!

    I'm definitely going to need the nipple cream! It was a bit painful without the shield.

     

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    Caitlinh27Caitlinh27 member
    imrachellea said:

    I know the feeling!!! Hope he keeps it up for you! We are now on day 9 of no nipple shield, where we mostly BF with bottles at night...SO fantastic! Yay Easton!

    Yay, good for you guys! I hope he keeps it up! Any tips you wanna
    share?

     

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    lifesaverzlifesaverz member
    I had to use a shield so I know exactly what u mean...I seriously rejoiced when my LO nursed on the actual boob 4 the first time! We still had latch issues (it was painful) but we worked it out!
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    imrachelleaimrachellea member
    @Caitlinh27 Best advice, do your best to not go back to the shield. Pump for a minute to draw out your nipple if you have to, and PATIENCE! She still bops around a little and gets frustrated, but I just lean back and let her relatch rather than try to shove it back in myself.
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    Caitlinh27Caitlinh27 member
    imrachellea said:

    @Caitlinh27 Best advice, do your best to not go back to the shield. Pump for a minute to draw out your nipple if you have to, and PATIENCE! She still bops around a little and gets frustrated, but I just lean back and let her relatch rather than try to shove it back in myself.

    Thank you! The we just tried the other side and it didn't go quite as well as the first side. He started to get frustrated. I will try the pumping next time. The patience thing is what I will have to work on most ;)

     

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    BoothBabyBoothBaby member
    Yeah!! That is awesome!!
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    HollowayBrandonHollowayBrandon member
    I can relate...my LO will be 6 weeks wed and we have been wo the shield for a few days now. It's a wonderful feeling! Congratulations, I hope it sticks :)
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    KelamzKelamz member
    That is great! LO didn't even take the nipple shield after the switch!
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    mlwertsmlwerts member
    Congratulations!!! It's SO nice to not have to worry about keeping track of that little piece of silicon! We used one for 3-4 weeks. Pinching the nipple like you mentioned was key to greeting her to latch with no shield! It's a little harder to do when you're full but just keep at it!
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