Hellobee Boards Topic: We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!

Hellobee Boards Topic: We latched without a nipple shield! Yay! https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 03:59:39 +0000 jetsa on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479713 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:59:30 +0000 jetsa 1479713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yay! Congrats, I hated the shield as well :) MrsF on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479673 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:37:09 +0000 MrsF 1479673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Congratulations! I remember being disappointed when I had to use the shield again, but I think it depended on how tired / hungry she was. It took a little time to get to the point where we didn't need it at all. yin on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479517 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:39:33 +0000 yin 1479517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yay! That sounds like great progress! MrsStar on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479501 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:29:10 +0000 MrsStar 1479501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Awesome work! Sounds like great progress :happy: artsyfartsy on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479478 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:18:01 +0000 artsyfartsy 1479478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well we did 15 mins without the shield. He came off and couldn't quite get back on so I had to use the shield. birdofafeather on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479473 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:16:31 +0000 birdofafeather 1479473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yay! that's great! artsyfartsy on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479464 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:11:07 +0000 artsyfartsy 1479464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Right side success! jhd on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479458 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:06:34 +0000 jhd 1479458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yay!!! That is great! hilsy85 on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479426 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:52:34 +0000 hilsy85 1479426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yay! That's great! MrsBrewer on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479382 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:23:22 +0000 MrsBrewer 1479382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yay!! Keep it up !! PurplePeony on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479370 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:16:03 +0000 PurplePeony 1479370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Awesome! I think sometimes their mouths are just so tiny during those first couple weeks, they can't get a deep latch...once they grow a bit, things get so much easier! MusicaV on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479369 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:15:54 +0000 MusicaV 1479369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Congrats! Great news! artsyfartsy on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479362 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:10:17 +0000 artsyfartsy 1479362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nursing au natural again on the left side! So proud of my LO. coopsmama on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479346 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:02:46 +0000 coopsmama 1479346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ That's awesome! Breastfeeding can be so hard and it's nice to get even one step closer to it being easier and more natural! artsyfartsy on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479339 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:57:43 +0000 artsyfartsy 1479339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Woolly Mammoth: Yes! Less stuff! I'll be glad when he gets more head control and practice and we can ditch the Boppy! autumnlove on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479334 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:54:09 +0000 autumnlove 1479334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yay! Foodnerd81 on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479329 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:51:38 +0000 Foodnerd81 1479329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ That's so great! I hope things keep getting better! Woolly Mammoth on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479326 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:50:36 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 1479326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Congratulations! It feels great to be able to nurse without the "stuff"! MrsH on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479300 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:37:37 +0000 MrsH 1479300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Awesome. Ra on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479297 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:36:44 +0000 Ra 1479297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ That's awesome! BFing felt like much less work when I was able to kick the shields. Congrats!! :heart: LovelyPlum on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479294 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:36:16 +0000 LovelyPlum 1479294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yay, congrats!! artsyfartsy on "We latched without a nipple shield! Yay!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/we-latched-without-a-nipple-shield-yay#post-1479289 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:34:27 +0000 artsyfartsy 1479289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've used nipple shields since day 1 and while I don't mind them, I worry about LO's latch because he doesn't have to latch as deeply with one (and luckily they block most of the damage for me) and I didn't want to get into a habit that I couldn't fix later that might damage my supply. Well T has been getting into fussy fits lately that only extra nursing will soothe. He had one and I tried to give him a binky to hold him over while I got my boppy and shield ready (slightly annoying) but that only made him angrier. I hurried and got him to my breast but he tasted that silicone of the shield and I think he thought I was offering the pacifier again and got REALLY angry. So I tossed it aside and just shoved my breast in. He got confused at first but it worked! He was actually latched deeply. Not perfectly, but deeper and much closer to correct than we've ever been. Nursed for a solid 20 minutes as usual! I'm so happy we made progress! I didn't think we would be able to ditch the shields for a while. I tried later without the shield on my right side but it didn't work that time. But it's okay. I feel more confident about trying to wean off the shields. Just wanted to share my BFing win with my bees!