Philips AVENT BPA Free Standard Nipple Protector

 (11 customer reviews)

My son lost more than 10% of his birth weight within the first 5 days, mostly because my milk hadn't come in yet. So the doctor told me to nurse him, but with each feeding give him at least 2-3 ounces of formula in addition to what he ate while breastfeeding. At first, I thought this was a great idea since I was so worried about his weight but wish I'd done research before following those orders.... Either way, after the first bottle he wouldn't even try to latch on anymore. We had trouble in the hospital since I have flat nipples as it is. So I was heartbroken and pumping trying to figure out the problem. But then I tried the Medela shields and they were terribly awkward and I wanted more skin to skin contact to make it more like we weren't using anything. These were wonderful! They stayed in place nicely (although any of them are awkward and do come off easily with little hands flailing all over the place) and gave more skin to skin contact, which also allowed him to get a...Read more

I bought these because I wanted very badly to breastfeed my daughter but we were having latch-on problems. I was told that nipple shields could be helpful for this.

I went with the Avent because overall, I am super impressed with their products. I only use their bottles and pacifiers and have been a happy customer in the past.

I don't really recommend these specific nipple shields. I can't get them to stay in place and they are really akward. My daughter dislikes using them and I can't get her to nurse with these.

If you are in the market for a nipple shield, go with the Medela brand ones. Those are much easier to use and less akward for baby.

I disliked using a shield in general, and fortunately was able to get my son to latch at 4 weeks without it. He finally started gaining the right amount of weight once I got rid of it so if you can avoid using these completely, try to...they can hinder the nursing process causing baby to not get enough milk.

If it is absolutely necessary for you to use one, this works fine. In fact, our lactation consultant prefers this one because it exposes more skin. For me, though, it was more difficult to use because it didn't stick or stay in place as well as the Medela version. I'd imagine it is a complete matter of personal preference, though, so it's worth trying if you are struggling with the other.