Everything you need to know about nipple shields
A few years ago, nipple shields were kind of like the devil. The rule was “take out the nipple shields”, and we encouraged all mothers to remove them as soon as possible. The nipple shields used a few years ago have nothing to do with today’s nipple shields, and that type of nipple shield did endanger breastfeeding. Why? The oldest nipple shields were made of materials as varied as glass, silver or ivory. Nipple shields from the 70s and 80s…