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Guardian of a 1 yr 10 m old boy1 Year ago

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what are nipple shields used for? Do they help in proper latching also?

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RashmiMom of a 10 yr 11 m old girl1 Year ago

A. Nipple can be used for various purpose we will have Flat nipple the child is not able to latch sometimes properly despite of proper nipples some women have pain when the child starts to have teeth they bite nipple shield is going to protect you from all those things all it’s a very good option to use

deepikaMom of a 1 yr 5 m old child1 Year ago

A. try phillips one

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