Hi love

Thanks for the advice. I've got the large avent nipple shields and they have been really good.

The reason my nipples are in such bad shape isn't because of bub. This is following on from another thread where a midwife at the hospital put a breast pimp on for 30 minutes on my scuba night to stimulate milk. She walked away and didn't show DH or I how to turn it off and bu the time she came back they were bruised and welted and a mess. I'm going to try and get him back on the boob this arvo after the laser treatment.
How are you hon? That's awful about your intro to the breast pump in hossi. Ouch!

In my last post I was referring to breast shields, not nipple shields. The breast shields are the main plastic piece that goes over your boob when you pump. If you're using Medela, the shields come in 4 (or 5?) different sizes. I suspect you had the standard ones in hossi which are rarely a good fit hence the severe nipple damage. Get your LC to check your own breast shields when you see her because you probably need a larger size. The incorrect breast shield is not only inefficient but it will continue to damage your nipples. That's how I got Vasospasm and it is awful.

Hope you're seeing some improvement.