Nipple shield help

Ok I am determined to succeed with breastfeeding this time round (4th time lucky!) and am wanting to get some nipple shields because I've had problems with cracks and quite sensitive nipples and don't want that to stop me this time round.

I used the avent ones with Eden, but she seemed to choke on them a bit.

So is there a better than the rest brand out there? Or just personal preference? And how do you work out what size you will need? That's always confused me too - how would I know if I'm a small, medium or large if it doesn't come with instructions or pictures to compare mine to lol

Can someone please help - I'm running out of time to get this organised. :)

I'll ask a friend of mine, she swears by them and had so much trouble feeding before using them!

Will let you know

Cool thanks :D

I tried pretty much every brand out there and found the medella ones best (but hard to find, maybe try ordering them online co's the hossy gave me mine). Personally I found the bigger the better co's it meant more of the aereola is sucked in iykwim and easier for bub. HTH

medela are suppost to be the best

I need to get my act into gear and buy some as well. No idea where to start though, so I might just stalk here......

She got back to me.

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I think they were the Avent brand :) Apparently they come in two sizes...I was given the large ones. I managed to wean DS off the shield within a month or so of getting home from hospital ^_^ I was lucky though - some babies can happily use shields for the entirety of their breastfeeding experience :) Hope this helps!

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I use Avent ones in the larger ones cause I have pretty big nipples and they were perfect! Within 2 days of using them, my cracks had healed enough to feed without them.
Medela as everyone said are meant to be good, I have PM'd you with some links.

:) You will succeed this time because you are determined!! xx

I used the madela ones too. I'm pretty sure they're the ones most hospitals use. I got mine from the hospital, then brought some more from the pharmacy. There are two sizes I think. They seem to be thinner, more kind of manipulative plastic than the avent ones.