Philips Avent Nipple Protectors

Get the Medela, don't waste your money – Thin silicone? No. It's twice the thickness of the Medela and so much more bulky. It falls off due to the shape if the flange, unlike the Medela which stays put. Honestly if I had tried these first I would have thought all nipple shields were awful. But no. It's just the Avent ones. Get the Medela ones, most people are medium. Don't waste your money on this pathetic attempt of a product.

Life saver when in pain – I used these shields on and off for the first weeks of breast feeding as we all go through cracked nipples and tenderness they were great but just a tad slippery once the milk flow gets going i found my daughter would latch and she would suck them right off

Success – My milk came in late after the birth of my baby so I have been supplementing with formula and she has been on the breast mostly for her comfort and for me to build up my milk supply, which is low. She is now used to bottles for a satisfying feed and is extremely impatient and fussy at the breast. I have been to midwives, a lactation consultant… Read more ·  1

and on Youtube so I know how she should latch but I can't seem to get her to co-operate. The first time using the nipple protector is the first time I have been able to get a proper latch. I can already take the nipple protector off and she can latch properly without it most of the time. I will keep alternating until I don't need the protector.

I have read some other reviews and many people said the protector keeps falling off. I found that rinsing the protector under some warm water before use keeps it adhered to the breast. Also expressing some milk and putting it inside the protector gets my baby interested right away.

I wish I knew about this sooner.

You get what you pay for – These drive me crazy with falling off & make breast feeding stressful (but i need to use them due to flat nipples)... Worth spending more on other brands which stay on a lot better (but still aren't great). Seems they lose their suction within a few uses.

Saved my nipples and breastfeeding hopes! – Day 3 and had only been able to breastfeed twice as my nipples are quite small and bub couldn't latch properly creating bad cracks between my nipple and aeriola, was worried she wasn't getting what she needed and midwife suggested a shield as I was determined to breastfeed. First use and she latched immediately with some expressed milk over the… Read more ·  1

shield and drank like a champion - and I haven't looked back. She is feeding more and more each feed and all my worries have gone. I should add my milk supply is abundant and flowing quickly, and bub has a very strong suck but a small tongue so needed a bigger nipple to make it work - so this model really worked for me. I don't have any issue with slippage but that may be due to her strong suck. I like that it is clear and more streamlined than other options which gives bub more opportunity to access my skin and means it isn't visible when I breastfeed in public or with others around. Plus it was much cheaper.

Genius now pain free would highly recommend it – Bubs and I had thrush my nipples got so cracked I nearly gave up feeding. I persisted for 9 wks before i was given this shield by my mchn I used to cry when he latched on now I am pain free and feeding is more comfortable. My don easily latched on with it on Comfortable small easy storage Easily lost due to clear colour

Absolutely genius invention – I am a first time mum and within a couple days of bub learning to feed my nipple become cracked and made feeding him unbearable. Using the shield allowed me to continue breast feeding pain free while my nipple also had the chance to heal while using them. They would stay in place, not leak and not slide off. I still cringed when he would first… Read more ·  1

latch but it was for no reason as there was zero pain anymore and within a week of using the shield I was able to breast feed again without them. Painfree, stayed in place, inexpensive, able to continue breast feeding, allowed nipple to heal within days. Need to be a little persistent getting bub to latch on as they r a different size and texture to the nipple.

Worked perfectly for me!! – Just as I was about to give up breast feeding I tried these and miraculously everything worked wonderfully. My baby, who would previously not latch on well to my flat nipples, latched instantly after I had expressed a drop into the shield and began feeding like she had been starved. I had tried these earlier with no luck and thought the same as… Read more

the rest of these bad reviewers until my midwife showed me how to use correctly- I was wearing them horizontally instead of vertically and it made so much difference to us. The adhesive is more than enough. Every 5 minutes you may need just to flatten the sheiks back against your breast, but I did so with ease and baby did not even notice.

These saved my sanity and my money. I was going to start formula feeding the very next day if these did not work. And luckily for my bank account and my pride they are fantastic! Don't need to bother buying the more expensive medela brand. These are half the price and do a wonderfully effective job. Very easy to use once correctly shown how. Cheap!

Life Saver! – My 2 month old boy would constantly cry if I tried to Breast feed and would only take breast milk if I expressed and bottle fed. This upset me, so I decided to try nipple shields, as they may feel similar to the bottles teets. He took to them straight away, and it felt as if he was breast feeding like normal. He didn't cry at all! I suppose if u… Read more

were looking for a nipple shield to be exactly like a nipple these aren't it, but nothing will ever be exactly like a nipple. They worked for me because it was bigger then a nipple and he could attach easier. They saved me!! Cheap, flexible where it needs to be, works If you have a big let down the nipple area can fill up with milk and therefore can get messy

Best nipple sheild! – I had to use these for the two months that I breastfed. My sins latch was fine but he hated breatsfeeding! I tried all other brands but the holes in others were too small and my son hates that he couldn't get milk out fast enough. These things were a life saver for me!! Fast flow, gave this mummy heaps of relief It fell off easily if my son wasn't feeding straight away.

Too rigid & doesn't stick to skin – I'd been looking at the Medela Contact Nipple Shields but bought these as half the price. Mistake. I ended up buying them too so could have saved my money by buying them to begin with! My baby did not like the feel of the 'nipple' in her mouth at all, and gagged each time I tried. It seemed rather large and long (compared to others I'd seen)… Read more

and was rather rigid so not sure how natural it would have felt in her mouth.. Slipped off my skin too easily and my baby pulled it off with her mouth a couple of times too, so was worried about choking hazard. Also seemed to press in to my skin, almost encouraging my baby to suck only on the end of my nipple! It actually hurt more with this shield on. The price Didn't work! Rigid, too large for my baby's mouth, came away from my skin too easily

Good – These nipple protectors are a handy little product to have around if you are having any issues breastfeeding baby. They are very portable and come in a good container. Quite cost effective as they do last a while. But can be a bit fiddly and are easily lost. Easy to find this product in chemists and department stores selling baby products. They… Read more

last for a while if you look after them. Not too expensive, usually sold in double packs. Very easy to use once you work them out. Sometimes it is very easy to lose them and you can be forever looking for that nipple protector.

Bad – Not much to like about this product. I've gone through three different types of nipple shields and these were a little below average when it comes to effectiveness. The only thing to do to keep them on for longer was to use paper tape across the top and bottom ends to secure the sheilds to the skin. Once they lost their suction ability, you had… Read more

to stop using them. not much. The material that the nipple shield is made from is soft and flexible, so when attached correctly over the nipple area with good suction, they fitted well. A combination of breast milk and baby saliva reduces the suction against the skin. Once the suction effect was gone, you had to remove and wash, which often happened too quickly. The lack of suction also became a hazzard as it would sometimes become tangles in my baby's mouth.

Excellent – As another reviewer posted, there can be issues with saliva/milk getting in behind the shield and affect the seal, causing them to slip, but I found just removing them and giving my breast and the back of the shield a quick wipe was easy and made them stick again. Because of the good amount of contact you get between baby and breast, they're… Read more

less likely to affect your milk supply than some other brands that have the shield covering the entire nipple area. Using these shields my daughter and I had our attachment issues sorted out within a week, and no cracked or sore nipples! Easy to use, soft, mouldable silicon, easy to find and relatively cheap, good contact between babies chin and your breast can get a little leaky

Good – they were great to use, when I first started breast feeding & I was very sore with cracked nipples, these protectors helped me & my baby heaps. Main problem was milk would get behind the shield then it would fall off. After giving it a quick wash, it would go on again fine. These shields were a life saver. I would recommend these to other new mums… Read more

if you have some nipple pain. if it mean you can continue to breast feed it all worth it. very comfortable to wear like others have mention, milk builds up behind them & then they fall off.

Terrible – As soon as any liquid gets near these shields, milk or saliva, they just slide everywhere. The first time I used these my bub squirmed and the shield slid right off and into his mouth. He started spluttering and I frantically pulled it out. It scared me so much! Even though I was trying to hold it in place it just kept sliding everywhere which… Read more

frustrated by hungry bub. I tried at another feed, giving them the benefit of the doubt, but the same thing happened. I will never use them again. Price was cheaper than others. They CONSTANTLY slip off!

Good – trusted brand (everything i use for the children from dummies, sterilisers, botttles, teats etc are all avent) and very well known, qffordable and easy to use, this item is an absolute godsend for new mothers who are finding that initial latching stage a bit difficult very easy to locate as you can find the avent range almost everywhere, quite… Read more

cheaply priced and very easy to use, we used these upon the birth of our first born as she was having trouble latching on and they worked fine for us they should come in a bigger pack as with infants they need to be sterilised between uses and its difficult to find the time (or energy) to do this between feeds, they only come in 2 packs so i think making a 6 or even 10 pack would be a much better idea.

Bad – Tried to use these when I had cracked and sore nipples from first time feeding and they weren't of any use. The nipple part on the shield seemed too hard for my son to be able to get good suction so it didn't work for me. Did not allow my son to latch on so did not work for me.

Bad – They were a waste of money for us, I could not get them to stay in place long enough to have bub latch on correctly. He would get frustreated with all the mucking around. I didn't end up using them as it was just to hard in the end. Like all Avent products you can find them in most stores I couldn't get them to stay in place and baby could not latch on.

Terrible – I thought Id go with some Avent shields as I have an IQ pump and IQ warmer thet have both been FANTASTIC. Additionally I was told to buy some sillicone shields. So with little time to spend shopping around due to a new baby... I sent out the poor husband to get some.... MISTAKE. Waste of money. Have a rubber Pigeon one that is a MILLION times… Read more

better.

Perhaps im doing something wrong with them, however there are no concise instructions on the packet or the website. Another poor effort on Avents Behalf Nothing. They dont work GARBAGE. Dont waste your money.

Bad – I found it to be good idea at the time of purchuse as to thinking of future breastfeeds but i never needed to use it because my son never liked them he was freaked out by the sight of the nipple protectors also it didnt fit properly so for me personally i found that it was a complete waste of money spent. Not for all. The thought of them makes you… Read more

think they are a good idea but are not for everyone. I found that it didnt fit the way it should my son didnt like it at all and didnt want to go near my nipple when i wore it so it was a waste of money.

Terrible – I think these nipple shields are a waste of money, I have tried them with 2 of my three children and neither or them could suck properly at the breast. They are an odd shape and tend to slip out of the babies mouth as they try to suck. Neither of my children could get any milk out while i used these and my supply wasn't the problem. I definatley… Read more

don't reccomend these to anyone. They tend to stick to the breast quite well and are shaped to offer skin to skin contact As baby sucks they tend to slip 'invert' making it harder for baby to 'latch'

Terrible – i bought petite size n realized that my nipples were bigger so i bought the next size up but was too big. either way, i tried to place my baby on it n she just doesn't know how to suck from it. i think the material is a bit hard n slippery. and i agree with the previous reviewer.. i have been expressing from day one n i am also using a pump from avent. not sure really baby cant suck from it at all

Terrible – I recommend just expressing with an electric or manual breat pump and avent do great pumps. The reason i say this is you can control the speed and strength of the sucking and this is great when your breast are very full of milk (then once emptied a little bit it makes it less painful to put baby on the breast) The idea of nipple shields are… Read more

great.... if only they worked on soothing the pain and discomfort of breast feeding Didnt provide any relief to pain. I wouldnt bother with these ever again. They leaked alot and fills with air which is bad for reflux

OK – Getting the latch on can be frustrating (for mum and baby) as the nipple protector is very long initially with air in the end so it can be fiddly trying to get milk in the end instead of air so sometimes it's easier to use a sticking plaster if it's a bite cut on the base of the nipple. Thin, provide good protection for cracked nipples Moves out… Read more

of position easily and lets in a lot of air if not held in place. Doesn't provide as good a drainage as skin on skin. Some babies can really resist the change in texture and insist on being fed without it.

Excellent – For any new mother or mother who is having troubles with breastfeeding and not getting the latch on I recommend these brilliant little things! they are a god send especially at 1am in the morning when both you and the baby are stressed out and you need help! I will use these again when we have another baby. Love these things they were the best… Read more

thing a midwife had suggested to us to use when I started breastfeeding at the hospital. My husband got the wrong size so I may have gotten cracked nipples due to the sizing! You have to hold them in place while the baby starts to suckle which gives you a sore wrist sometimes. Also if the baby gets frantic and moves their head fast the nipple shield just flips off!

OK – i have used these several times over the years having had lots of mastits and thrush of the nipples, however they are quite expensive for something that does not last very well. They shrivel up and lose their shape when they are washed and sterilsed so from that perspective they are not great..but they do the job! they are helpful when you have… Read more

cracked nipples..thrush etc..they are made froma nice soft pproduct and bubs don't seem to notice that they are there Costly and they do not last very long..only two sizes that i have ever seen which include really small and really large

Good – I found this product to be very soft and has a ntural feel. Only problem is that i tried the small size which was too small and the medium size was bigger so both tended to slip of the nipples Very soft and natural feel Cant find the right size

Excellent – I could become the spokesperson for Avent Nipple protectors i have purchased so many of them. They were a life saver with both my babies and if it hadn't been for the recommendation from a friend i wouldn't have known these existed and probably would have given up breastfeeding my first baby after a week of extreme pain. Luckily for me i managed… Read more

to send my husband out in the middle of the night and the rest they say is history. I ended up feeding my first daughter for 14 months and the second baby i am still feeding now at nearly 12 months. If i didn't start with these for the first few months i wouldn't have gotten through this long. An absolute god send and highly recommended for damaged, sore, dry, sensitive nipples. Soft flexible shields that are shaped well for babies little mouths. Comes in different sizes for correct fitting. There is nothing i dislike about this product.

Good – my daughter was 9 pounds at birth and very strong and this caused many problems these sheilds helped me breast feed her from 3-7 days of age but as I already had to much damage from the first 3 days I could no longer continue, but this did help with the pain and allowed them to heal slightly. I also think that if I had the smaller size they would… Read more

of worked better I will find out when child number two comes. But as far as helping these did and I think more chemist should stock the small size because not everyone needs the standard ones. helped me breast feed for a few days did not realised there is a small and standard size.

needed to be wet from the striliser in order to stay on.

OK – I might try out other brands of nipple shields, but for now, this brand is making breastfeeding my little boy possible. These were a life saver for me! My little boy had a lot of attachment problems and caused a lot of nipple damage. My midwife recommended these nipple shileds and i can finally breast feed my baby! Hard to attach to the breast so… Read more

that they stay on properly! The baby seems to be bothered by the shape, size and taste of the shiled at first, but quickly adjusts.

Being made of clear silicone, hard to see the shield if you drop it.