Haakaa Nipple Shield Round

This literally saved our breastfeeding journey! My baby stopped latching after a tongue tie release. He would bite if I tried to latch and would refuse any other nipple shield. After a few days of using this, he was latching again. I almost gave up. It does get painful after a while but then you just release it and readjust.

Was able to get baby with a tongue tie history back to breast at 5 weeks.

Whoever designed this deserves the Nobel prize. I struggled to breast feed for 3 months until I found this, and it just *worked.* Instantly. My baby has never looked so comfortable and happy while eating. I cried with joy the first time we used it. Life-changing.

I was about to give up breastfeeding because of the pain. My baby was latching for the first week, but I couldn’t take it anymore and started pumping and bottle feeding. I felt like such a failure. Turns out he had a pretty severe tongue tie. After spending a lot of money with lactation consultants and several cases of mastitis, I found this shield. My baby took to it immediately. We’re slowly transitioning back on the breast. Thank you Haakaa!!!

I bought this based on other reviews and I’m so glad I did. One of my twins was having trouble nursing and this saved us. With this guard we were able to practice positioning and latching — and then one day he just took the breast instead!

My baby has had a hard time latching and after trying the traditional nipple shields I almost gave up hope. This unique design is just like a bottle and made her comfortable to latch to given her already built bottle preference. I also love that there’s a sort of suction to the shield that the other shields lacked. I have not felt pain with this shield like I do with the others. It’s a miracle in all honesty. I hope it can help me transition to basic breastfeeding.

The fit it doesn’t hurt she is learning how to latch on

I am soo happy! When my baby was 2 weeks old, I had to stop breastfeeding temporarily because she had a sensitivity to something I was eating. We supplemented with formula for about a week before realizing the sensitivity was to dairy, so formula obviously didn't help. I cut dairy out of my diet and tried to go back to breastfeeding but she had already developed a major bottle preference, so trying to get her to latch was a nightmare. I ended up exclusively pumping for about 8 weeks, trying whenever I could to try to latch her, even using multiple types of nipple shields, with no success. I was so sad because I missed having that bond with her, but it was nice having my husband help feed her at least lol. After weeks of research and working with multiple lactation consultants, with still no progress, I finally discovered this nipple shield - I didn't think it would work, since nothing else did. But I was desperate to try everything I could. She latched onto this instantly! I used this to breastfeed for about 2-3 weeks, first filling the tip with pumped milk, as she was very impatient. I wanted to eventually get her to nurse without a shield, but I didn't think it would happen so soon. At about 3am one morning when she woke up, I was nursing her in my bed and the nipple shield fell off - so I tried latching her without it and she latched! We haven't looked back, the past few weeks she has been latching without it and I am so so happy! This nipple shield is what saved my breastfeeding journey and I am so grateful!

This product was an answer to prayer! My daughter was born with both a tongue and lip tie. After she initially refused the best at 4 days old, I tried for feeding for several weeks but eventually caved and introduced the bottle because she needed more. In addition, my milk stop my has been low and it has been a struggle to build it up. My electric pump wasn't very effective so I was literally manual pumping around the clock, whenever I could. As a busy mom of four, finding the time to sit and pump several times a day was difficult, so I often missed sessions and perpetuated the low milk supply issue. I also struggled with plugged ducts and milk stasis from not enjoying my breasts fully. I battled with all these issues for 6 months! I was utterly heartbroken that I wouldn't have a chance to breastfeed my last baby. I was physically ill as a result of milk stasis and feared that I wouldn't be able to continue pumping exclusively and then I tried this shield. My daughter took to it right away and within just two nursing sessions, those plugged ducts were released and I felt such a major improvement! Even after corrective surgery, my baby refused the breast due to a hypersensitive gag reflex. With the help of this shield she is nursing at the breast and my plugged ducts have resolved. My milk supply has even increased because I don't have to seek out time to pump, I can just put the baby to the breast whenever she needs to feed. I'm no longer a slave to the breast pump! I've found that my daughter even sleeps better- maybe due to the fact that she is more satisfied. I just couldn't be more pleased. At 6 months old my daughter is back to the breast and it means everything to me to be able to breastfeed my last baby. Thank you Hakaa!!! This truly was an answer to my prayers.

For my newborns first two weeks, he hated being near my breasts, and would arch back and cry every time I tried feeding him. I had to start pumping and feeding him with bottle, which was working but very stressful. I looked for a shield that resembled a bottle cap, and was super excited when I found this one! He latched onto it right away and started drinking from it exclusively. Only reason I’m giving a 4 star, I had a weight checkin and he wasn’t gaining enough weight from this shield. Even though it helped wean him from the bottle, he would fall asleep and get tired easily while using it. In the end, I’m now using the Medela shield which he seems to stay awake on more. But I am so thankful for this nipple shield because even though I used it for a short time (about 5 days) it calmed him down and got him used to drinking from breast.

So of course I will start by saying I am not a review person. Give a few stars here and there but to actually take the time to write a review especially being a FTM with a newborn should speak for itself. If you cannot get your baby to latch or have slightly flat nipples as I did myself (prior to pumping to help pull them out) this shield will save you from giving up on breastfeeding or exclusively pumping due to latching issues. Will also help if your baby prefers a bottle nipple oppose to the breast nipple as this shield mimics the nipple of a bottle. Would definitely recommend this to anyone having any issues with latching over any other nipple shield. I will be buying more as additional to have for diaper bag, etc..

Wayyy to big for a newborn. My baby choked several times

So I never write reviews but I am so thankful I bought this as last ditch attempt to nurse. Baby # 6 wouldn’t latch right starting from birth after bad jaundice. Never was able to get milk from breast even after correct latch (lactation would weigh him after feeds zero weight gain) so we have been pumping and bottling with Dr Browns for last 8 weeks. No tongue tie no lip tie. I tried several different shields and had given up when I saw this on a blog. It worked amazing the first time. You create suction by squeezing shield then placing it on breast which helps express milk and my baby nursed a full feed with zero problems!!!! Nipple is almost identical to Dr Browns. I love that I could see the milk filling and emptying as he ate. I will be buying more as a back up.

As a NICU baby, my son struggled from the beginning with breastfeeding. He was small and had a tongue and lip tie and the nurses as the NICU advised me not to breastfeed too often cause he might use too many calories. Needlesstosay, he developed a major bottle preference. I tried everything- I saw three lactation consultants, tried nipple shields and syringe feedings. He would not latch on except randomly! When my son was around two months old, I saw the Haakaa nipple shield and bought it to give it a try - I was desperate! It did not work the first time. My son was still so little and couldn't elicit the milk flow. I was bummed and out of options. I worked hard exclusively pumping to keep my supply up because I was determined to breastfeed. Around 2.5 months I found a review that said you need to apply the shield and then pump to get the milk flowing. I did that and voila! He latched on and fed for nearly 10 minutes!! I then tried everyday, once a day for 10 minutes and eventually he began latching onto my actual breast after a few minutes of the shield. Once he turned 3 months he was able to breastfeed without it completely! This was the answer to prayer in a lot of ways and I am so thankful! I hope it helps other moms and precious little ones transition to the breast as well!!

It help my baby latch

I'm pretty sure this thing actually improved my baby's latch. I was thinking about going to a lactation consultant (upwards of $150), but I'm glad I tried this first. It worked well enough that I was able to do full nursing sessions with my baby, whereas without it the pain of her terrible latch was such that I couldn't stand trying over and over again to do a full session. I'm not 100% sure if it worked this way or not, but it seemed like my baby was able to latch on to the extended nipple because it was smaller, like her bottle nipples, and that because this shield is made of a thicker silicone than the bottle nipples, it forced her to open her mouth wider--it's like the wider part of the nipple shield trained her to move her lips up--if she wanted to get all of the milk. It built up my confidence while I was getting nervous about being able to breastfeed at all, stressed that she would never latch on. She's seven weeks old now, so I only used it consistently for a few weeks, I guess. But eventually I stopped needing to use this and was able to breastfeed without it. Totally worth the price. It's expensive for a nipple shield, but it's durable and reliable and an excellent training device, in my experience, so forget buying multi-pack nipple shields (sometimes repeatedly!) that you can easily lose. This is a sturdy, multifunctional tool that functioned for me as a bridge between pain and regular breastfeeding, and I'm super impressed with it.

Helped me so much!! Would recommend!!

If traditional shields don’t work with your anatomy because your business is perhaps too wide and/or too short for either the shield or baby’s mouth, this will do the trick!!!

Just received this in the mail because I’m trying to switch my ebf 5 month old to bottles so I can work and he latched on instantly!! What a miracle since I’ve tried so many different bottles on him and he hated the bottle feeling, if all goes well he will be on bottles after using this shield:)!

My baby boy was strong at the breast from the moment I had him. Randomly 4 days in he got fussy at the boob and after sticking it out for 6 hours I caved and gave him the bottle. Tried getting him back on every feeding and he refused. Bought this and now we are back to full breastfeeding!!!!! I’m so thankful for this little device!