Lansinoh Latch Assist

"I was nursing my son in the NICU and it was embarassing to have to "assist" my nipple with my hand so before going to the NICU I would use LatchAssist in my room and when I reached the NICU I was prepared to breast-feed. Once my body got used to feeding I no longer needed it but it was very helpful. One pump and the job is done.=)"

"The latch assist is by far the best product I have tried yet! My son had a really hard time latching on due to my flat nipples. I have had many days with the laction consultant. We have tried many different products from the breast shield cups that you have to leave on to the little nipple sheild you put on to feed. The laction consultant told me to just keep pumping and bottlefeeding untill I found this product, she is amazed. I have only had this for two weeks and my son is 6 weeks old now, but so far so good! Now my son has no problem latching on. The only down side is when you draw the nipple out, some milk goes into the cup and makes a little mess if you are not careful."

"So I had DDD breasts and extremely inverted nipples. I suspected that this was going to be a problem heading in to breast feeding as my breasts were already 4x the size of my unborn babys head.



I brought this to the hospital with me and at first the lactation consultant totally balked @ me. She said, "Oh we don't ise those any more."



Well, yah know what? It worked like a charm and I was finally able to get my baby latched on instead of having to syringe feed him colostrum and sugar water (Similac water provided by hosp) like they recommended.



If you have inverted nipples, buy this and bring it with you to the hospital!"

"I have flat/inverted nipples which I was told was going to make it very difficult to breastfeed by my lactation consultant. She referred me to the Latch Assist, and instructed me to use the product once a day on each nipple to possibly "teach" my nipples to pertrude. This product is amazing, painless and it actually is working!! Thank goodness for Latch Assist, lol."

"I picked this up not expecting it to work...brought it w/me to the hospital & it did the trick!



I was unsuccessful & heartbroken I could not breastfeed my 1st son so this time I wanted to be prepared & try my hardest to be successful in breastfeeding my 2nd boy! Thanks to this product I was able to! I think this should be given to every mom at the hospital who is trying to nurse!"

"What a wonderful idea! I am currently 7 months pregnant and just purchased this. It instantly drew my nipple out (with a bit of colostrum as well). I have flat nipples and had this been around when my 1st child was born 4 yrs ago, it would have saved our breastfeeding relationship. I am sure of it! I was recently told that I could pump for a minute to draw the nipple out, but I have pumped before, and in my opinion, this thing works better than the pump. Plus, it's a lot smaller and more convienient. I highly recommened this product to women who have flat or inverted nipples. Works wonders!!!"

"Getting this product recommended from my lactation consultant was the best thing. I was really engorged after my daughter was born and she was unable to grasp any part of my breast to feed. My nipple was flat! My lactation consultant showed this gadget to me and with two squeezes, my nipple was out enough for my baby to latch on!! It did not hurt and it was easy to use one handed while my baby was ready to latch on."

"Use with caution. There is no limit to the suction so it can potentially tear your nipple. There are other products like breast shellls you should try before resorting to this. Breast shells can be discretely worn in your bra. You wear them centered over your nipple to help GENTLY draw out the nipple. Evaluate your nipples before giving birth and if you have flat or inverted nipples then start to wear breast shells every day about a month before you deliver. The shells apply slight pressure on the areola around the nipple and slowly stretch the ligiments out around the nipple to eventually train the nipple to come out without so much effort. After delivery you wear them for at least a half an hour before a feeding. You remove them to feed the baby. Most women find them effective and eventually their nipples are shaped and they don't need anything to get the baby lached on. Nipple shields are much safer than this product. Use with caution."

"with my first child, i used my pump to draw out my flat nipples but that was a hassle since i had to maake sure it was clean, right there, put the baby down to do it. a lactation consultant in the hospital recommended this (but stressed it is not for collecting the milk!!) and it worked. the directions instruct you to squeeze before you put on your nipple which helped me to control the suction much better than if i squeezed after. some milk came out but i just rinsed it out--no biggie at all. best thing is that it brought my nipple out and i had my baby right there to pop on and nurse. definitely recommend it!"

"This is my first baby, and I have flatter nipples. I didn't know what to expect with the breastfeeding experience and I fully expected to have problems with latching. So I tried this product and YIKES the suction is so strong it actually hurt quite a bit to use. Plus it just made a mess all over the place with the colostrum. I only tried it the one time and it was actually more of a waste of $.



My advice: wait to talk to a lactation consultant if you're having problems. I mean, sure this item isn't extremely costly, but all in all.. not worth it. Plus, once you get a system down, you will find you wont need such an item."