Medela PIS and Large Nipples

[mharling]

My pumping has not produced the quantity I would have expected. I noticed the other day that the shield only covered the first little bit of my arreola (sp?). When I removed the shield and squeezed farther down on my arreola, milk squirted everywhere. When I tried pumping again, I got next to nothing.

So, in your opinion, does it sound like I need different shields? I looked on Medela's website and see they have Large Breastshields and Extra Large Breastshields. Does anyone know what comes standard with the pump? How do I determine which ones I would need?

Mary
Mommy to Lane Michael 4/6/03
http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b33928e40550

[stillplayswithbarbies]

The size of the actual horns is all the same, what varies is the diameter of the tunnel that your nipple is pulled into.

A larger tunnel will pull more of your nipple in, compressing farther back on your areola. If you want it to compress more towards your nipple, you want a smaller size. They make soft inserts that change the size of the tunnel to be smaller, maybe that is what you want.

Or am I not understanding what you mean?

...Karen
Jacob Nathaniel 2/27/91
Logan Elizabeth 3/25/03

[mharling]

I think I need a larger tunnel. I do have large nipples and have noticed that very little of my arreola gets compressed.

Does this make sense?

Mary
Mommy to Lane Michael 4/6/03
http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b33928e40550

[stillplayswithbarbies]

Yes that makes sense. Try calling Medela's customer service line and explain it to them, they can probably tell you what size you need.

...Karen
Jacob Nathaniel 2/27/91
Logan Elizabeth 3/25/03