SILVERETTE® The Original Silver Nursing Cups, Nipple Covers for Breastfeeding Essentials, Pure 925 Silver Nipple Shields for Breastfeeding Newborn, Lightweight Nursing Cups, XL Size

I don’t usually write reviews. Breastfeeding my newborn and my nipples were cracked and damaged from initial few days of poor latch. One was bleeding. Very painful and I was dreading every feed. Read about these online and was wary of spending £48 but I was desperate.I have been using these now for four days and my nipples are nearly fully healed. Most importantly they are pain free. Could literally see them healing. a couple of hours after putting them on.I did read some poor reviews. These will only work if you fix the source of the problem such as poor latch otherwise your nipples will continue to get damaged. I can also see how they might be difficult to use if you have very large nipples/breasts.Best to order XL size.

I've been using these for a few days now so I feel ready enough to write an efficient review. First things first, I did not know how to feel about these because my poor nipples had been through the absolute works and I bought this purely based on reviews and boy am I glad I did. From having mastitis, engorged, red hot boobs to sitting down crying in fear of when I had to breastfeed. From having tried everything, massages, expressing, nipple creams, oils to try and aid my chronically sore and cracked nipples, these cups have been my saviour. I refuse to ever not have them on. I've never experienced pain like that before having a child and I was willing to do anything except stop breastfeeding. Not only have they helped slowly heal my nipples (it will take some time as he had latched on very poorly so they were extremely sore from the beginning) but they also help my milk supply. So easy to use its ridiculous how well they work, I'm never taking them off! The only bad thing id say is it's inconvenient if you don't wear a bra (really dislike bras) and you still leak with them on. Also hard to hide under clothes, other than that I don't have a bad word, I dread losing these so I look after them sacredly. If you have nipple problems don't bother with anything else, these are genius little inventions so worth the £40! Thank you Jesus

These saved my breast feeding journey. At first I was hesitant at the price but I would pay triple now knowing how amazing they are.After expressing a small amount of breast milk into each cup and wearing them my nipples began to heal and within 6 hours I was honestly almost pain free. After 2 days, my nipples were almost fully healed.I was so determined to breast feed but I had no idea how much it would hurt. We are 3 months in now and I can honestly say that we wouldn't have managed without these cups. If I get a little tender now I pop them on again and within an hour or so I am pain free again. My son has a very shallow latch which unfortunately hasn't improved much so I still get a bit of nipple trauma every now and then.

I had a blister that burst and was basically a deep hole in my nipple. It scabbed, but the scab would come off during feeds. Excruciating. I started using the cups and after around 1–2 days, feeds were bearable again. After 3–4 days, the hole was almost fully healed. Not entirely convinced about the magical healing properties of silver, but I do think that the drops of breastmilk that you leave in the cups are crucial to the healing process through what is known as “moist wound healing”. It also blocks chafing from your bra or shirt which caused so much pain at even the slightest contact without the cups on. They aren’t that comfortable when carrying the baby pressed up against you. Or when the edges sort of pierce your skin if the cup moves around a bit. I do believe I would have suffered much longer without them though so I would recommend them!

Well worth the money! Wish I had them since from the start. They allowed me to continue feeding when I was ready to give up due to the pain. Healed any wounds within the first couple of days of use and I've had no wounds since using this product as it is constantly healing any damage caused. I have told every midwife, health visitor and breastfeeding peer supporter I have met how great this product is and to spread the word to other mothers. I have even bought another pair for a friend as a baby shower present.

My baby was born with a tooth and had a tongue tie so breastfeeding was aging with bitten sore and at one time torn nipples. I got through a lot of lansinoh cream which helped a bit but nothing really calmed rush the soreness until these - wow who knew - I was also sceptical but even within a few hours the cooling and healing effect of the cups had worked and wearing they also prevents further rubbing. They are dear but worth every penny in my opinion. Only tiny gripe is they arrive with instructions in Italian - the only thing you need to know (having translated them) is you ONLY clean with a paste made from sodium bicarbonate and water which you do before first use and then intermittently (I clean mine once per day in this way) and absolutely no detergents. My Lactation consultant advised that another client had suffered a reaction - I suspect from not cleaning it correctly. They are designed and again this is in instructions to hold a drop of breast milk in them which also aids your recovery. So happy I invested in these. Will probably save a fortune on nipple cream - haven't needed any since starting on these....