Measuring your Nipple for the Best Shield Size

Measuring your Nipple for the Best Shield Size

Using a improve flange size with your Spectra chest pump is helpful for lots of mums. For some mums, using the wrong flange size can hinder milkflow and even lead to injury. Here'due south how you tin measure out your nipple to help select the breastshield size that's best for you if you take concerns.

How to measure your nipple

Begin by pumping as you unremarkably would. At the stop of your pumping session, you'll find your nipple has swollen which is completely normal. Then, it's time to measure your nipple. Measuring with a standard ruler that has millimeters on information technology is actually catchy and not often helpful, so we recommend you use a nipple ruler specifically designed for measuring flange size, which many mums find easier and more accurate to use.

Measure out the diameter of the nipple at the base of the nipple. Remember that it'due south important to measure out afterward you've pumped because younipple expands with pumping. You want to ensure you mensurate for a snug fit which leaves out swollen areola that oftentimes is mistaken for nipple.

Tip: Try measuring in front of a mirror or using a camera phone to get a meliorate angle for seeing the measurements.

Exist sure to echo the procedure several times to ensure yous're getting consistent measurements.

Signs of a practiced breastshield fit

A properly sized breastshield will be more comfortable, although pumping is somewhat uncomfortable for most mums initially. Yous should not see any excess areola being fatigued into the flange. We understand that nosotros don't carry every flange size (click here to see a listing of breastshields that are uniform with Spectra pumps) so if you measure out and recall you need another size, delight contact Spectra client support and nosotros can help you lot find a stockist who does! :) You can also message us pics of your nipple through the ruler holes at the end of your pumping session so we can guide y'all best size to endeavor, every bit well-nigh mums tend to mensurate themselves larger than they need. :)

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