Some women also find that using a nipple shield can help facilitate breastfeeding.

A 17th-century nipple shield held in Shakespeare's birthplace is made of pewter.

None of her advice helped and Kim was still trying to feed with a nipple shield after a fortnight.

A nipple shield makes latching easier and prevents the baby becoming discouraged.

Use a nipple shield (of rubber, or glass and rubber) temporarily.

Nipple shield may refer to:

A nipple shield is a piece of body jewelry worn on the nipple, partially or fully covering the areola.

Nipple shield (jewelry)

A nipple shield is a nipple-shaped sheath worn over the areola and nipple during breastfeeding.

Usually, the primary intent of the nipple shield is to lift, highlight, and ornament the nipple, as well as the whole breast, much as other pieces of jewelry do for other parts of the body.

A nipple shield was infamously shown on television in the United States, and around the world, as part of Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show.

A nipple piercing gained considerable media attention after Super Bowl XXXVIII, during which Janet Jackson exposed her right breast on which she had a nipple shield applied to a piercing.

The game is also known for its controversial halftime show in which Janet Jackson's breast, adorned with a nipple shield, was exposed by Justin Timberlake for about half a second, in what was later referred to as a "wardrobe malfunction".

Andy Puzder, CEO of Carl's Jr., says the group needs to "get a life...This isn't Janet Jackson-there is no nipple shield in this," referring to the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show.

As the song reached the final line, "I'm gonna have you naked by the end of this song," Timberlake pulled off a part of Jackson's costume, revealing her outer right breast (adorned with a large, sun-shaped nipple shield, a piece of jewelery worn to accentuate the appearance of a nipple piercing).