Petal breastfeeding shield

A petal breastfeeding shield, comprising:

• a thin, hollow, generally hemispherical breast cup having a central area, a periphery, and a wall thickness;
• an areola area disposed in the central area of the breast cup, the areola area having a center and a wall thickness greater than the wall thickness of the breast cup;
• and
• a hollow nipple extending from the center of the areola area, the nipple having a rounded apex and a wall thickness between the wall thickness of the breast cup and the wall thickness of the areola area, the nipple having a plurality of milk flow passages disposed through the apex of the nipple.

A petal breastfeeding shield, comprising:

• a hollow, generally hemispherical breast cup having a central area and a periphery;
• an areola area disposed in the central area of the breast cup, the areola area having a center;
• a generally conical, hollow nipple base extending from the center of the areola area, the nipple base having a minor diameter;
• and
• a hollow nipple extension extending from the nipple base, the nipple extension having a major diameter smaller than the minor diameter of the nipple base, the nipple extension further having an apex and a plurality of milk flow passages disposed therethrough.

The petal breastfeeding shield according to claim 15, further including a plurality of reinforcing and spacing ribs disposed within the nipple extension, between the milk flow passages. cm 17. The petal breastfeeding shield according to claim 15, wherein:

• the breast cup is formed of a thin material having a wall thickness;
• the areola area has a wall thickness greater than the wall thickness of the breast cup;
• and
• the nipple base and the nipple extension each have a wall thickness between the wall thickness of the breast cup and the wall thickness of the areola area.