What a wonderful friend you are!!
DS was born by C-section and was fed by an IV for the first 5 days of his life. I wasn't even ALLOWED to BF him!!
Needless to say, it was pure HELL trying to get him to latch on after that!! Finally, I was introduced to a nipple shield which he immediately latched onto with no problems and nursed like a champ!! For the first month and 1/2 it was very hard to try to wean him from the shield, but I was determined to do so. My milk supply wasn't as abundant as I would have liked, because when I used the shield, DS wouldn't get the whole areola stimulated, if that makes any sense.
After many, MANY frustrating nursing sessions without the shield, he finally caught on and we are still going strong at almost 8 months!!!
You are such a great friend and support system for her!!!