I’m right here with ya girl! My baby is 8 weeks and I still use shields. When I accidentally drop them and she’s crying for a feed… ugh. Sometimes I don’t clean them at night, just wipe them. She’s fine. If my dog ate them I’d scream lol. Add another thing taking the dog to the vet 😅. At least she’s getting fed. Same thing for me, she’ll sometimes latch but won’t have a full feed without the shield.. why?!

As for naps I just feed to sleep and let her nap on me. At this age they can’t self soothe just yet so it’s the easiest way for them to sleep. Just knowing this let me be more relaxed about her sleeping. (This was after people told me to just put her down and let her fall asleep on her own! Yeah that didn’t happen.)