Not exact matches
I was afraid of what friends would think if they saw
bottle paraphernalia
on my registry; that I might be setting myself up psychologically for failure, or giving my baby «
nipple confusion» (an inability to go from
artificial nipple to actual
nipple) as some of the breastfeeding books had suggested.
Updated March 2016 Charlotte Yonge, Paris, France It is important to know that if a baby gets supplements with an
artificial nipple, there is a high risk that he will end up being
bottle - fed and will miss out
on the benefits that a nursing child has, both emotional and physical.
The early use of an
artificial nipple may result in the baby becoming «
bottle spoiled» or «
nipple confused» because it interferes with the way a baby latches
on to the breast.
Artificial nipples on bottles and
artificial nipples on pacifiers do not have the same effect
on breastfeeding.
When babies take
bottles, their mouths do not have to latch
on to the
artificial nipple the same way they latch onto the breast.
It is important to know that if a baby gets supplements with an
artificial nipple, there is a high risk that he will end up being
bottle - fed and will miss out
on the benefits that a nursing child has, both emotional and physical.
The theory is that infants suckle their mother's
nipple differently than they do a
bottle or pacifier, and may have difficulty latching
on to the mother if they're given too much exposure to
artificial nipples.