Sentences with phrase «avoid nipple preference»

How do you avoid nipple preference?

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(Kellymom states: «If your baby is less than 3 - 4 weeks old, it is best to avoid the use of a bottle for a couple of reasons: regular use of a bottle instead of breastfeeding can interfere with mom's efforts to establish a good milk supply; bottle use also increases baby's risk of nipple confusion or flow preference.»)

For breastfed babies the best way to avoid bottle preference is to use the slowest flow nipple possible so that baby still need to make effort to get the milk.

The syringe was used to avoid the babies developing nipple confusion — when a baby develops a preference for a bottle nipple over the breast.

It's generally best to avoid bottles and pacifiers, because a baby may get used to the feel of the rubber nipples and refuse to go back to the breast, a situation known as nipple preference.