Sentences with phrase «avoiding nipple confusion»

The SNS at least lets you feed only once while giving the stimulation you need for milk supply and avoiding nipple confusion (a bad latch can not only give sore nipples but lower milk supply from a bad suck).

My baby liked it and also helped with avoiding nipple confusion.

It helps in avoiding nipple confusion.

Lansinoh Breastmilk Feeding Bottle by Natural Wave is specifically designed to imitate the suckling actions of babies when on their mother's breast thereby avoiding nipple confusion when switching from breast to bottle.

We did supplement after each feeding, thankfully with the help of the SNS, and he did avoid nipple confusion.

So why wasn't an SNS mentioned to me — a mother who wanted to breastfeed exclusively and obviously wanted to avoid nipple confusion that could come from introducing a bottle so early?

We were told over and over to avoid nipple confusion and to keep trying.

She said the baby's stomach could only hold 5 ml (our baby was 4 days old) and we should feed her with a syringe to avoid nipple confusion.

But before feeding the expressed breast milk to your baby in a bottle, be sure that breastfeeding is well established so as to avoid nipple confusion.

For breastfed babies, the pacifier should not be introduced until 3 - 4 weeks of age to avoid nipple confusion.

Such likeness will especially be beneficial if you are constantly switching between breastfeeding and nursing bottles as it helps the baby avoid nipple confusion.

Finger feeding is another technique that can help to avoid nipple confusion when your baby doesn't want to latch on and nurse.

Active flow mechanism also avoids nipple confusion and air gulped by baby while feeding.

To avoid nipple confusion, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends waiting until your baby is a proficient nurser — around 1 month old is their guideline — before introducing the paci.

Try to wait four to six weeks before giving your baby a bottle, to avoid nipple confusion.

If, however, formula supplementation has been prescribed as medically necessary, ask if your baby can be fed with a syringe to help avoid nipple confusion.

Not exact matches

(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.»)

She may be told not to introduce a bottle until four weeks to avoid «nipple confusion» but there is no evidence to support this so you might suggest that if she's going to pump, she start early.

With the information on choosing a nipple provided in this book, moms can avoid common problems which contribute to nipple confusion.

In my research, I found very little information on how to solve nipple confusion, only information about how to prevent it - warning after warning to avoid introducing artificial nipples.

Be advised that you will want to avoid bottles unless medically indicated for at least 4 weeks if possible in order to lessen the risk of nipple confusion Plan to pump milk to stockpile whenever the opportunity arises:

Bottles are best avoided due to the risk of nipple confusion, especially if your baby is less than 4 weeks old.

Because it keeps the baby on the breast, the SNS avoids problems with sustaining the milk supply, and problems with nipple confusion for the baby.

The best way to prevent nipple confusion is to avoid introducing a feeding bottle or pacifier to a baby less than 1 month old.

However allowing baby to engage in non-nutritive sucking at the breast as a source of comfort (as opposed to use of a pacifier) can be beneficial to the overall breastfeeding relationship and avoids any potential nipple confusion.

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

If faced with any of the above situations, some mothers may wish to cup feed (and avoid bottle use) due to a concern about nipple confusion.

They worry about nipple confusion and avoid pacifiers.

An infant must learn to attach and suckle properly at the breast during the first few days of life to successfully establish breastfeeding.1,, 2 Early oral experiences that require sucking mechanics different from those required for breastfeeding are believed to contribute to the development of improper latch and subsequent breastfeeding failure — a problem described as nipple confusion.2 — 4 The avoidance of pacifiers was included as 1 of 10 steps for successful breastfeeding in the 1990 Innocenti Declaration on maternity services and breastfeeding, and many experts recommend that mothers who are breastfeeding avoid exposing their infants to artificial suckling experiences including use of pacifiers.5 — 7