The nipples on this bottle are made so babies have
less nipple confusion when they are going between bottle feeding and breast feeding.
But I used them for finger feeding via a syringe and tubing taped to my finger (she would suck on my finger to eat which was apparently supposed to cause
less 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.»)
I probably express a concern about using artificial
nipples, because the lactation consultant said that we could use Nuk
nipples which «are much
less likely to cause
nipple confusion.»
Some babies have «
nipple confusion,» though the likelihood of this happening is much
less after 4 to 6 weeks.
By now, most babies are breastfeeding well, and you can usually be
less concerned about
nipple confusion from taking a bottle of pumped breastmilk.
Bottles are best avoided due to the risk of
nipple confusion, especially if your baby is
less than 4 weeks old.
The best way to prevent
nipple confusion is to avoid introducing a feeding bottle or pacifier to a baby
less than 1 month old.
So much more convenient and
less stress for both me and the baby and I didn't have any problems with
nipple confusion later on once they finally started to pull out.
The longer you wait to introduce a bottle, the
less likely you are to have
nipple confusion issues.
That's when most babies are breastfeeding well and you can usually be
less concerned about
nipple confusion from taking a bottle of pumped breastmilk.