I don't tend to
see nipple confusion — more so flow preference.
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.
When we
saw our pediatrician for his one month, he told me all babies are different and that he did nt believe in «
nipple confusion.»
If you can't be there right away,
see if your baby can be cup or finger - fed to reduce the potential for
nipple confusion.
I don't want him to get
nipple confusion, but
seeing as how much he fusses (I offer him my breast before the bottle each time, and even when he takes the breast and sucks for a long time, he is not satisfied because nothing is coming out) I think its already happened.
Granted I started the bottle at 3 months old, so I can
see some concern in
nipple confusion if used at an earlier age.
She had
nipple confusion because the day shift in the nursery had given her a bottle and I did not get to
see her until 5 hours later.