Not exact matches
But many babies,
at least from the age of 9 or 10 months, will learn really quickly to go back to sleep without the
nipple if taking the possibility to
suckle away like this.
At that time, they had me use a SNS (supplemental nursing system) a small bottle filled with formula with a very small tube that I taped near my
nipple to encourage her to
suckle and nurse well.
Your baby may have difficulty
suckling, or you may not want to risk
nipple / teat confusion if baby can nurse
at the breast.
Tonya, we had a similar problem (the
suckling response was not working) and rather than a
nipple shield (which the LCs
at our local hospitals did not advise) they worked with us on teaching our newborn to suck effectively.
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
There is very little social interaction
at this age, other than competing for their favorite
nipple, where they will
suckle while kneading with their tiny paws.
Looking
at her
nipples, it was clear this poor girl, who was supposed to be 5 years old, was used by every new puppy in Egypt to
suckle.
Having my
nipples suckled to the point of exploding and being penetrated just
at that point has got to be the most satisfied sexually a women could be,
at least for this women!