Problem called nipple -
teat confusion may occur if your baby starts to refuse feeding at the breast as the action differs to bottle feeding.
Your baby may have difficulty suckling, or you may not want to risk nipple /
teat confusion if baby can nurse at the breast.
I can still remember how shattered I felt when a well - meaning friend, visiting when my eldest was 6 days old and not latching well (she was a late prem), watched me struggle to attach her then eventually give her a bottle of expressed breast milk in tears, and said «You know she's going to get nipple -
teat confusion, right?
Not exact matches
If we don't market this product, then breastfeeding mothers won't know and they will continue to use
teats that can give their babies nipple -
confusion.
Nipple
confusion and preference for
teats is more mainstream, but it's actually possible for your baby to develop a preference for any feeding method — including cups!
Additionally, if you're worried about nipple
confusion or about your baby developing a preference for
teats and dummies, you could try cup feeding.