Does Your Baby Have Nipple Confusion? The Reasons, and Solution

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Breastfeeding is a special moment both for you
and the little one in your arms. It is through
breastfeeding that you develop an intimate
connection between you and your baby. Sometimes,
a new mom including you would also want to strike
a balance between breastfeeding and
bottle-feeding. Well! While making your
above-mentioned dream a reality you might have to
face few challenges. For example your baby
might suddenly refuse to breastfeed or your
newborn might have nipple confusion. Read on to
find out what is nipple confusion and how it
occurs.
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What Is The Meaning of Nipple Confusion? 
Youll notice your little one will learn to suck
differently on different types of feeding
nipples. However, when you give your little one
an artificial nipple in the form of feeding
bottles and pacifiers, after breastfeeding,
nipple confusion or nipple preference occurs in
your baby.
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What Causes Nipple Confusion? By now you know
that when your baby is confused about shifting to
bottle feeding after breastfeeding nipple
confusion occurs in your baby. However, there are
several other reasons for nipple confusion. They
are as follows
The Milk Supply From The Bottle Is Continuous
The bottle nipples are different in shape from
breastfeeding nipples. In fact, the milk supply
from the bottle is continuous. In this case, your
little one wouldnt need to work hard to get the
milk. Therefore, after the introduction of the
pacifier or bottle, your little one will find it
difficult to latch on to your breasts.
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The Baby Does Not Know The Breastfeeding
Technique. According to the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, to properly latch
on your breasts, your little one needs to open
his or her mouth properly so that your nipple and
the areola tissue goes deep inside your babys
mouth. To draw milk from the areola, the babys
gums compress the areola and their tongue moves
rhythmically from front to back. Moreover, while
breastfeeding, your baby controls the flow of the
milk by creating suction to swallow and breathe
in between. Well! If in case, your little one is
reluctant to breastfeed and gives the teats of
the bottle more preference, that means the baby,
does not know the breastfeeding technique.
Your little one would also find it difficult to
understand why the milk supply is different and
refuse to breastfeed while moving to
bottle-feeding after breastfeeding. There are
many babies, who do not have any problem
accepting this shift between artificial nipples
and breasts. However, premature babies are more
likely to be undergoing this condition.
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What Are The Signs Of Nipple Confusion?

• Due to your little ones difficulty to keep up
  with the milk supply from your breasts, refusing
  to latch on to your breasts may be one of the
  earliest nipple confusion signs.
• Well! There are also other signs of nipple
  confusion. They are as follows
• You little one is struggling to latch on to your
  breasts
• Your baby is crying during the feeding sessions
• Your little one might change the pattern of
  sucking while breastfeeding.

• Also, as a breastfeeding mummy you might
  experience symptoms like
• Breast engorgement (breasts are filled with too
  much milk. They are swollen, warm, and tender,
  thus making it difficult for your baby to suck on
  to your breasts)
• When you have nipple problems like sore nipples
• Less milk production

Although you should not confuse the
above-mentioned nipple problems with nipple
confusion, however, getting rid of these
problems, you can get rid of nipple confusion
also.
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What Can You Do To Treat Nipple Confusion In Your
Baby? Since the confusion has already been
created, you need to be patient with your little
one and allow him or her the time to get back to
breastfeeding. You can also use these tips to
help your baby
Cuddle Your Little One As Much As Possible
In this way, you can be close to your little one
and give him or her skin-to-skin contact for as
long as possible. This will make your baby feel
relaxed and safe.
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• Learn Your Little Ones Hunger Cues and Feed
  Proactively
• Understand when your baby is hungry
• His or her head-turning looking for your breast
• Your little one is sucking his or her hands 
• Your baby opens and closes the mouth
• So, nurse him or her before he or shes upset
  with hunger.

Try a Nipple Shield For Your Newborn Nipple
shields, which are pieces of silicone that are
placed over your nipple, may coax babies who have
developed a preference for artificial nipples to
nurse.
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Try Pumping Your Milk Before feeding your little
one, keep your milk pumped a little. You can even
drop some milk in your little ones mouth. This
will keep the baby encouraged.
Focus On Breastfeeding Technique Ensure that you
take the correct breastfeeding position and your
little one has a good latch. That means your
child should open his or her mouth to suck on
your breasts.
Consult Your Lactation Specialist He or she might
give you suggestions, on the treatment for nipple
confusion.
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Is There a Way You Could Prevent or Avoid Nipple
Confusion in Your Babies? Yes! You need to wait
to offer a feeding bottle to your little one till
such time that he or she establishes the
breastfeeding techniques. In fact, researchers
from American Academy of Paediatrics suggest you
not give your baby a bottle or pacifier till he
or she is 4 weeks old.  In lieu of a bottle, you
might consider using a cup or supplemental
nursing system.
Well! There is no one-size-fits-all solution to
bottle-feeding or breastfeeding. You can enjoy
both flexibility bottle and breastfeeding by
spacing out feedings, and finding out a formula
that your baby loves both the bottle as well as
breast milk.
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