UN-CONFUSING THE NIPPLE-CONFUSED BABY / MEME KARMAŞASINA KAPILMIŞ BEBEKLER İÇİN

Source / Kaynak : http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastfeeding/common-problems/nipple-confusion

When a baby who is getting bottles begins to balk at taking the breast, nipple confusion is probably at the heart of the problem. Here's how to re-teach a baby what to do at the breast:

• Banish bottles and pacifiers. Even if your baby will eventually have to learn to use the bottle because you are returning to work, don't ask him to learn both skills at the same time.
  
  
• If supplements are needed, they can be given in ways that don't use artificial nipples. (See Alternatives to bottles.)
  
  
• Reacquaint baby with the pleasures of breastfeeding. Give her lots of skin-to-skin contact. Carry her in a sling near the breast between feedings.
  
  
• Breastfeed when baby is calm, usually in the morning or upon awakening from a nap. Don't wait until baby is ravenously hungry--she'll be in no mood to try something new.
  
  
• Review the latch-on basics. Be sure that baby is positioned properly in your arms. Wait until her mouth is wide open and her tongue is down before latching her on to the breast.
  
  
• Show and tell. Open your mouth as you say "open" to baby during latch-on. Even newborns can imitate adult facial expressions.
  
  
• Provide baby with instant gratification at the breast. Use a breast pump or manual expression to stimulate your milk ejection reflex and get the milk flowing before latching baby on. She'll be rewarded with a hearty flow of milk after the first few sucks.
  
  
• Use an eyedropper or feeding syringe to drip milk into baby's mouth as she latches on to the breast. (Get some help with this one.) This may encourage baby to stay latched-on and to continue sucking.