In the past, as hosp LC, I used finger and/or cup feeding.  Eventually got babies to breast (sometimes creatively using shields etc.)  I found that babies could get stuck on either method (cup or finger) - imprinting isn't as recognized as it ought to be :-(  (I think it is imprinting that causes problems, not nipple confusion - but that is semantics and another whole discussion.)

But I also found that 'why' we were alt feeding was a key.  Was it a baby suck problem or just needed extra calories for whatever reason (mom not avail etc.)? Suck problems worked out better  for me with finger feeding.   Don't ask me why, I didn't do a study, used my intuition.  Of course, I'm sure there is someone else out there who has had just the opposite experience!  Pat in SNJ

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