I understand the need to feed the baby but I really don't see why it has to
be with a bottle.  K.Boggs states we "live in dire fear of nipple confusion
when it is not really necessary."  Having lived thru nipple confusion with
my first which ultimately ended in an early & traumatic weaning, I do have
very real fears of nipple confusion. Sure, there were other factors,
traumatic birth, for one, lack of knowledge on my part & on the part of my
medical caregivers, and so on.  but my baby didn't regain his birth weight
'til 6 weeks, & supplementation by bottle did not help my milk supply. a
pacifier was used also. my baby would come to the breast & scream
frantically & refuse to latch.it was heartbreaking. i sobbed when i finally
gave up & fed him his first bottle from me (my husband had previously given
the supplements). as someone has said, i don't know who, it is a slippery
slope & in my humble but based-on-having-been-there opinion, a bottle is
best avoided. even now, 14 years later, writing this, i get choked up.a
rubber nipple can have long-lasting effects.
deborah sowery-quinn
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