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Coach Smith here. I stopped using the term "nipple confusion" years ago
because "confusion" implies a cognitive uncertainty. ("I'm confused - do I
turn right or left at the next intersection? Do I scramble the eggs with a
fork or whisk?")
Babies who cannot latch and get milk from a normal breast are not "confused"
- they are COMPROMISED in their ability to coordinate suck - swallow -
breathe effectively. A baby who cannot get milk at breast may be immature,
injured, drugged, and/or have some other problem that renders him or her
UNABLE to breastfeed effectively.
This baby isn't "confused," "lazy," "unwilling," or even "exercising a
preference" - he or she is COMPROMISED and needs help to establish normal
feeding.
Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC, FILCA
Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre, Ltd.
6540 Cedarview Ct, Dayton OH 45459
ph 937-438-9458 / fax 937-438-3229
www.BFLRC.com
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