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Nipple confusion: my experience, and that of others when it has been
discussed here, is that it is  less likely to happen when bf has been going
well. More likely to happen if bf has been going badly.

The babies who prefer the bottle could be making an informed choice, based
on their unhappy experience of breastfeeding.

There is some published stuff on this, from Chloe Fisher, and others.

I don't feel it is always right to avoid bottles in all circumstances,
though, even when bf *has* been going badly. Sometimes, it is just not as
black and white as this. Alternative 'non-bottle'  ways of feeding when a
baby is unable (for whatever reason) to breastfeed effectively may not be
any 'better' than bottles, and may be unsatisfying for mother and baby -
they make it more difficult to cuddle the baby, and to relax and enjoy the
feed.

Deciding on how to get milk into a baby who can't breastfeed is quite a
subtle art,  and the same answers may not be applicable in every
circumstance.

It is, however, an important decision, and not to be taken casually.


Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne

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