https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 14:49:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-dd-has-some-nipple-confusion#post-812534 Tue, 28 May 2013 09:33:30 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 812534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hergreenapples: the link didn't work for me either, I googled "best bottle breastfeed" and the lil sugar article returned in search. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-dd-has-some-nipple-confusion#post-812465 Tue, 28 May 2013 09:13:13 +0000 heartonastring 812465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Huh..seems to have only lasted for part of the day yesterday. DH still gave her a bottle last evening (after some marathon nursing sessions my still very badly cracked nipples were done for the day) and she's been fine today.</p> <p>@Mrs. Twine: I read that same Dr. Sears article! As for the bottles, your link isn't working for me, but we use the Tommee Tippee bottles with the lowest flow nipple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-dd-has-some-nipple-confusion#post-812443 Tue, 28 May 2013 09:07:08 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 812443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: as usual great info with links. Keeping this esrmarked for future use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-dd-has-some-nipple-confusion#post-811007 Mon, 27 May 2013 10:39:00 +0000 Mrs. Twine 811007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have not experienced this personally, but here is one resource: <a href="http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastfeeding/common-problems/nipple-confusion" rel="nofollow">http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastfeeding/common-problems/nipple-confusion</a>. Sounds like you are on the right track with eliminating the bottles for now. Maybe you could also look into bottles that require a more similar feeding style to breastfeeding (there's a list here: <a href="http://www.lilsugar.com/Best-Bottles-Breastfed-Babies-16069693)?" rel="nofollow">http://www.lilsugar.com/Best-Bottles-Breastfed-Babies-16069693)?</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-dd-has-some-nipple-confusion#post-810992 Mon, 27 May 2013 10:25:21 +0000 aprk 810992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hergreenapples: yep. He would scream and I was like the boob is in your mouth, dude! Lol. We would fight pretty seriously about it but then he "remembered" how to eat. Babies. Always keeping us guessing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-dd-has-some-nipple-confusion#post-810973 Mon, 27 May 2013 10:14:20 +0000 JoJoGirl 810973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the same problem the other night and I was convinced it was an under supply issue. Had an emergency call with an LC and she said that's often a sign of being tired/overstimulated- baby appears to have its wires crossed and 'forgot' how to latch, pops on and off, once latched wont drink, gets distracted, etc. she said especially if LO recently had a decent meal to try soothing instead and see if that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-dd-has-some-nipple-confusion#post-810944 Mon, 27 May 2013 09:51:21 +0000 heartonastring 810944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprk: Oh, interesting. I suppose it could just be coincidental that it happened at the same time as we introduced bottles. She basically gets the boob in her mouth and then does nothing - is that the same thing that happened to you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-dd-has-some-nipple-confusion#post-810920 Mon, 27 May 2013 09:33:40 +0000 aprk 810920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A was doing that right around that age too. It pissed me off so badly! I could keep redirecting him to the nipple and it would take so many tries to get him to latch and stay on. It lasted maybe 3 or 4 days and then he got over it. I never considered it to be a bottle vs. BF problem, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-dd-has-some-nipple-confusion#post-810900 Mon, 27 May 2013 09:19:05 +0000 Weagle 810900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know that her latch is necessarily ruined, but that she's just trying to figure out the difference. If it were me, I would continue with 1 bottle a day or every other day, and then BF for every other feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-dd-has-some-nipple-confusion#post-810892 Mon, 27 May 2013 09:05:53 +0000 heartonastring 810892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD will be 5 weeks on Wednesday. She had only eaten from the breast until mid-week last week when DH gave her a couple bottles of expressed milk (one per day for two days) to get her used to drinking from a bottle, as we had to go to a wedding on Saturday. My mum babysat and I came home between the ceremony and reception to feed her, but then missed two feedings while I was at the reception (DH was the best man and we sat at the head table, I kind of *had* to stay for a good chunk of the reception), so she got two bottles that night. Then, yesterday afternoon, I had a couple errands I had to run and she was getting fussy so DH took her home and gave her another bottle. All this to say, she's had a lot of bottles in the last few days.</p> <p>As of yesterday, it started taking her forever to latch. Like, she opens her mouth, but then when I try to get her to latch she just...doesn't. She latches eventually but it takes numerous tries and we both get frustrated. This has never happened before, so I assume it's related to the bottle feedings?</p> <p>My strategy for now is to eliminate bottles and just BF for every feed. Anything else I should be doing? When do you think it's safe to introduce a bottle again? I had hoped that not introducing a bottle until one month would mean there wouldn't be any issues switching back and forth, but apparently not..... </p>