Who came up with this? How often does it actually occur? I was told during pregnancy that it is a bad idea to give LO a pacifier. So, I looked it up the pros and cons of a passy and there was one that stuck out to me "nipple confusion"!
As a FTM who is passionate about EBF I wanted to avoid that at all costs so we didn't give DS a binki. Little did I know, I would pay for it sooner or later. After one month (as we were advised) we tried to introduce it and he refused to take it!
DS is a pretty demanding and picky baby. It is hard to put him to sleep, he wines sometimes for no reason, and he doesnt know how to self sooth. It would have probably been a life saver if we just gave it to him from the get go. I guess we live and learn!
Have you ever heard of a LO getting nipple confusion??
Re: Nipple confusion??
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Because I waited til 4 weeks to introduce the bottle, LO refused a pack, which now I am grateful for, but also refused a bottle after many, many attempts.
She has been EBF, so that puts me in a short leash, but live and learn. Next baby, I will introduce the bottle sooner, not a paci though.
Married: 08/04/12
DD: 6 years | Born: 03/28/13
DS: 1 Year I Born 10/15/17
We intro'd a bottle around 2wk. He started taking it, then refused it before I had to go back to work. Then my mom got him to take them again for a couple weeks until he started refusing again. It's been a struggle with the bottles, and he does a little better now. But I tend to think it doesn't matter how early or late you intro it, babies are just going to have their preferences.