Nipple confusion has now become one of the most important causes of breastfeeding failure. Many parents and sister-in-laws do not pay attention to or understand how to achieve successful breastfeeding and feed their newborn babies with formula in a bottle early on. Soon, the baby falls in love with the ease of sucking on the pacifier and becomes familiar with the technique of sucking on the pacifier and has no interest in sucking on the mother’s nipple nor does she know how to do it. When you look at a baby who is crying and refuses to suck on her mother’s breast, your family is distressed and anxious, and you don’t know how to correct the nipple confusion, so the more formula you feed, the less and less breast milk you have, and slowly there is no more. 1. Correct nipple confusion as early as possible: stop using bottles and use small spoon feeding or “finger feeding” before the baby accepts the mother’s nipple again, or any feeding method other than the bottle that the baby can accept. 2. Stimulate the milk formation before feeding: The biggest reason why babies with confused nipples refuse their mother’s nipples is because they feel that this is not as fast and easy as eating a bottle. So the mother can stimulate the milk showers before feeding, so that the baby can take a big mouthful of breast milk as soon as he eats the nipple. To do this, relax and think of your baby’s lovely face as he or she eats, gently pinch the nipple with your washed fingers and turn it from side to side, and touch the front of the nipple from time to time. When your breasts feel itchy, your breasts become hard, your nipples are moist, and when you gently squeeze them, milk will squirt out, it means that the milk shower is coming. Pick up your baby and feed him/her quickly. The milk shower stimulation method is also helpful when using a breast pump to suck milk. 3. It is best to try breastfeeding when your baby is not too hungry and in a good mood. This way the baby will have more patience to try for a while longer. Some parents think that by starving the baby, the baby will eventually have to eat breast milk. This is wrong. A hungry baby will not have the patience to explore the technique of sucking on the mother’s nipple. The mother can hold the baby and play with it, let the baby get close to the breast, and then naturally bring the nipple to the baby’s mouth. Don’t breastfeed suddenly, don’t force feed, and don’t try to breastfeed too often. This will all make the baby hate the breastfeeding thing even more. 4. Help your baby learn to wait: Some babies don’t refuse to suck on their mother’s nipples and will use the correct breastfeeding and sucking posture to eat breast milk, but they don’t understand that their mother’s milk is secreted in one milk burst, unlike the milk in a bottle that can be eaten in large gulps until it is gone. Therefore, when one milk burst passes and the next one does not come, the mother cannot wait patiently while sucking and will spit out the nipple and cry. There are two things a mother can try at this point. One is to pick the baby up and tease him/her, and then feed him/her when he/she is in a better mood. The second is to use a feeding aid to slowly release the milk between two bouts to “keep” the baby from sucking in order to stimulate the next bout of milk. Two important principles: 1. Stop using the bottle immediately and firmly, and the bottle must be stopped completely. Try breastfeeding when your baby is not hungry, using a small spoon or finger feeding method when your baby is hungry, or using a feeding aid to assist with breastfeeding. In short, don’t use a bottle. Many mothers don’t want to see their babies annoyed and crying, and once they get crying they take out the bottle again. Such an approach teaches the baby that he or she must cry to get a bottle, and as long as he or she insists on crying and insists on not eating breast milk, the mother will definitely give the bottle. 2. Increase the amount of milk. Mothers of babies with nipple confusion usually suffer from “insufficient milk”. The lack of stimulation from the baby’s sucking at the nipple areola, it is normal that the amount of milk does not come up. The less milk you have, the less your baby will want to eat. The more your baby doesn’t eat, the less milk you get. In addition to correcting the baby’s nipple confusion, it is also imperative for the mother to increase her milk supply. If the baby refuses to suck on the mother’s nipple, the mother can use a breast pump to simulate the baby’s sucking and increase the stimulation of the nipple areola, thus increasing the amount of milk. You can suckle once an hour and a half to two hours instead of waiting until the milk rises. If the baby is able to suck on the mother’s nipple at least sometimes, it is better for the mother to chase the milk without a breast pump. Instead, use a feeding aid and just hold the baby in your arms for a few days to feed her hard. This will give the best results. If the baby doesn’t cooperate, the mother should use the breast pump as often as possible in addition to breastfeeding. The milk from the breast pump can then be supplemented by a feeding aid. Babies with confused nipples will cry when they can’t eat their beloved bottle. It is important for the mother or other family members to allow the baby to cry to express her dissatisfaction, to comfort her lovingly, and to be firm and optimistic about the plan to correct the problem. It is inappropriate to panic at the first sign of crying, to hold the baby anxiously, or even to change your mind about the situation.