Nipple delusion, or nipple confusion, is often referred to by parents as “not eating the nipple”, mostly because the baby sucks on a pacifier or bottle before taking the mother’s nipple, and does not eat the mother’s nipple, and does not like to take breastmilk. How to prevent this? In the first few days of life, because of insufficient breastmilk, or for other reasons, the mother can not feed the baby, you can use a spoon, a small cup, to feed the baby breastmilk or formula, do not give the baby too early to eat the nipple or bottle. This is because it takes less effort for the baby to take a bottle than to take breastmilk, which will cause the baby to have the illusion of a nipple, and at the same time, because the baby sucks less, the mother’s milk secretion will also decrease. How to correct? 1. Stop using the bottle Stop using the bottle and use small spoons and cups to feed the baby before the baby re-accepts the mother’s nipple. Don’t give the bottle as soon as the baby cries so that the baby gets the message that the only way to get the bottle is to cry. 2, massage the breast before breastfeeding When the baby eats the mother’s nipple, suck hard for 1-3 minutes before the milk is secreted. And to take a bottle, the baby only needs to suck gently to drink milk. Therefore, the mother can massage the breasts before feeding to stimulate milk secretion, so that the baby can quickly eat breast milk as soon as he eats the nipple. 3, stimulate lactation to increase the amount of milk Some mothers with nipple confusion also have the problem of insufficient milk. The baby can cooperate with sucking the nipple, when the baby is in a good mood, the mother teased and coaxed to kiss and feed. If the baby refuses to eat the nipple and can’t cooperate, the mother can use an auxiliary breast pump to stimulate the breast to secrete milk.