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Chewing How can I teach my infant to start sucking bottle nipplesteats instead of chewing them?

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So how toHow can I train anmy infant baby to suck and not chew ainstead of chewing the teat of her feeding bottle. I?

I've also tried applying pressure onto the bottle to generate a steady stream of milk, which she enjoys.

Chewing bottle nipples

Our 6 month old infant does not seem to understand that the breastmilk feeding bottle is for sucking and not chewing , she does not suck it but only chews inspte of having no teeth, even her mother has difficulty in breast feeding as she sometimes tries to chew it but she sucks well if she is sleeping. Also she is correctly latched while on breast.

So how to train an infant to suck and not chew a feeding bottle. I also tried applying pressure on the bottle to generate a stream of milk which she enjoys.

How can I teach my infant to start sucking bottle teats instead of chewing them?

Our 6 month old infant does not seem to understand that the breast milk feeding bottle is for sucking and not chewing or soothing. She does not suck it but chews it instead, despite having no teeth.

Sometimes her mother has difficulty breast feeding as she sometimes tries to chew her mothers nipple, though she sucks well if she is sleeping. She is correctly latched on to her mother's breast.

How can I train my infant baby to suck instead of chewing the teat of her feeding bottle?

I've also tried applying pressure to the bottle to generate a steady stream of milk, which she enjoys.

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Our 6 month old infant does not seem to understand that the breastmilk feeding bottle is for sucking and not chewing , she does not suck it but only chews inspte of having no teeth, even her mother has difficulty in breast feeding as she sometimes tries to chew it but she sucks well if she is sleeping. Also she is correctly latched while on breast.

So how to train an infant to suck and not chew a feeding bottle. I also tried applying pressure on the bottle to generate a stream of milk which she enjoys.

Our 6 month old infant does not seem to understand that the breastmilk feeding bottle is for sucking and not chewing , she does not suck it but only chews inspte of having no teeth, even her mother has difficulty in breast feeding as she sometimes tries to chew it but she sucks well if she is sleeping. Also she is correctly latched while on breast.

So how to train an infant to suck and not chew a feeding bottle. I also tried applying pressure on the bottle to generate a stream of milk.

Our 6 month old infant does not seem to understand that the breastmilk feeding bottle is for sucking and not chewing , she does not suck it but only chews inspte of having no teeth, even her mother has difficulty in breast feeding as she sometimes tries to chew it but she sucks well if she is sleeping. Also she is correctly latched while on breast.

So how to train an infant to suck and not chew a feeding bottle. I also tried applying pressure on the bottle to generate a stream of milk which she enjoys.

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Chewing bottle nipples

Our 6 month old infant does not seem to understand that the breastmilk feeding bottle is for sucking and not chewing , she does not suck it but only chews inspte of having no teeth, even her mother has difficulty in breast feeding as she sometimes tries to chew it but she sucks well if she is sleeping. Also she is correctly latched while on breast.

So how to train an infant to suck and not chew a feeding bottle. I also tried applying pressure on the bottle to generate a stream of milk.