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up arrow Return to top of page SORE NIPPLES, PAIN, HURT I have sore nipples – what can I do?

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• Know that sore nipples don’t last long. New moms heal quickly. • Try a different position with each feeding. up arrow Return to top of page FORMULA, PACIFIERS, SUPPLEMENTATION Is it okay to use formula and pacifiers in the beginning? No, it is best not to use bottles and pacifiers in the first 4-6 weeks – if you use them, be careful. • Studies suggest that regularly using formula and pacifiers can interrupt the “learning to suck” process for your baby. • Also, studies show that formula and water may interrupt supply and demand – the less the baby nurses, the less milk mom’s body will make. • Sometimes babies get used to the easier way to suck from plastic nipples/bottles/pacifiers and will refuse to latch. Nipple preference/confusion can be fixed with patience and persistence – but it is easier to avoid formula/pacifiers/plastic nipples in the first 4-6 weeks. • Usually the baby does not need to eat anything but breastmilk for the first 6 months.