Hi Ladies

My DD loves to suck, so of course the dummy is her best friend. At nearly 8 weeks, we are still trying to establish proper breast feeding, and I think she may suffer nipple confusion.

I have been to the BF clinic twice, where they told me to take away any bottles, nipple shields and dummies. This seemed to work, and our feeding got back on track. I then gave her back the dummy after a week as she settles much better with it, and has such a strong suck reflex.

Now when she feeds, she will constanly pull off and scream whilst I am trying to attach her. I know she can feed perfectly, and by this I mean stay attached and drain the breast for at least 20 minutes. Does this sound like nipple confusion?? Is there any way to fix this, besides taking the dummy away? Or do I just have to bite the bullet and say no dummy??? And when would be a good time to try and reintroduce the dummy, if at all?

Thanks for reading, and any insights would be greatly appreciated xo