Babies are temporarily unable to breastfeed due to separation.
Cup feeding for breastfed baby.
Cup feeding is thought to be a positive oral experience for baby and avoids nipple confusion so helps preserve breastfeeding see below open cups are very easy to clean in resource poor areas or emergencies compared with teats bottles or tubes.
Cup feeding is a method that may be used as a temporary feeding option when.
When possible it is always best to breastfeed.
The potential for cup feeding as an alternative to bottle feeding for breast fed preterm infants is positively supported by these results it is fundamentally important for nicu professionals to establish a protocol education and training for the potential use of this feeding method for this vulnerable population.
Cup feeding is an alternative feeding method that is used to provide a supplement to a breastfed baby.
However cup feeding may be a good choice when.