Usually means: Infant difficulty switching between feedings.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (nipple confusion)

noun:  The situation in which an infant has difficulty in switching between feeding on maternal nipples and artificial nipples (such as feeding bottles or pacifiers), often resulting in ineffective sucking or refusal to breastfeed.

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