[Julz]

They need that first milk from their mother for their immune systems. Get the milk started in the teet, put a little on the puppy's lips, and stick it's nose under the teet. They always push upward, so if you are putting it right on there, it will push up and will not be able to suckle. I gently, very gently, pry their mouths open a little if necessary ( using only my thumb and index finger on the corners of the mouth). Please try this and post to let me know that it worked. Stick with it until the pup suckles. I've never had to spend more than 10 minutes (though it feels like a lot more due to being bent over the whole time).