Jan Barger wrote <<One wonders if at any point in their lives these poor little things are allowed a "lovey" (blankie or other such object). Those used to be "transitional" love objects that the older baby had. Now they are going to be primary love objects, but since they can't have them until they are -- ???? -- you wonder what type of children we are going to create in the next generation.>> The websites I've seen which talk about pacifier use, and the creation of "habits," suggest simply "popping it out at 5-6 months, and throwing it away. The baby won't remember it for long." These babies will have been put to bed, for 5-6 months, with a tool, and the parent is supposed to throw away the tool after 5-6 months with no consequence? How, exactly, is a parent supposed to get a child to sleep, during the challenging months before the 1-year birthday, with all of the milestones coming up, and no tool? The child is learning to crawl and walk, there are teeth coming in, language is developing - these are times when many of us frequently see a disruption of sleep because the child is so immersed in the new skills and breakthroughs it carries into the night time hours. How many babies will be shaken at the hands of aggravated parents? How many babies will be left to cry, because the tool was "simply popped out and thrown away." How many parent will not be able to throw away the tool with which their child has become attached, and will continue to use it for 2-3 years? And, how many orthodontic/speech difficulties will we see with a generation that has a high pacifier use? Best wishes from cold and rainy Ohio, Heather "Sam" Doak -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 10/21/05 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html