In a message dated 8/30/99 11:39:05 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< ......I don't feel at all guilty or wrong for allowing her to use the
pacifier.............>>

there are many instances when a pacifier can be useful.

when talking to parents about pacifiers, after i give my speech about all the
possible difficulties and challenges for the *newborn* i say something like
"so the moral of the story is....... be cautious, delay and/or minimize use,
make sure the baby is feeding and gaining weight well.............."

Deb

Deborah Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway
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