Hi all,

Well I was not netting for a few days.  I did want to mention a few things about
Nuck and other pacifiers.  I agree with both Barbara and Leslie.   There are a
few times when I suggest the short term use of a pacifier.  I have found that it
helps get a tongue off the palate when a finger is not handy.  We do not want
the baby to be sucking on his/her tongue.  Anyway, years ago I went to a talk
given by a Dr. Smith.  He was studying the suck patterns of breastfed babies and
a number of different bottle nipples.  Nuck paid for the study.  The information
was fascinating, he found that babies could suck on most nipples but they had to
use a bashing motion when using the Nuck.  The baby could not elongate the
nipple to create a good suck so they had to use an up and down motion to get the
milk out.  Nuck pulled their money for the study so I do not know if it ever got
published.  Dr. Smith felt that a slow flowing P_____x nipple could work the
best but that it was a little short.  You could see how babies get so much air
from the bottle.

Robin Glass spoke at that time and I became an instant fan.  I always try to go
and hear her speak.  She has also helped me with a few moms over the years.  I
save my best problems for her.  I wish we had more people trained in her
techniques.

Diane Herforth, BAE, IBCLC, ICCE
Tacoma WA