Yes, there ARE articles that implicate pacifier use in shortened
breastfeeding duration--even in the absence of the use of bottles for
feeding!

By Victora (references are still packed in suitcase or I would list them
out here. Check also Barros if you have access to MEDLARS. Those are first
author names and should easily identify the articles in question. If memory
serves, I believe the Barros article was in April, May or June issue of
PEDIATRICS in 1995!

Get them and wave them under doubters' faces.  The evidence is very strong.



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