Look up the work of Paula Meier. I heard her speak at a recent
conference and it was an eye-opener. A couple of references include:
Meier, P. (1988). Bottle and breast feeding: Effects on transcutaneous
oxygen pressure and temperature in preterm infants. Nursing Research, 37,
pp36-41; and Meier, P and Anderson G. (1987). Responses of small preterm
infants to bottle and breast feeding. MCN: American Journal of
Maternal-Child Nursing, 12, pp97-105. Hope this helps. Alicia.
[log in to unmask] By the way, we are very straight-forward in our
family. My child simply said "I want to nurse".