I would LOVE to see a study on the following: Let's just say that using a 
pacifier does in fact reduce the risk of SIDS, well, what if in the place of 
a pacifier the baby was sucking on the breast while co-sleeping with the 
mother all night. What if that reduced the risk of SIDS even more?? Then you 
have not only whatever effect the constant sucking has on the baby, but you 
have the baby regulating body temp and respirations because it's sleeping 
next to mom. I just explained to my cousin that it's not lack of oxygen that 
causes us to breathe, it's actually the increase of CO2. So when mom is 
breathing out CO2 into the baby's face it causes baby to breathe. I don't 
have any studies to cite this, but it's something I recall one of my 
co-Leaders talking about not to long ago. Also, I think it was Dr. Sears who 
did a very small "study" where he monitored a baby's blood oxygen levels 
while sleeping next to mom and there levels always remained stable. Then he 
moved baby into the next room into a crib and away from mom. Baby had over 
100 dips in blood oxygen level. He repeated this study with another mother 
and baby and the findings were similar. The purpose of this was to get 
someone to do a much larger and more conclusive study.
Well, one can always dream I suppose.... Christina Costa, LLLL, Broward 
County, FL

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