We had a flurry of babies addicted to the vanilla pacifiers a few years ago. I
usually had good luck with having the mother wash with vanilla scented soap
until I ran into one very smart baby who laughed at my attempts to entice him
to the breast. I remembered reading Julie Menella's articles on flavors in
breast milk and sure enough, vanilla is one that comes through. I had the
mother add vanilla extract to a glass of milk and drink several glasses over
the period of a day. The first three breastfeeding attempts failed, but the
fourth time worked like a charm. Dad said the entire house smelled like
vanilla!

Marsha Walker
Weston, Massachusetts