I'm in the process of looking for references for the importance of infant  
sucking at breast beyond *the feed.*  A mom I'm working with has been told  
by her pedi to not let her baby use her as a pacifier (sigh) and she has 
asked  me to give him some literature on this to the contrary.  When I 
discussed  with her that pacifier means peace bringer and the myriad of reasons for  
providing baby with unlimited breast access she had an ah-ha moment and 
said of  course the breast was always around and man made the plastic pacifier.
 
So far there's lots on premie non-nutritive suck but I'd like references  
for all infants.  I found Linda Palmer's excellent piece, Nursing: It's  More 
Than Breastfeeding and Every Mother Can Do It, but would like more.
I'll continue to search but maybe someone has something at their  
fingertips; thank you.
 
Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC

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