Breastfeeding Patterns in Relation to Thumb Sucking and Pacifier Use
Clara Aarts, Agneta Hornell, Elisabeth Kylberg, Yngve
Hofvander, Mehari Gebre-Medhin
Pediatrics 1999 104 (4): p. e50
http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/abstract/104/4/e50

Conclusion reads as follows:
In summary, the present study confirms an association between pacifier use and
breastfeeding pattern. We
found that pacifier use was related to fewer feeds per 24 hours, shorter
suckling duration, shorter duration
of exclusive breastfeeding, and shorter total breastfeeding duration among
infants of mothers motivated to
breastfeed for 6 months and with previous breastfeeding experience of 4
months.
The study design does
not allow any conclusion to be drawn as to the possible causality of this
association. No such associations
were found for thumb sucking. Thumb sucking was clearly not related to
negative
effects on the pattern and duration of
breastfeeding. The possible negative effects of pacifier use on breastfeeding
pattern and duration were related to the
frequency of use; occasional pacifier use was not found to have any negative
effect on breastfeeding duration.

NancyH
Nancy Holtzman RN BSN LC
Great Beginnings New Mothers Groups and
Boston Breastfeeds
near Boston MA
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