In thinking over what I tell moms, I don't think I really give it any label. What I do is to remark that " the fact that the first few days with low volume are to allow the baby to get the mechanics of feeding down pat before she/he has to cope with the volume". I will point out that there are many differences in both feel and action of breastfeeding vs any form of artificial nipple (bottle or pacifier). However, there is just enough similarity that some babies can get a little mixed up as to which behavior goes where if they are trying to learn both at the same time. While some babies seem to be able to go back and forth between the two with no difficulty, there are others who I swear get mixed up if they see a picture of an artificial nipple! Since we can't tell by looking at a baby whether he will be able to handle the difference or not, best to avoid the problem in the first place by avoiding all artificial nipples at least for the first month while baby is learning to nurse. This bypasses the "but my firend (or I) gave bottles and had no problem" argument. Of course, when talking with nurses, I do make it stronger with more of a "don't mess the baby up by giving bottles or pacifiers without fully informed consent or a good individual medical reason for this baby at this time!" approach. Winnie *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html