Jan laments: "I don't think he's EATING, I think he's just using me as a pacifier" (a phrase that causes the little hairs on my neck to stand up and scream out loud....) What do you all say when a mom says that to you?" I usually say "Yep, that is normal baby behavior. Babies need to be comforted, better to use use MAMA than something cold hard and plastic." (Of course, this is after making sure baby is transfering milk, doing well, and is nursing efficiently!) My little hairs scream, too, Jan! And I have heard this comment from my own mother while nursing all three of my own children. "Don't let that baby use you as a pacifier!") To her my response was, "Why not?" Mary Jozwiak IBCLC, RLC, LLLL, AAPL Private Practice *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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