I have found the information about the AAP's new statement interesting. I'm anticipating lots of problems. In the AAP statement they say not to force the pacifier. On the news we are seeing headlines that tout, "Pacifier use will reduce SIDS". I think it is likely that some pacifier use will be forced upon babies. As I have thought about the issue another question comes up for me. Many babies nurse to sleep. Is the mother supposed to then stick a pacifier in the baby's mouth, or has the breast just fulfilled part of it's biological function? When the baby is done nursing he/she will 'spit' the breast out. The AAP statement says you shouldn't put the pacifier back in once baby spits it out. We all know that non-nutritive suckling is important, why shouldn't it be done at the breast?? It makes me so sad that parents are being fed so many "how to's" for parenting. Parents are so unsure of themselves today and I just don't understand why. I guess I was one of the lucky ones that had a mother who had a natural birth and breastfed me for 10 months back in 1970. Mimi O'Donnell, RN, IBCLC York, PA *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html