Dear all: I haven't been on Lactnet so I have not followed the thread on the popular books for soothing techniques. But I have to put in my two cents to join in with Pam's dissenting voice. Just as with many of the other books that propose mechanisms for getting the perfect compliant baby, soothing techniques applied over vigorously when a baby needs to eat can cause failure to thrive. And I have heard reports that cases have occurred by too vigorously applying the techniques in this latest of many popular books. We always have to apply good common sense to make sure that the baby is fed first and we are not ignoring important signals that the baby is giving us that may indicate hunger or some other problem that should be addressed. Such techniques should always be used judiciously. Best regards, Susan Burger *********************************************** 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 email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html