I'm in the process of looking for references for the importance of infant sucking at breast beyond *the feed.* A mom I'm working with has been told by her pedi to not let her baby use her as a pacifier (sigh) and she has asked me to give him some literature on this to the contrary. When I discussed with her that pacifier means peace bringer and the myriad of reasons for providing baby with unlimited breast access she had an ah-ha moment and said of course the breast was always around and man made the plastic pacifier. So far there's lots on premie non-nutritive suck but I'd like references for all infants. I found Linda Palmer's excellent piece, Nursing: It's More Than Breastfeeding and Every Mother Can Do It, but would like more. I'll continue to search but maybe someone has something at their fingertips; thank you. Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome