In a message dated 5/17/2002 12:11:34 PM Central Daylight Time,
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>  I have heard so many
> women tell me that they couldn't breastfeed because their baby received a
> bottle in the hospital and then had "nipple confusion".  If we perpetuate
> this as a profession, I feel it does more damage then good.  Why not focus
> on
> other reasons to avoid bottle nipples and pacifiers instead of sayiing it
> causes "nipple confusion."

The advantage to recognizing that pacifiers can cause nipple confusion, is to
help the mother that is struggling to get a good latch, and can't understand
why baby would be reacting that way because "they aren't giving any bottles."
 Just being aware of the potential helps to identify "all artificial nipples"
as a potential cause instead of just bottles, and serves as a reminder to
check and make sure they aren't using a pacifier.

My two cents anyway.  :)

Cheryl Taylor White
www.drjaygordon.com

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