In einer eMail vom 20-5-02 15:33:17 West-Europa (zomertijd) schreibt
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> So it follows from that literature that these may be babies with something
> amiss.  Therefore, do we blame the pacifier, or should we look more closely
> at the baby?

I would say that what lacks these children is the continious encounter with
mother and breastfeeding very frequently. Dummies (this is the word I prefer,
because that means substitute for a living being, as the dummies in crash
tests) always come in the place of mom, her arms and/or her breasts. Studies
that look at the effect of dummies on whatever the researched subject is are
really studies of how a substitute effects this subject.
I know that in some cases mom can not be around to care for her infant (like
a premie that needs NICU for months or a working mom who is the one that
feeds the family with her income) and that there are moms who choose not to
be with their baby and, yes, I'm glad those children can have a dummie to at
least have the feeling that they have any control of the situation. But I do
not think that the dummie deserves the credit that should go to mother and
baby togetherness and frequent breastfeeding.

Warmly greeting,

Gonneke
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Gonneke van Veldhuizen  =+=  IBCLC, LLLL, MOM  =+=  primairy school teacher

EUROLAC
breastfeeding information centre and lactation consultant practice
http://www.users.skynet.be/eurolac

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