I have heard anecdotal reports of babies choking - but this practice is so
well entrenched in the hospital that I will need more than this to take to
the Unit manager to put a stop to it.  This morning there were three more of
these *devices* in the cribs!

  Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
  South Africa   [log in to unmask]

  > Susan wrote:  This was a common practice at my inner city hospital in
St. Paul until
  > the early 80s.  What stopped the practice cold turkey was an article
  > about a baby having a choking incident in another state with this
  > practice.  To my knowledge, the best reason to avoid rigging up a
  > pacifier with a bottle nipple and cotton ball is the choking hazard.
For
  > this reason I would also avoid a bottle nipple on the breast as a nipple
  > shield.




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