There are several throught-provoking articles, one by Linda Palmer, DC
author of Baby Matters and a series of articles by Nils Bergman on the
chemistry of attachment and how important the sense of smell is to
attachment and learning to breastfeed.  I suspect that putting things like
formula, sucrose, or offering scented pacifiers screws up baby's ability to
smell its mother's natural body odor and inhibits its ability to find the
nipple.  Linda Palmer's article is on babyreference.com and Nils Berman's
articles are on his website kangaroomothercare.com.

The biology of breastfeeding is fascinating - I can't help it.  I also have
a degree in biology.

Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL  USA

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