There's also lots of evidence that the use of pacifiers in those early years
also carried risk - extremely high death rates correlating with periods of
increased pacifier use, for example.  And one area in which lots of
pacifier-use evidence is found is also noted to have been a very difficult
place in which to successfully breastfeed, probably for many of the same
reasons moms struggle now - a lack of support and information in the wider
society.

Ingrid
LLLL, IBCLC
British Columbia
Canada


-----Original Message-----
From: Lactation Information and Discussion
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nikki Lee
Sent: December 30, 2009 2:09 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: thoughts on pacifiers

Dear Friends:

If pacifiers of one style or other, have been with humans for hundreds and
thousands of years, then maybe they have evolutionary success???  (" There
is evidence that their precursors have been used since the Neolithic Period
to calm down children.")

Gotta do something unless the baby is worn on the nude mother every minute,
as in tropical places. Those babies are suckling frequently.  Think of the
KungSan.

Babies need to suckle frequently to make the transition from the continual
feeds of the placenta.

If mom is dressed, or out shearing the sheep, baby has to suck on
something. Hence the biologic imperative behind pacifiers.

It's the synthetic materials I mind. And the abuse, where the baby is
stifled or raped with the plug.

Babies have to suckle ad lib in the first few weeks to set milk supply. If
we keep her curled up, nursing all the time because it feels so good, then
she can start leaving more easily, and the baby can get by for a while
without her. This is probably necessary in temperate or more polar climes.

What do you all think?

warmly,


Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

             ***********************************************

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
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release Date: 12/29/09
23:27:00

             ***********************************************

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