>I have seen a pacifier shaped device that has a small mesh bag into
which foods can be placed so that a little one can just kind of gum away at
the mesh bag and ingest tiny amounts of a new food.<

gulp.  Cynthia, your suggestion of the use of this device in the situation
of the toddler being discussed seems sensible.  But -- what the heck is this
product FOR?  Is it intended for use with normal children?  Or is for
special situations?  If the former, I can hardly believe it and imagine what
the heck the consequences are....eeeek.  In England we had something called
a dinky feeder,  which was a tiny cup thingie, which kids kept in their
mouths non-stop -- usually filled with ribena or something -- and which led
to some gruesome sets of caries at early ages.  I have to say this device
just sounds like something to enculturate children into continual 'graze'
eating -- hope you can reassure me that it is only for certain uses and not
on the shelves of shops.

Magda Sachs
Breastfeeding Supporter, BfN, UK

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