>
>Oh Pat, I believe this is my favorite line in that article:
>
>"Pacifiers
>Although controversial, these can actually be a soothing tool, as most
>babies  want more nonnutritive sucking than the typical 7 to 10 
>minutes they get
>per  feeding. " What study showed that, because few of the newborns I see
>have read  it...
>Infants typically feed for a 7-10 minute time period? Wow...
>Peace,
>Judy


My favourite line is this one:

"To avoid this [nipple pain], the most common reason for 
breast-feeding discontinuation, try to limit nursing during the first 
week to feeding intervals of 2.5 to 4 hours for 8 to 10 minutes on 
each breast."

Aaaaargh. So to avoid 'the most common reason' for stopping bf, he 
advises something that will *directly cause* an equally common reason 
for stopping bf (insufficient milk or perception of it).

And this is a professor of clinical pediatrics.  Would he dream of 
writing about any *clinical* issue in a journal without making 100 
per cent sure everything in his writing was correct and up to date?

I'm gonna have to write to him, aren't I? All the way from l'il ol' 
England......:)

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK


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