Jan wrote:
<<I wonder if a lot of the mothers who say something to the effect of, "I
don't think he's EATING, I think he's just using me as a pacifier" (a
phrase that
causes the little hairs on my neck to stand up and scream out loud....)
have
not been touched a lot themselves as children.

What do you all say when a mom says that to you?>>

I, too, HATE it when someone says to a mom, "Oh, don't let him use you as
a pacifier." My response is, "What would be wrong with that?" The person
usually looks startled. They've somewhere heard that it's a bad thing to
be a human pacifier, but when pressed for a reason, usually can't come up
with one! After all, what would they say? "Because he might be
comforted"? "Because I might make him feel better"? :)

Jennifer Herrin, RN, IBCLC
Germany

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