In a message dated 4/11/04 1:12:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Using bottle nipples, filled with cottonwool, as a soother is a common practice in our nursery if mother does not supply a pacifier for her baby. It used to be a common practice in our nursery until a report of an infant aspirating the cottonball that was stuffed in it (somewhere in the USA). Since the we have pacifiers both preemie & newborn sized available. Pacifiers are no longer routinely put in cribs & nursing staff are not supposed to use them without parents requesting one. The lactation consultants also let parents know the risks of using pacifiers in the early weeks of breastfeeding. Laura Hart *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html