Poll Results: Does Your Breastfed Child Use a Pacifier?
August 10, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding, poll
It was not surprising to me that just over half of the voters said their breastfed children do not use a pacifier. I’m reading a book right now that suggests that many attachment-parented, breastfed children will refuse a pacifier, special blanket or other “lovey” because they are securely attached to people as opposed to objects. I suppose whether or not you see that as a good thing depends on your parenting style and your child’s particular temperament and needs. Certainly a significant number of voters (nearly 35%) said their children either love a pacifier or at least use one occasionally. The complete results:
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