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Breastfeeding Problems Associated with the Early Introduction of Bottles and Pacifiers

Hospital for Sick Children, Breastfeeding Clinic, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ONT CANADA M5G 1X8.

Breastfeeding is a natural physiologic process upon which human survival has depended for uncounted generations. Natural selection over millions of years has ensured that breastmilk contains all the nutritional requirements of the newborn period and beyond. In order to prevent problems for the few, modern management of labour, delivery and the postpartum period has subjected most mothers and infants to routines which are contrary to the physiologic principles underlying successful breastfeeding.

The early introduction of bottles may render suckling less effective or may result in breast refusal, thus paving the way for failure to thrive, hyperbilirubinemia, "colic" and crying, prolonged and frequent feedings, sore and cracked nipples for the mother, and it may contribute to the onset of plugged ducts and mastitis. Alternatives to bottles can be used when supplementation is thought to be indicated. They include using a lactation aid, finger feeding, or feeding with a cup, spoon, or eyedropper.

Key Words: bottles • breastfeeding problems • pacifiers

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 6, No. 2, 59-63 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/089033449000600214


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