tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post6663598337221768685..comments2023-09-19T07:50:13.308-07:00Comments on Feminary: Soft LandingsStasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-57319979119158437722008-04-03T15:35:00.000-07:002008-04-03T15:35:00.000-07:00Thanks - I think it depends on the child. Some can...Thanks - I think it depends on the child. Some can do OK without pacis but others simply must have them. Some people are adamant that they ruin mouths; others point to new evidence that they reduce the risk of SIDS. <BR/><BR/>I'm just going to get one and see if I need it. And you are right about the cloth - in fact, in drought-prone areas (like LA), cloth isn't always the most eco-friendly. But the diaper service, which washes hundreds at a time in super-powerful washers, is supposed to be a good compromise for us ecologically and price-wise (it's less $$ than disposable). So we'll see.Stasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-10532571473205033472008-04-03T13:36:00.000-07:002008-04-03T13:36:00.000-07:00Disclaimer: I have not had children of my own!Howe...Disclaimer: I have not had children of my own!<BR/><BR/>However, I have a mother who was also very "natural" with us as kids and I think had some of the same concerns you do. <BR/><BR/>According to Mom if a baby is breastfed and is nursed enough (IE until THEY say they're done) they do NOT need a pacifier. We apparently never used one. Not sure if you'll be able to breast freed as long as she did (she wasn't working or going to school which you'll be doing) but there's some "old Jewish mother" info for you. :)<BR/><BR/>-Tandaina<BR/><BR/>(Mom also put me in cloth diapers but decided that the energy it took to properly clean the cloth probably made the disposable just as "eco friendly" and she used disposable with my sister.)Josephine-https://www.blogger.com/profile/12328106972076348785noreply@blogger.com