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		dgrant on Aug 4, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Breast Milk Sugars Give Infants a Protective Coat The studies I have heard of talk of the benefits of skin-to-skin contact while feeding, which can easily be done with a bottle too. I'm not aware of any studies that point to any benefit of nipple vs. artificial nipple.

run4yourlives on Aug 4, 2010 [–]

There is the issue of failing to go back to the breast once established on bottle, but like I said, not overly important in the larger picture.

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