Olivia and her pacifier!

Ok, so I am going back to school for nursing, and I had to look up an article to write a report on. Well, before Olivia was even born, I chose a report on preemies in the NICU, and how they found a connection to giving them a pacifier and a quicker sucking reflex time. When preemies are born, they typically do not have the normal reflexes. So, the article seemed relevant enough, and I chose it. In the article, I found that some hospitals gave the preemies a pacifier during feedings through the feeding tube. This stimulated the sucking reflex over time. In the study the preemies that were on the pacifier were sucking on a bottle faster; therefore, off of the feeding tube faster. Also, they got to go home on an average of 8 days sooner! Less than 2 weeks later, Olivia Jane came into this world! Isn't it funny how God can put things in front of us with out us understanding it at the time??!! Needless to say Olivia Jane has a pacifier EVERYDAY and with EVERY feeding!