Thoughts about this??

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Thoughts about this??
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Tue, 03-27-2007 - 11:53am

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Registered: 03-12-2005
Sat, 03-31-2007 - 1:39pm
Then you are ignoring lots of research. Even the formula companies say bf is best.
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Registered: 03-12-2005
Sat, 03-31-2007 - 1:44pm
It is generally easier for an older child to fight a virus than a young baby.A virus can have a bigger impact on a smaller body, for example rotavirus. A young baby can get dehydrated easier than an older child. I didn't want to expose my babies to illness just so they'd be healthier at school age.
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Registered: 03-21-2001
Sat, 03-31-2007 - 2:01pm

They take a group of children and measure their IQ, correct for other factors, and then compare them/rank them based on how long they were breastfed.

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Sat, 03-31-2007 - 2:56pm
You cant compare children's IQ's. Children learn differently. That is ridiculous to think that you could even measure or compare them. One child may have a low IQ and another have a high IQ there is no way of knowing if BM plays a factor in that.
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Registered: 10-12-2006
Sat, 03-31-2007 - 3:05pm

"Ok seriously, you need to let the article go, it is simply rubbish and changes nothing in my mind."

Just because it changes nothing in your mind doesn't make it rubbish :)

Besides, I wasn't trying to change your mind. I simply wanted to share what the research has to say on the topic of bfing and school aged children. Something I have yet to see you do btw.

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Registered: 10-12-2006
Sat, 03-31-2007 - 3:08pm

"Also, recent studies have shown that the benefit of increased IQ that comes with breastfeeding increases with the duration of breastfeeding.

Meaning, you don't get the same benefit at six months that you do for one year or two years. The longer you breastfeed, the higher the IQ."

Yes. That is correct!

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Sat, 03-31-2007 - 3:50pm

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Sat, 03-31-2007 - 3:51pm

If it makes you feel better, go for it.

Mary



Mom to Kevin 11/4/03



You can hate me, but do it because you know me, not because I’m a member of a group. Anyways, people aren’t grapes --- you can’t weigh them in a bunch, but I guess it’s easier than dealing with people as individuals. There, I’ve solved the riddle of prejudice: it saves time.



Rita Mae Brown, US author and social activist

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Sat, 03-31-2007 - 3:55pm

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"Please link me to where I said I didnt want my children to benefit from nursing? Post number?"

You didn't. Nor did I say you did.

FTR, I said benefit from "these things" (comfort, security, reassurance) not benefit from "nursing".

Have you said that nursing is about nutririon and bonding, yes. Have you said that nursing is not about comfort, security, reassurance, yes.

Again, just because you didn't want your children to benefit from these things (comfort, security, reassurance) doesn't mean they didn't. Believe it or not, some children can find comfort, security, and reassurance simply in having their need for hunger met. This is hardly the same as being comforted by food. Perhaps this could explain some of the confusion we seem to be having here :)

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Sat, 03-31-2007 - 3:55pm
There are no studies that conclude anything about nursing a school-aged child. The point is, to say that it's wrong, perverted, unnecessary, not beneficial, and yes I know that most of these are not your words, needs to be backed up with something. Neither aquariusmama nor I have said that all school aged children NEED to be nursed or anything remotely close to that. Others are trying to tell us that there is no need for it. That's the claim that needs to be backed up. We haven't made any claims otherwise; all we're saying is "why shouldn't they be?" And nobody can seem to come up with a logical answer.

Mary



Mom to Kevin 11/4/03



You can hate me, but do it because you know me, not because I’m a member of a group. Anyways, people aren’t grapes --- you can’t weigh them in a bunch, but I guess it’s easier than dealing with people as individuals. There, I’ve solved the riddle of prejudice: it saves time.



Rita Mae Brown, US author and social activist

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