breastfed babies result in better behaved children?

[xemmax]

I highly doubt that's the case. In order for that to be true, one must assume that parents who do not breastfeed are purposefully doing the opposite of what many resear...

If only around 1% of mothers cant breastfeed for medical reasons then the other 99% are choosing not to follow the guidelines.The 1% are not going to effect the results too much.

This is nonsense and doesn't hold up in real life. Though the statistic you are referencing may be true, 1% of women cannot physically breastfeed, this does NOT mean that the other 99% CHOOSE not to.

Many women cannot breastfeed because they are not supported enough and because they are misinformed by poorly trained medical professionals and already believe they have 'failed' at breastfeeding before they really have. To insinuate that those people CHOOSE to formula feed is insulting to them and not at all helpful.

 

[DanielleM]

I wonder if David Cameron was BF or FF because he is intelligent (bf) but behaviour (ff) he behaves like a total cock



sorry just had to lighten the mood!!

At the end of the day we feed our babies, they are growing happy and healthy and for that I am happy!!
Health and happiness is the only important thing for our children and how we achieve this is irrelevant IMO!!

 

[Lightworker]

Aragonlover- yeah I also thought about co-sleeping as BFers are now encouraged (in some parts) to co-sleep for the purposes of BFing but whether it impacts or not may need to be checked against the prevalence of co-sleeping amongst FF moms as well.

 

[xemmax]

I wonder if David Cameron was BF or FF because he is intelligent (bf) but behaviour (ff) he behaves like a total cock

More to the point I wonder how that yellow bellied Nick Clegg was fed?

 

[louandivy]

I wonder if David Cameron was BF or FF because he is intelligent (bf) but behaviour (ff) he behaves like a total cock

More to the point I wonder how that yellow bellied Nick Clegg was fed?

I'm not sure, is it breast milk or formula that makes you a wussy hypocrite?!

 

[rable]

This is nonsense and doesn't hold up in real life. Though the statistic you are referencing may be true, 1% of women cannot physically breastfeed...

and the women without enough support to breastfeed might also lack support for other areas... like discipline etc? on the other flip, women who do breastfeed are likely to have had good support and will also likely have it for other issues....such as discipline etc?

 

[Mum22GTTC]

Flipping 'eck! Saw this on the news this morning and my first thought was BnB debate time here we go!!!

I cannot compare the behaviour of older children as my BF baby is only 6 months. But I can say that as a baby he is just so angry & frustrated all of the time, a very difficult baby - much more clingy than my FF babies.

As my FF babies were calm, content & very happy as babies and they are now very well behaved, empathetic, intelligent children.

 

[xemmax]

I wonder if David Cameron was BF or FF because he is intelligent (bf) but behaviour (ff) he behaves like a total cock

More to the point I wonder how that yellow bellied Nick Clegg was fed?

I'm not sure, is it breast milk or formula that makes you a wussy hypocrite?!

He probably just drank whatever Cameron told him was best!

 

[I_AM_LIVID]

I wonder if David Cameron was BF or FF because he is intelligent (bf) but behaviour (ff) he behaves like a total cock



sorry just had to lighten the mood!!

At the end of the day we feed our babies, they are growing happy and healthy and for that I am happy!!
Health and happiness is the only important thing for our children and how we achieve this is irrelevant IMO!!

That’s a no brainer…. Of course he was combi fed! (and take my word for it, I was BFed for nearly 3 years, after all)

 

[minkymoo]

at the end of the day it was the mothers who answered this study (so i believe) therefore it is simply one persons perception of bad behaviour against anothers, which can seriously distort things. if all of the children had been monitored by the same person it might be a viable result, however, given that they weren't then it's a bunch of nonsense as far as i am concerned.

 

[xemmax]

at the end of the day it was the mothers who answered this study (so i believe) therefore it is simply one persons perception of bad behaviour against anothers, which can seriously distort things. if all of the children had been monitored by the same person it might be a viable result, however, given that they weren't then it's a bunch of nonsense as far as i am concerned.

I disagree, if you read the questions in the questionnaire they are abstract yet specific enough to encourage the parent to share information without defining their child's behaviour themselves. The questionnaire asks parents to rate different aspects of their child's personality (I think from 1-5) and the findings are all interpreted through that.

 

[minkymoo]

at the end of the day it was the mothers who answered this study (so i believe) therefore it is simply one persons perception of bad behaviour against anothers, which can seriously distort things. if all of the children had been monitored by the same person it might be a viable result, however, given that they weren't then it's a bunch of nonsense as far as i am concerned.

I disagree, if you read the questions in the questionnaire they are abstract yet specific enough to encourage the parent to share information without defining their child's behaviour themselves. The questionnaire asks parents to rate different aspects of their child's personality (I think from 1-5) and the findings are all interpreted through that.

precisely, they are doing individual ratings. i might grade my child as a 1 for a marker but you might grade her a 3 from your point of view. we all see things differently.

 

[lozzy21]

Why do people have to spoil a good debate with narrow minded, judgmental comments?



I still dont belive the study is correct as it was compleated by people who will be biased against the children, their mothers and as some one else has said we all have different ideas of what bad behaviour is. We all know some one whos mother thinks their child can do no wrong even when they do. My MIL is one of those mothers.

 

[rable]

A likert scale does help quantify the data but it doesn't remove the judgement element. You could say this research as much finds that formula feeding mothers are more likely to think their babies have behavioural problems than breastfeeding reduces the incidence of behavioural problems.

The only indicator that isn't the case is that increased lengths of breastfeeding show a bigger reduction in the incidence of behavioural problems

 

[xemmax]

at the end of the day it was the mothers who answered this study (so i believe) therefore it is simply one persons perception of bad behaviour against anothers, which can seriously distort things. if all of the children had been monitored by the same person it might be a viable result, however, given that they weren't then it's a bunch of nonsense as far as i am concerned.

I disagree, if you read the questions in the questionnaire they are abstract yet specific enough to encourage the parent to share information without defining their child's behaviour themselves. The questionnaire asks parents to rate different aspects of their child's personality (I think from 1-5) and the findings are all interpreted through that.

precisely, they are doing individual ratings. i might grade my child as a 1 for a marker but you might grade her a 3 from your point of view. we all see things differently.

I know what you're saying, that it's subjective, however after reading the questions I don't personally believe the margin of difference could be so great to distort the results.

 

[lozzy21]

at the end of the day it was the mothers who answered this study (so i believe) therefore it is simply one persons perception of bad behaviour against anothers, which can seriously distort things. if all of the children had been monitored by the same person it might be a viable result, however, given that they weren't then it's a bunch of nonsense as far as i am concerned.

I disagree, if you read the questions in the questionnaire they are abstract yet specific enough to encourage the parent to share information without defining their child's behaviour themselves. The questionnaire asks parents to rate different aspects of their child's personality (I think from 1-5) and the findings are all interpreted through that.

precisely, they are doing individual ratings. i might grade my child as a 1 for a marker but you might grade her a 3 from your point of view. we all see things differently.

I know what you're saying, that it's subjective, however after reading the questions I don't personally believe the margin of difference could be so great to distort the results.

They could just lie?

 

[xemmax]

at the end of the day it was the mothers who answered this study (so i believe) therefore it is simply one persons perception of bad behaviour against anothers, which can seriously distort things. if all of the children had been monitored by the same person it might be a viable result, however, given that they weren't then it's a bunch of nonsense as far as i am concerned.

I disagree, if you read the questions in the questionnaire they are abstract yet specific enough to encourage the parent to share information without defining their child's behaviour themselves. The questionnaire asks parents to rate different aspects of their child's personality (I think from 1-5) and the findings are all interpreted through that.

precisely, they are doing individual ratings. i might grade my child as a 1 for a marker but you might grade her a 3 from your point of view. we all see things differently.

I know what you're saying, that it's subjective, however after reading the questions I don't personally believe the margin of difference could be so great to distort the results.

They could just lie?

Why would they?

The questionnaires are anonymous and the questions aren't obviously aimed toward any particular result.

 

[I_AM_LIVID]

On a related note, researchers have found that mothers who FF are more likely to match their bras and panties than BF mothers

 

[special_kala]

Would the FF also not be biased towards their children so that would equal it out?

 

[xemmax]

On a related note, researchers have found that mothers who FF are more likely to match their bras and panties than BF mothers

So just because I breastfeed I have no underwear fashion sense?