breastfed babies result in better behaved children?

[moomin_troll]

I don't have time to read the whole thread tonight, but I just want to say, I seriously have to clue! lol... I will write more tomorrow though.. My son has severe behavioral problems and was just in hospital for 10 weeks etc... and one of the main questions the psychiatrist asked was how was he fed believe it or not. I answered him and didn't ask why but it left me curious.

xx

my brother has alot of behavioral and mental problems, he was breastfed. my oh had adhd and he was also breastfed.

so i believe that if ur ment to have these problems it doesnt matter how ur fed

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

Don't agree at all. A friend of mine BF her LO till he was just gone one and her little boy is now 5 and he is not very well behaved at all. He hits other children and is just generally not nice however her other little boy is 2 and he is a pleasant LO ... I know he's got time to change (terrible 2s and all)

I FF both mine from birth. Caitlin is 4 1/2 and she is generally well behaved she just needs to be simulated all the time. She's very bright but does have an attitude on her

I don't BF and FF have any influence on a Childs behaviour or intelligence x

Sorry to repeat myself but I just want to make more people aware that breastfeeding does effect intelligence. I posted about it a few pages ago and since then I've done even more research and found one of the key compounds for myelination is cholestoral, breast milk is full of it and formula has none.

I doubt you could line up Uni Graduates though and "guess" what ones were breastfed LOL.

 

[Blah11]

Breastfeeding might increase intelligence but obviously it wont make a genius if the baby wasnt meant to be one in the first place. Who's to say that someone with a 160 IQ who was FF wouldnt have one of 165 if BF Doesnt mean that formula babies are stupid and it doesnt mean BF babies are all mega smart, lol.

I dunno why people try and say science is nonsense

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I just dont think it really matters in the long run . We all know what is "natural! But I dont think it is always best if its not best for mum as well. x

 

[Kalah]

Don't agree at all. A friend of mine BF her LO till he was just gone one and her little boy is now 5 and he is not very well behaved at all. He hits other children and is just generally not nice however her other little boy is 2 and he is a pleasant LO ... I know he's got time to change (terrible 2s and all)

I FF both mine from birth. Caitlin is 4 1/2 and she is generally well behaved she just needs to be simulated all the time. She's very bright but does have an attitude on her

I don't BF and FF have any influence on a Childs behaviour or intelligence x

Sorry to repeat myself but I just want to make more people aware that breastfeeding does effect intelligence. I posted about it a few pages ago and since then I've done even more research and found one of the key compounds for myelination is cholestoral, breast milk is full of it and formula has none.

I doubt you could line up Uni Graduates though and "guess" what ones were breastfed LOL.

No of course you couldn't, I'm just trying to raise awareness that is does affect intelligence because most people seem to think that's a myth. The way Blah explained it is basically how it would work.

 

[Kalah]

I just dont think it really matters in the long run . We all know what is "natural! But I dont think it is always best if its not best for mum as well. x

Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to convince anyone it's best, I'm very simply trying to end the myth and make people aware breast milk does raise intelligence.

 

[Mum22GTTC]

Breastfeeding might increase intelligence but obviously it wont make a genius if the baby wasnt meant to be one in the first place. Who's to say that someone with a 160 IQ who was FF wouldnt have one of 165 if BF Doesnt mean that formula babies are stupid and it doesnt mean BF babies are all mega smart, lol.

I dunno why people try and say science is nonsense

Exactly. This thread is quite frustrating. I think people are taking the research the wrong way. If you FF - IT DOES NOT MEAN YOUR CHILD WILL BE STUPID, they may well be super intelligent, but reseracj suggests that they may have been even more intelligent if BF.

(By the way I FF 2 of mine from birth - through choice!)

 

[MissMummyMoo]

Don't agree at all. A friend of mine BF her LO till he was just gone one and her little boy is now 5 and he is not very well behaved at all. He hits other children and is just generally not nice however her other little boy is 2 and he is a pleasant LO ... I know he's got time to change (terrible 2s and all)

I FF both mine from birth. Caitlin is 4 1/2 and she is generally well behaved she just needs to be simulated all the time. She's very bright but does have an attitude on her

I don't BF and FF have any influence on a Childs behaviour or intelligence x

Sorry to repeat myself but I just want to make more people aware that breastfeeding does effect intelligence. I posted about it a few pages ago and since then I've done even more research and found one of the key compounds for myelination is cholestoral, breast milk is full of it and formula has none.

I doubt you could line up Uni Graduates though and "guess" what ones were breastfed LOL.

totally agree

Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it why do some people always get so defensive? x

 

[Kalah]

Don't agree at all. A friend of mine BF her LO till he was just gone one and her little boy is now 5 and he is not very well behaved at all. He hits other children and is just generally not nice however her other little boy is 2 and he is a pleasant LO ... I know he's got time to change (terrible 2s and all)

I FF both mine from birth. Caitlin is 4 1/2 and she is generally well behaved she just needs to be simulated all the time. She's very bright but does have an attitude on her

I don't BF and FF have any influence on a Childs behaviour or intelligence x

Sorry to repeat myself but I just want to make more people aware that breastfeeding does effect intelligence. I posted about it a few pages ago and since then I've done even more research and found one of the key compounds for myelination is cholestoral, breast milk is full of it and formula has none.

I doubt you could line up Uni Graduates though and "guess" what ones were breastfed LOL.

totally agree

Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it why do some people always get so defensive? x

I was just trying to be informative

 

[crossroads]

I just dont think it really matters in the long run . We all know what is "natural! But I dont think it is always best if its not best for mum as well. x

Medically speaking breastfeeding is best for mums too.

7 WAYS BREASTFEEDING BENEFITS MOTHERS

What's good for baby is also good for mother. When mothers follow nature's lead and breastfeed their babies, their own bodies benefit--so do their budgets!

1. Reduces the risk of breast cancer. Women who breastfeed reduce their risk of developing breast cancer by as much as 25 percent. The reduction in cancer risk comes in proportion to the cumulative lifetime duration of breastfeeding. That is, the more months or years a mother breastfeeds, the lower her risk of breast cancer.

2. Reduces the risk of uterine and ovarian cancer. One of the reasons for the cancer-fighting effects of breastfeeding is that estrogen levels are lower during lactation. It is thought that the less estrogen available to stimulate the lining of the uterus and perhaps breast tissue also, the less the risk of these tissues becoming cancerous.

3. Lessens osteoporosis. Non-breastfeeding women have a four times greater chance of developing osteoporosis than breastfeeding women and are more likely to suffer from hip fractures in the post-menopausal years.

4. Benefits child spacing. Since breastfeeding delays ovulation, the longer a mother breastfeeds the more she is able to practice natural childspacing, if she desires. How long a woman remains infertile depends on her baby's nursing pattern and her own individual baby.

5. Promotes emotional health. Not only is breastfeeding good for mother's body, it's good for her mind. Studies show that breastfeeding mothers show less postpartum anxiety and depression than do formula-feeding mothers.

6. Promotes postpartum weight loss. Breastfeeding mothers showed significantly larger reductions in hip circumference and more fat loss by one month postpartum when compared with formula-feeding moms. Breastfeeding mothers tend to have an earlier return to their pre-pregnant weight.

7. Costs less to breastfeed. It costs around $1,200 a year to formula-feed your baby. Even taking into consideration the slight increase in food costs to a breastfeeding mother, the American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that a breastfeeding mother will save around $400 during the first year of breastfeeding.

https://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/t020700.asp

 

[Gen79]

Don't agree at all. A friend of mine BF her LO till he was just gone one and her little boy is now 5 and he is not very well behaved at all. He hits other children and is just generally not nice however her other little boy is 2 and he is a pleasant LO ... I know he's got time to change (terrible 2s and all)

I FF both mine from birth. Caitlin is 4 1/2 and she is generally well behaved she just needs to be simulated all the time. She's very bright but does have an attitude on her

I don't BF and FF have any influence on a Childs behaviour or intelligence x

Sorry to repeat myself but I just want to make more people aware that breastfeeding does effect intelligence. I posted about it a few pages ago and since then I've done even more research and found one of the key compounds for myelination is cholestoral, breast milk is full of it and formula has none.

I doubt you could line up Uni Graduates though and "guess" what ones were breastfed LOL.

totally agree

Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it why do some people always get so defensive? x

I was just trying to be informative

I'm sorry but your opinion is not supported by science.

from 2008 - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080505162902.htm

from 2011 - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110317141143.htm

The researchers matched each breastfed baby with one or more babies who were not breastfed, but who were similar in all other respects. Test scores in reading, writing and mathematics for the children at ages five, seven, 11 and 14 revealed a statistically significant difference between those who had been breastfed as compared with those who had not.

 

[MissMummyMoo]

OMG now I know why I stopped joining in these debates ... its my OPINION whether it's supported by science or not x

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I just dont think it really matters in the long run . We all know what is "natural! But I dont think it is always best if its not best for mum as well. x

Medically speaking breastfeeding is best for mums too.

7 WAYS BREASTFEEDING BENEFITS MOTHERS

What's good for baby is also good for mother. When mothers follow nature's lead and breastfeed their babies, their own bodies benefit--so do their budgets!

1. Reduces the risk of breast cancer. Women who breastfeed reduce their risk of developing breast cancer by as much as 25 percent. The reduction in cancer risk comes in proportion to the cumulative lifetime duration of breastfeeding. That is, the more months or years a mother breastfeeds, the lower her risk of breast cancer.

2. Reduces the risk of uterine and ovarian cancer. One of the reasons for the cancer-fighting effects of breastfeeding is that estrogen levels are lower during lactation. It is thought that the less estrogen available to stimulate the lining of the uterus and perhaps breast tissue also, the less the risk of these tissues becoming cancerous.

3. Lessens osteoporosis. Non-breastfeeding women have a four times greater chance of developing osteoporosis than breastfeeding women and are more likely to suffer from hip fractures in the post-menopausal years.

4. Benefits child spacing. Since breastfeeding delays ovulation, the longer a mother breastfeeds the more she is able to practice natural childspacing, if she desires. How long a woman remains infertile depends on her baby's nursing pattern and her own individual baby.

5. Promotes emotional health. Not only is breastfeeding good for mother's body, it's good for her mind. Studies show that breastfeeding mothers show less postpartum anxiety and depression than do formula-feeding mothers.

6. Promotes postpartum weight loss. Breastfeeding mothers showed significantly larger reductions in hip circumference and more fat loss by one month postpartum when compared with formula-feeding moms. Breastfeeding mothers tend to have an earlier return to their pre-pregnant weight.

7. Costs less to breastfeed. It costs around $1,200 a year to formula-feed your baby. Even taking into consideration the slight increase in food costs to a breastfeeding mother, the American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that a breastfeeding mother will save around $400 during the first year of breastfeeding.

https://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/t020700.asp

In those terms yes, maybe...I didn't even think about BF my 2nd. I didn't have a bad BF experience the first time, I just didn't want to do it again? It wasn't better for ME and I am sure many will agree. Personally I think genes and environment play a bigger part in how well children do at school!

 

[Gen79]

OMG now I know why I stopped joining in these debates ... its my OPINION whether it's supported by science or not x

I'm sorry I just don't get it. What if I said that I didn't believe that putting baby on her front in a smoking household actually contributes to SIDS at all and that was just my opinion? It can be my opinion that its better for us to live this way for whatever reason, but it just doesn't make sense for it to be my opinion that the studies are just plain wrong because I don't like it.

 

[MissMummyMoo]

Hey all,

I have come across this today, which has just been released. Scientists are claiming that breast fed children turn out to be better behaved 5 year olds.

an article which you could read:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8502613/Breastfed-children-are-better-behaved.html

what do you think?

have you got experience of breastfed/formula fed children and been able to see the difference?

I am interested to see how big a sample was used, and was the sample a randomised trial etc etc.

OMG now I know why I stopped joining in these debates ... its my OPINION whether it's supported by science or not x

I'm sorry I just don't get it. What if I said that I didn't believe that putting baby on her front in a smoking household actually contributes to SIDS at all and that was just my opinion? It can be my opinion that its better for us to live this way for whatever reason, but it just doesn't make sense for it to be my opinion that the studies are just plain wrong because I don't like it.

Notice the bit in bold .... what do YOU think ... I've said what I think whether it's right or wrong I don't really care x

 

[Gen79]

Hey all,

I have come across this today, which has just been released. Scientists are claiming that breast fed children turn out to be better behaved 5 year olds.

an article which you could read:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8502613/Breastfed-children-are-better-behaved.html

what do you think?

have you got experience of breastfed/formula fed children and been able to see the difference?

I am interested to see how big a sample was used, and was the sample a randomised trial etc etc.

OMG now I know why I stopped joining in these debates ... its my OPINION whether it's supported by science or not x

I'm sorry I just don't get it. What if I said that I didn't believe that putting baby on her front in a smoking household actually contributes to SIDS at all and that was just my opinion? It can be my opinion that its better for us to live this way for whatever reason, but it just doesn't make sense for it to be my opinion that the studies are just plain wrong because I don't like it.

Notice the bit in bold .... what do YOU think ... I've said what I think whether it's right or wrong I don't really care x

OK we just will never come to any mutuality here so I'll let it go. I'm sorry to have kept on, I just thought if I pointed out the difference between fact and opinion you'd get it but if you don't care then neither do I.

 

[Kalah]

Don't agree at all. A friend of mine BF her LO till he was just gone one and her little boy is now 5 and he is not very well behaved at all. He hits other children and is just generally not nice however her other little boy is 2 and he is a pleasant LO ... I know he's got time to change (terrible 2s and all)

I FF both mine from birth. Caitlin is 4 1/2 and she is generally well behaved she just needs to be simulated all the time. She's very bright but does have an attitude on her

I don't BF and FF have any influence on a Childs behaviour or intelligence x

Sorry to repeat myself but I just want to make more people aware that breastfeeding does effect intelligence. I posted about it a few pages ago and since then I've done even more research and found one of the key compounds for myelination is cholestoral, breast milk is full of it and formula has none.

I doubt you could line up Uni Graduates though and "guess" what ones were breastfed LOL.

totally agree

Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it why do some people always get so defensive? x

I was just trying to be informative

I'm sorry but your opinion is not supported by science.

from 2008 - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080505162902.htm

from 2011 - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110317141143.htm

The researchers matched each breastfed baby with one or more babies who were not breastfed, but who were similar in all other respects. Test scores in reading, writing and mathematics for the children at ages five, seven, 11 and 14 revealed a statistically significant difference between those who had been breastfed as compared with those who had not.

Actually it is supported by science. It has nothing to do with comparing kids to each other. I posted about it a few pages back, starting on page 37.

The main part was this:

Appleblossom- the study says Breastfed babies are less likely to have behavioural problems. It does NOT say FF babies are stupid etc. That kind of comment is indicative of a misunderstanding/misinterpretation of the report. Even though we know breast is best, that assertion needs to be legitimized by accomoanying evidence. Before this no one attributed behaviour to BFing and it is a new development. ALOT of mothers want to know the consequences of their choices and these studies help them.

Yes I've noticed a lot of people do this, take one thing and turn it the wrong way around, especially with breastfeeding!! It is fact that breastfeeding makes children smarter and healthierthan that SAME child would have been otherwise. That is the KEY part most people miss. Formula doesn't do any harm, it just doesn't have the same benefits that breast milk does that's all.

I disagree to your bolded and underlined part about being smarter

Mainly because I have seen breastfed babies that are behind milestones rather than formula fed babies. I do believe that breastmilk has antibodies that formula doesn't have, and while it wasn't the route for me I have nothing against breastfeeding. In fact, I love seeing all the "I have breastfed for x amount of months" Makes me happy.

But to say that its fact that breasfed babies are smarter is something I personally don't understand. Unless I'm just in the area where its the exception, not the rule? I dunno.

I get that response quite often, and I'd be happy to explain it to you
I learned about this in a psychology course while learning about the brain. Breast milk helps myelination occur more efficiently. Myelination is basically when a myelin sheath is formed around the axon of neurons throughout the brain. This myelin sheath insulates the axon and makes information travel faster and also keeps the connection from breaking so the information makes it to where it's going. This whole process results in higher intelligence.
Myelination does still occur if you formula feed though, just not as efficiently. That's why I always make sure to include that the intelligence boost is only relative to each child. A breast fed baby can have a low IQ, but it will be higher than it would have been if that child had not been breast fed but still had every other factor of their life exactly the same.

then as I added later it has to do with compounds found in breastmilk, mainly the fatty acids. For example cholesterol is a key ingredient to support myelination, breast milk has lots of cholesterol, formula has none at all. Therefor a formula fed baby will have myelin sheaths that are not made from optimal ingredients and are not as good as the myelin sheath in the brain of a breastfed baby and will not be as efficient at transferring information, therefor less intelligent. You don't have to be able to go back in time to prove that.

So a study that just compares different kids to each other is absolutely ridiculous, each child will have effects relative only to that child, no one else.

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

Don't agree at all. A friend of mine BF her LO till he was just gone one and her little boy is now 5 and he is not very well behaved at all. He hits other children and is just generally not nice however her other little boy is 2 and he is a pleasant LO ... I know he's got time to change (terrible 2s and all)

I FF both mine from birth. Caitlin is 4 1/2 and she is generally well behaved she just needs to be simulated all the time. She's very bright but does have an attitude on her

I don't BF and FF have any influence on a Childs behaviour or intelligence x

Sorry to repeat myself but I just want to make more people aware that breastfeeding does effect intelligence. I posted about it a few pages ago and since then I've done even more research and found one of the key compounds for myelination is cholestoral, breast milk is full of it and formula has none.

I doubt you could line up Uni Graduates though and "guess" what ones were breastfed LOL.

totally agree

Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it why do some people always get so defensive? x

I was just trying to be informative

I'm sorry but your opinion is not supported by science.

from 2008 - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080505162902.htm

from 2011 - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110317141143.htm

The researchers matched each breastfed baby with one or more babies who were not breastfed, but who were similar in all other respects. Test scores in reading, writing and mathematics for the children at ages five, seven, 11 and 14 revealed a statistically significant difference between those who had been breastfed as compared with those who had not.

Actually it is supported by science. It has nothing to do with comparing kids to each other. I posted about it a few pages back, starting on page 37.

The main part was this:

Appleblossom- the study says Breastfed babies are less likely to have behavioural problems. It does NOT say FF babies are stupid etc. That kind of comment is indicative of a misunderstanding/misinterpretation of the report. Even though we know breast is best, that assertion needs to be legitimized by accomoanying evidence. Before this no one attributed behaviour to BFing and it is a new development. ALOT of mothers want to know the consequences of their choices and these studies help them.

Yes I've noticed a lot of people do this, take one thing and turn it the wrong way around, especially with breastfeeding!! It is fact that breastfeeding makes children smarter and healthierthan that SAME child would have been otherwise. That is the KEY part most people miss. Formula doesn't do any harm, it just doesn't have the same benefits that breast milk does that's all.

I disagree to your bolded and underlined part about being smarter

Mainly because I have seen breastfed babies that are behind milestones rather than formula fed babies. I do believe that breastmilk has antibodies that formula doesn't have, and while it wasn't the route for me I have nothing against breastfeeding. In fact, I love seeing all the "I have breastfed for x amount of months" Makes me happy.

But to say that its fact that breasfed babies are smarter is something I personally don't understand. Unless I'm just in the area where its the exception, not the rule? I dunno.

I get that response quite often, and I'd be happy to explain it to you
I learned about this in a psychology course while learning about the brain. Breast milk helps myelination occur more efficiently. Myelination is basically when a myelin sheath is formed around the axon of neurons throughout the brain. This myelin sheath insulates the axon and makes information travel faster and also keeps the connection from breaking so the information makes it to where it's going. This whole process results in higher intelligence.
Myelination does still occur if you formula feed though, just not as efficiently. That's why I always make sure to include that the intelligence boost is only relative to each child. A breast fed baby can have a low IQ, but it will be higher than it would have been if that child had not been breast fed but still had every other factor of their life exactly the same.

then as I added later it has to do with compounds found in breastmilk, mainly the fatty acids. For example cholesterol is a key ingredient to support myelination, breast milk has lots of cholesterol, formula has none at all. Therefor a formula fed baby will have myelin sheaths that are not made from optimal ingredients and are not as good as the myelin sheath in the brain of a breastfed baby and will not be as efficient at transferring information, therefor less intelligent. You don't have to be able to go back in time to prove that.

So a study that just compares different kids to each other is absolutely ridiculous, each child will have effects relative only to that child, no one else.

But is the difference so big that people can tell who was breastfed and who was not. I bet no studies have been taken on a huge scale.

 

[Gen79]

Don't agree at all. A friend of mine BF her LO till he was just gone one and her little boy is now 5 and he is not very well behaved at all. He hits other children and is just generally not nice however her other little boy is 2 and he is a pleasant LO ... I know he's got time to change (terrible 2s and all)

I FF both mine from birth. Caitlin is 4 1/2 and she is generally well behaved she just needs to be simulated all the time. She's very bright but does have an attitude on her

I don't BF and FF have any influence on a Childs behaviour or intelligence x

Sorry to repeat myself but I just want to make more people aware that breastfeeding does effect intelligence. I posted about it a few pages ago and since then I've done even more research and found one of the key compounds for myelination is cholestoral, breast milk is full of it and formula has none.

I doubt you could line up Uni Graduates though and "guess" what ones were breastfed LOL.

totally agree

Thats my opinion and I'm sticking to it why do some people always get so defensive? x

I was just trying to be informative

I'm sorry but your opinion is not supported by science.

from 2008 - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080505162902.htm

from 2011 - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110317141143.htm

The researchers matched each breastfed baby with one or more babies who were not breastfed, but who were similar in all other respects. Test scores in reading, writing and mathematics for the children at ages five, seven, 11 and 14 revealed a statistically significant difference between those who had been breastfed as compared with those who had not.

Actually it is supported by science. It has nothing to do with comparing kids to each other. I posted about it a few pages back, starting on page 37.

The main part was this:

Appleblossom- the study says Breastfed babies are less likely to have behavioural problems. It does NOT say FF babies are stupid etc. That kind of comment is indicative of a misunderstanding/misinterpretation of the report. Even though we know breast is best, that assertion needs to be legitimized by accomoanying evidence. Before this no one attributed behaviour to BFing and it is a new development. ALOT of mothers want to know the consequences of their choices and these studies help them.

Yes I've noticed a lot of people do this, take one thing and turn it the wrong way around, especially with breastfeeding!! It is fact that breastfeeding makes children smarter and healthierthan that SAME child would have been otherwise. That is the KEY part most people miss. Formula doesn't do any harm, it just doesn't have the same benefits that breast milk does that's all.

I disagree to your bolded and underlined part about being smarter

Mainly because I have seen breastfed babies that are behind milestones rather than formula fed babies. I do believe that breastmilk has antibodies that formula doesn't have, and while it wasn't the route for me I have nothing against breastfeeding. In fact, I love seeing all the "I have breastfed for x amount of months" Makes me happy.

But to say that its fact that breasfed babies are smarter is something I personally don't understand. Unless I'm just in the area where its the exception, not the rule? I dunno.

I get that response quite often, and I'd be happy to explain it to you
I learned about this in a psychology course while learning about the brain. Breast milk helps myelination occur more efficiently. Myelination is basically when a myelin sheath is formed around the axon of neurons throughout the brain. This myelin sheath insulates the axon and makes information travel faster and also keeps the connection from breaking so the information makes it to where it's going. This whole process results in higher intelligence.
Myelination does still occur if you formula feed though, just not as efficiently. That's why I always make sure to include that the intelligence boost is only relative to each child. A breast fed baby can have a low IQ, but it will be higher than it would have been if that child had not been breast fed but still had every other factor of their life exactly the same.

then as I added later it has to do with compounds found in breastmilk, mainly the fatty acids. For example cholesterol is a key ingredient to support myelination, breast milk has lots of cholesterol, formula has none at all. Therefor a formula fed baby will have myelin sheaths that are not made from optimal ingredients and are not as good as the myelin sheath in the brain of a breastfed baby and will not be as efficient at transferring information, therefor less intelligent. You don't have to be able to go back in time to prove that.

So a study that just compares different kids to each other is absolutely ridiculous, each child will have effects relative only to that child, no one else.

I did read your posts and totally understand that but, just to be sure now, are you saying that breastfeeding does affect babies IQ but not in the way the studies I posted and their conclusions say?

 

[Gen79]

But is the difference so big that people can tell who was breastfed and who was not. I bet no studies have been taken on a huge scale.

Of course not, that's not the way this stuff works. The same way you can't look at babies who live to a year old and guess who slept on their backs. If its not good enough for you, then fine, that doesn't mean it's not a statistically significant difference.