breastfed babies result in better behaved children?

[skunkpixie]

I think thats its probably just another ploy to bully and scare-monger women into breastfeeding. Just like Lozzy21 said they could have made the sample of formula fed babies be from parents who are drug addicts, alcoholics, people in and out of prison etc. I always take whatever the media has to say with a pinch of salt. If you are a loving, caring parent and generally well balanced person then your children will most likely grow up to be polite and well behaved whatever way you decided to feed them as a baby.

 

[xxClaire_24xx]

I understand what you mean if we dont have other kiddies, I have Mia and she was FF and is a good wee thing, the only thing is Ellie has got developmental problems due to her health etc and she was given EBM til she was 7 weeks so when she is older and isnt doing aswell as other kids at her age will people think it is cause she was FF or take into consideration she has Cerebal Palsy when doing these checks if I were to be asked to take part in the questions, does that make sense lol been a long week already and its only Tues xx

I don't think anyone would use a study like this to 'blame' a child's behaviour on the way they were fed hun. And certainly if a child has health/developmental problems I'm sure they wouldn't be included in the survey (as they would want to eliminate those factors to get a more accurate result). It shouldn't be used against parents (certainly not parents who have been through as much as you have), it's just a study with interesting results.

I wouldn't describe it as preaching, just an opinion. Maybe I should have preceeded my original comment with 'IMO' as it does sound quite pig headed of me now that I have re read it.

I have already said I don't claim to know the best way to raise a child. We all just do what we think is best for our children and try our hardest to be good parents. It is inevitable that people will disagree with each other, if we didn't the world would be a very dull place.

Like I said initially I didn't mean to just target your comment, I'm not meaning to seem like I'm getting at you, it's the sentiment that I see all over that really gets on my nerves. I just think it's easy for us to think we know what the best way is to raise a child but that's what everyone does - and we still have naughty children.. so surely something is going wrong somewhere.

And yes I'm happy to agree to disagree, just wanted to clear up that I'm not trying to target you specifically - just your comment summarised what was getting my back up, that's all!

thanks finally someone who understands where I am coming from!!! that all babies are diff and have to be fed diff makes a huge diff and easier to understand where you come from with your opinions too, but there are def interesting facts in there I agree but just like to point out to others sometimes that its bloody hard work in our household and everyday tasks regarding Ellie but in sure that there are other parents worse off than me not that I would change the 2 girls for the world xxxx

 

[DanielleM]

I have not read the thread yet so may come back and edit my post but my son was mainly formula fed as he was premature and was express bottle fed for the first couple of weeks when my milk dried up as the flow just wasn't there and he never sucked, but he is in year 2 of infants and his teacher and TA's always comment and say how well behaved he is, his only problem is being 'too sensitive' so in my personal experience I think the study is load of old tosh!! Especially when one of Evan's friends in school was bf and is a total little horror, constantly at the headteachers office and always being given lines!!

 

[Kalah]

(Haven't read the other 13 pages)

I think maybe the whole thing has more to do with each kid being different, and that's pretty much it.

 

[Cloberella]

It really annoys me when people read a piece of research that has taken lots of people a long time to carry out, using a large sample and dismiss it because it doesn't fit in with their perception of the world.

My Gran has smoked 40 tabs a day since she was 9, but the Dr told her that her lungs were in fantastic shape, am I going to take up smoking again? Encourage my son to do it?

No, because that is anecdotal evidence.

 

[xxClaire_24xx]

It really annoys me when people read a piece of research that has taken lots of people a long time to carry out, using a large sample and dismiss it because it doesn't fit in with their perception of the world.

My Gran has smoked 40 tabs a day since she was 9, but the Dr told her that her lungs were in fantastic shape, am I going to take up smoking again? Encourage my son to do it?

No, because that is anecdotal evidence.

i dont dismiss it at all just there are lots of reasons why Ellie isnt breastfed and why her behavoir maybe and prob will be diff to that than others at her age, thats what bugs me that the people carrying out this research that takes along time dont think to consider stating what it means for kids with special needs that have these special needs are nothing to do with the way they are fed, whether its genetic problems or chromosome problems etc

 

[Lightworker]

TBH whilst I think it's fine to dismiss an article as rubbish, it would be nicer if the dismissal was substantiated IYKWIM. I do not believe the purpose of the article was to "scaremonger" people into BF as that would be counterproductive. Apart from feeding, BF is an act of love (not saying FFers don't love!) that can only succeed if the mother wants it and is not bullied into it. Bullying =stress=anxiety=poor milk flow so scaremongering wouldnt work. OP you should have posted in Debates section JMO. X

 

[Cloberella]

i dont dismiss it at all just there are lots of reasons why Ellie isnt breastfed and why her behavoir maybe and prob will be diff to that than others at her age, thats what bugs me that the people carrying out this research that takes along time dont think to consider stating what it means for kids with special needs that have these special needs are nothing to do with the way they are fed, whether its genetic problems or chromosome problems etc

Nobody has said that the way you feed your child makes them have special needs. The study doesn't mention them which is what makes me think they weren't included. Preemies were included however and it showed that the results weren't conclusive for them.

Also I wasn't specifically targeting you

 

[Lightworker]

Freckleonear- I totally agree with the notion that the study was highly subjective as one person's "bad behaviour" maybe another's "good". It does create a few holes in their argument then and I wonder if the same conclusion would have been reached if all the children were observed by a single person.

 

[NG09]

How is BF an act of love? I don't get that. It's a method in which to feed your child, same as FF is???

 

[shortie1990]

What a load if shite!

I think these 'professionals' need to do some proper research and stop wasting money on something as ridiculous as this!

No winder there seems to be a big FF/BF 'fight' when they come out with crap like this

 

[xxClaire_24xx]

i dont dismiss it at all just there are lots of reasons why Ellie isnt breastfed and why her behavoir maybe and prob will be diff to that than others at her age, thats what bugs me that the people carrying out this research that takes along time dont think to consider stating what it means for kids with special needs that have these special needs are nothing to do with the way they are fed, whether its genetic problems or chromosome problems etc

Nobody has said that the way you feed your child makes them have special needs. The study doesn't mention them which is what makes me think they weren't included. Preemies were included however and it showed that the results weren't conclusive for them.

Also I wasn't specifically targeting you

that came out wrong, Ellie our girl has special needs and that what I meant xx

 

[shortie1990]

How is BF an act of love? I don't get that. It's a method in which to feed your child, same as FF is???

I think because the hormone which is released while breastfeeding, isn't released whilst FF, but surely, when your baby is being formula fed you look at him and become so overwhelmed with love you could burst!

 

[Janidog]

How is BF an act of love? I don't get that. It's a method in which to feed your child, same as FF is???

 

[NG09]

How is BF an act of love? I don't get that. It's a method in which to feed your child, same as FF is???

I'm not being funny, I just don't get it! lol

 

[xxClaire_24xx]

How is BF an act of love? I don't get that. It's a method in which to feed your child, same as FF is???

I'm not being funny, I just don't get it! lol

this has made me giggle I dont either but I can understand where people say its the hormones that are released xx

 

[Cloberella]

How is BF an act of love? I don't get that. It's a method in which to feed your child, same as FF is???

You know how people complain that some breastfeeders belittle formula feeders?

It goes both ways.

 

[Janidog]

How is BF an act of love? I don't get that. It's a method in which to feed your child, same as FF is???

I'm not being funny, I just don't get it! lol

I was just going to run for cover when your comment may be taken out of context by BF mothers

 

[I_AM_LIVID]

 

[NG09]

How is BF an act of love? I don't get that. It's a method in which to feed your child, same as FF is???

You know how people complain that some breastfeeders belittle formula feeders?

It goes both ways.

I beg your pardon, I'm not trying to belittle anyone thank you very much. I ALWAYS say it makes no difference how you feed your child.