breastfed babies result in better behaved children?

[bathbabe]

what a stupid argument.
We all feed our children.
We all raise our children in our own ways.
Most of the time THAT is what determines how well behaved our children are.

I for one will not be standing in the playground when harrison starts school sussing the other children out and assuming the 'naughty' ones were FF!! what shite.


I was FF from birth, and i was an angel until i Hit 15.............. even my mummy says so


ETA: I havnt bothered reading any further than the first page. 15 pages!! I wonder they all say.........

 

[mrsthomas623]

I think BFing has some real benefits but I highly doubt it affects a child's behavior. That depends more on the child's upbringing and how/if the parents correct their child's behavior. It's opinions and 'research' like this that cause ill feelings between BFing and FFing.

 

[Lightworker]

Awe crap just walked into a booby (no pun) trap! BF is an act of love( I can post another thread in BF section for more info as its going to make this thread turn BF vs FF which I am fed up of tbh) but I should have qualified my statement by going on to say that the success of BFing depends alot on the mother's physical and emotional wellbeing and so scaremongering would hamper it.

 

[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.

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.

That wasn't specifically aimed at you, but when someone laughs at another poster for saying bf is an 'act of love' I think that's rude.

I don't think bfeeders love their child or have a better bond either, but I don't think thats what the poster who described it as an act of love meant.

Sorry if I was over sensitive.

 

[xxClaire_24xx]

I for one will not be standing in the playground when harrison starts school sussing the other children out and assuming the 'naughty' ones were FF!! what shite.


could you imagine it lol all the mums standing discussing who was BF and who wasnt just cause of behavior

anyway im unsubscribing from the thread now xx

 

[xemmax]

When I hold my son, and feed him with the food that my body has produced for him to eat, and I see him grow because of that, how can that NOT be an act of love?

I wouldn't for a second assume that feeding your baby formula isn't an act of love either. There is soooooooo much more to feeding your baby than just providing them nutrition in my opinion.

 

[Lellow]

Whether your BF or FF, I strongly believe that you are a product of how you are raised.
No more, no less!

The food you are given as a baby is there to provide nutrition and build you up and not going to determine whether you are a naughty or nice child.

Children are children at the end of the day and when we're adults, its our life experiences, be they positive or negative that shape us!

 

[xemmax]

Whether your BF or FF, I strongly believe that you are a product of how you are raised.
No more, no less!

The food you are given as a baby is there to provide nutrition and build you up and not going to determine whether you are a naughty or nice child.

Children are children at the end of the day and when we're adults, its our life experiences, be they positive or negative that shape us!

I agree with the sentiment of what you're saying, but I am very much of the opinion that EVERYTHING we encounter as children influences us in some way or another, be it on a miniscule or major scale. I believe the way we are fed does influence us, just as we are influenced by how many siblings we have, what time we go to bed, how our parents speak to us, and every other aspect of our lives. In my eyes, it all goes on to form the person we become.

 

[rable]

It may well just be due to the fact that breastfeeding mothers are doing what is considered the right thing following the medical recommendations and so are also more likely to be better parents on average.

 

[Lellow]

Whether your BF or FF, I strongly believe that you are a product of how you are raised.
No more, no less!

The food you are given as a baby is there to provide nutrition and build you up and not going to determine whether you are a naughty or nice child.

Children are children at the end of the day and when we're adults, its our life experiences, be they positive or negative that shape us!

I agree with the sentiment of what you're saying, but I am very much of the opinion that EVERYTHING we encounter as children influences us in some way or another, be it on a miniscule or major scale. I believe the way we are fed does influence us, just as we are influenced by how many siblings we have, what time we go to bed, how our parents speak to us, and every other aspect of our lives. In my eyes, it all goes on to form the person we become.

How we are raised, be it all the things you mentioned AND i guess also the food we eat too, but its just a very tiny contributing factor!
One child may have food on there side, but not the 'right' parenting style, whereas another may have vice versa [ive confused myself there ].
But to say that one thing like food determines your whole future and how you do in life....I just dont buy it.

Its a culmination of many many factors that make us who we are and food is just a tiny part of that in comparison to everything else!

 

[bathbabe]

It may well just be due to the fact that breastfeeding mothers are doing what is considered the right thing following the medical recommendations and so are also more likely to be better parents on average.

seriously?!

pretty fecking rude.

 

[littlestar85]

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.

Of course it's an act of love. It is not just a means of feeding. It is a continuation of the physical bond between mother and child. We nourish our babies through the placenta and then through the breast. Oxytocin - the love hormone - continues to flow in both mother and child long after birth and throughout the whole breastfeeding relationship every time the child nurses. It takes over your whole life - from what you eat, how much you drink, what you wear "can I BF in this?", where you go "can I BF there?", how much (or little!) sleep you get, no one else can feed or look after LO etc. etc. etc. nursing on demand is a lifestyle not just a feeding choice. And if you have a hard journey and lots of problems to get there, like many of us have, it can be utterly exhausting, mentally and physically but we do it out of the love we have for our child.

I am NOT saying FF mothers love their babies any less. I'm simply stating why I believe it IS an act of love.

I don't want to upset FF mothers but it seems like BFing mothers have to constantly walk on eggshells in these debates.

 

[Lellow]

It may well just be due to the fact that breastfeeding mothers are doing what is considered the right thing following the medical recommendations and so are also more likely to be better parents on average.

 

[Cat_pj]

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.

Of course it's an act of love. It is not just a means of feeding. It is a continuation of the physical bond between mother and child. We nourish our babies through the placenta and then through the breast. Oxytocin - the love hormone - continues to flow in both mother and child long after birth and throughout the whole breastfeeding relationship every time the child nurses. It takes over your whole life - from what you eat, how much you drink, what you wear "can I BF in this?", where you go "can I BF there?", how much (or little!) sleep you get, no one else can feed or look after LO etc. etc. etc. nursing on demand is a lifestyle not just a feeding choice. And if you have a hard journey and lots of problems to get there, like many of us have, it can be utterly exhausting, mentally and physically but we do it out of the love we have for our child.

I am NOT saying FF mothers love their babies any less. I'm simply stating why I believe it IS an act of love.

I don't want to upset FF mothers but it seems like BFing mothers have to constantly walk on eggshells in these debates.

I don't normally get involved in these kind of debates but I've got to say thats very true....

 

[Cloberella]

I don't want to upset FF mothers but it seems like BFing mothers have to constantly walk on eggshells in these debates.

Yeah this is how I feel tbh.

 

[xemmax]

Whether your BF or FF, I strongly believe that you are a product of how you are raised.
No more, no less!

The food you are given as a baby is there to provide nutrition and build you up and not going to determine whether you are a naughty or nice child.

Children are children at the end of the day and when we're adults, its our life experiences, be they positive or negative that shape us!

I agree with the sentiment of what you're saying, but I am very much of the opinion that EVERYTHING we encounter as children influences us in some way or another, be it on a miniscule or major scale. I believe the way we are fed does influence us, just as we are influenced by how many siblings we have, what time we go to bed, how our parents speak to us, and every other aspect of our lives. In my eyes, it all goes on to form the person we become.

How we are raised, be it all the things you mentioned AND i guess also the food we eat too, but its just a very tiny contributing factor!
One child may have food on there side, but not the 'right' parenting style, whereas another may have vice versa [ive confused myself there ].
But to say that one thing like food determining your whole future and how you do in life....I just dont buy it.

Its a culmination of many many factors that make us who we are and food is just a tiny part of that in comparison to everything else!

I agree with you, it isn't the be all and end all, but I don't think the study is discounting other contributing factors, it is just pointing out that there appears to be a difference between children who were fed differently.

Of course parenting will always be a predominant influence but there are ALWAYS going to be other factors other than the style of the parent and the rules/expectations that they consciously try to make the child aware of. I know fantastic parents with badly behaved children and I know fantastic parents with angels.

 

[Janidog]

It may well just be due to the fact that breastfeeding mothers are doing what is considered the right thing following the medical recommendations and so are also more likely to be better parents on average.

Sorry but I don't agree with you on this one at all

 

[NG09]

It may well just be due to the fact that breastfeeding mothers are doing what is considered the right thing following the medical recommendations and so are also more likely to be better parents on average.

Really?? What a joke.

 

[shortie1990]

It may well just be due to the fact that breastfeeding mothers are doing what is considered the right thing following the medical recommendations and so are also more likely to be better parents on average.

That is so incredibly rude! I was FF, so my parents obviously wernt the best parents, yet I have manners and would never say something so rude!

Comments like this are why BF mothers get such a bad name for belittling FF, there is no need, and it isn't true in the slightest

 

[NG09]

I always feel on these kind of debates that if you FF it is insinuated that you love your child less, don't have as strong a bond and basically take the easy option. I find that attitude rude and offensive, not whether someone actually BF or FF.