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Breast Feeding = Higher IQ?
IIn my opinion, Breast Feeding Cy opinion breast feeding CAN be a way to increase IQ. But it is only ONE way. And if Breast Feeding is the ONLY good thing a baby experiences, breast-feeding will probably help only minimally....if at all. I mean.....was Nero breast-fed? Probably. Was Caligula or Ivan the Terrible? Yes, there too. Bottle ...
Posted to Family by discuss on November 12, 2007
Re: Breastfeeding and Global Warming/Adoptive Breastfeeding
The Lactational Amenorrhea Method is HIGHLY effective for short-term (18-36 months pregnancy spacing) birth control. It is NOT ''just breastfeeding,'' however. It involves co-sleeping, nursing on demand, minimal separation (pumping can still help suppress ovulation, but the failure rate increases), no pacifiers, exclusive breastfeeding for the ...
Posted to Family by AvidAnirac on November 12, 2007
Breastfeeding and Global Warming/Adoptive Breastfeeding
''Breast-feeding is supposed to protect against childhood cancer, obesity, allergies, infections, and global warming (I made up only the last one).'' Actually, there is quite a bit of truth to that last one! Think of what goes into the production, marketing, packaging and transportation of infant formula, while breastmilk comes straight from the ...
Posted to Family by AvidAnirac on November 8, 2007