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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an mid-50s Mom of teens, I'll say that the benefits of breastmilk are so much more than simply nutrition. There are antibodies and immune builders that I barely understand but I suspect are deeply beneficial for tiny babies. It's a limited time opportunity to do something that pays long term dividends and I'd encourage you to stick with it even if it feels futile right now.

Both of my boys were c-section babies but I BF them for ~8 months and 1 year. No allergies or other health issues and they're both over 6 feet tall. Can't hurt to do this as an insurance policy toward their future health.[/quote]

Plenty of six feet tall boys with no health issues who weren’t breastfed.

The only benefit that’s verifiable is mothers who breastfeed lose baby weight faster.  That’s not nothing.  [/quote]

There is a concrete reduction in certain cancers for mom (likely due to your estrogen tanking during breastfeeding).  But you do have to look at that as part of a total risk and balance the stress in your family.

There was a lot of really poorly controlled studies that showed these huge benefits but they didn't consider socioeconomic factors and that it's easier for women who have stable incomes and maternity leave to breastfeed.[/quote]

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