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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Breastfeeding is obviously best in terms of nutrition compared to formula. [/b]However, and that is a big however, having a newborn is in itself an emotionally and physically exhausting experience. You have a particular set of circumstances that will make breastfeeding harder than it already is. I'll echo PP's that you never know what it will be like for you until you try it. Honestly, the experience is different for everyone. That said, it is your body, it is your choice. Make the decision that is best for you and baby, and don't make a decision that is based on the echo chamber around you. It shouldn't even be a topic of conversation with them.[/quote]

no, it's not "obviously best." not at all.  [/quote]

+1000

I wish scientifically illiterate people would stop trotting out this nonsense. Read the literature people. The benefits of breastfeeding are negligible. [/quote]

I don't think this is "negligible": (from the CDC link above)

Infants who are breastfed have reduced
risks of:
Asthma
Obesity
Ear and respiratory infections
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Gastrointestinal infections (diarrhea/vomiting)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)

Are you a climate change denier too? Or only disagree with science that you don't like?[/quote]

Okay, but the benefits *are* negligible. Have you read the PROBIT study?[/quote]

Yes, and I disagree with your conclusion. The study was on breastfeeding intervention (helping women breastfeed) in a country with low rates of breastfeeding (Belarus.)

"the PROBIT trial errs on the side of understating the benefits of breastfeeding. This is because it is not randomized trial of breastfeeding, it is a randomized trial of a breastfeeding intervention. Some women in the control group breastfed their babies. Some women in the intervention group did not breastfeed their babies. This waters down the the differences between the control and intervention groups."

https://expectingscience.com/2015/11/02/breastfeeding-benefits-the-real-the-imagined-and-the-exaggerated/[/quote]\

Ok, now do the sibling concordance study.

There is no way to do randomized controlled trials of breastfeeding, so PROBIT and the sibling studies are the best we have. The rest are all observational studies, which make it very hard to separate out confounders. [/quote]

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