Want an intelligent baby? Go for breastfeeding

November 8, 2007

London:

That breast feeding is good for your child & #146;s physical health, is well

known. But British doctors say that breast milk also has a positive

effect on infants' intellectual development.Babies who are breast-fed could be

brainier if they carry a particular genetic variant, a new study in Britain has

found. The

findings by a research team led by Terrie Moffitt from King's College

London also provide new evidence that breast milk's nutritional content

has a positive effect on infants' intellectual development, if only in

those whose DNA lets them benefit.

Fatty

acids contained in breast milk are thought to be important for brain

development and earlier studies have shown that children who are

breastfed perform better in IQ tests then those who are not.

In the latest study, the researchers analysed DNA of two groups of people.

They were 1,000 born in New Zealand during the 1970s, and 2,200 born in Britain

during the 1990s.

They

looked for the variant of the FADS2 gene, which is involved in

processing fatty acids. They also asked participants whether they had

been breastfed, and measured their IQs.

Ten

percent of participants, who carried a less common variant of the gene,

scored similarly in IQ tests whether they were breastfed or not,

reported the online edition of New Scientist.

However,

for the 90 percent of people carrying a more common form of the gene,

those who were breastfed scored on average 6.8 points higher in IQ

tests than those who were bottle-fed.

The result was unaffected by the mother's genotype, IQ or social class, the

researchers

said. Moffitt believes this could explain the differences in IQ, although

larger studies are needed to confirm it.

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November 10, 2007

I breastfed my daughter till she weaned herself,

which took a long time. She was still occasionally

nursing for comfort till she was 31/2.

And she just got her PhD in molecular immunology.

Sorry, I could not resist the brag!

Ien in the Kootenays

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November 11, 2007

gives a whole new meaning to got milk, wow

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> nursing for comfort till she was 31/2.

>

> And she just got her PhD in molecular immunology.

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I breast fed my son til he was 6 months old, nothing but breast milk, started

rice cereal when he was about 4 or 5 months old. Plump and happy little boy.

Slept all night, 10 to 12 hours a night. He grew up to have learning

diabilities.... go figure...

Marsha

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November 12, 2007

, Golden Phoenix

<golden_phoenix42 wrote:

Hi,

That's great!

I agree - my pediatrician said she could tell the breastfed babies

from bottlefed, they seemed happier and more confident in exploring

their environment. The worldwide average for breastfeeding is about

age 3 1/2 but in the USA it is only age 1. A theory about this is

that the more " independent " a culture wants a person to be, the less

they breastfeed...

If someone can't breastfeed, tell them they still can get the same

amount of time reassurance and snuggling in as a breatsfeeding mom

does, and that will do wonders! The touch and smell and warmth are all

associated with comfort and feeling safe instills a sense of

confidence to venture out into the world being your real self.

Cinda Hocking

www.cindahocking.blogspot.com

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> gives a whole new meaning to got milk, wow

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> > I breastfed my daughter till she weaned herself,

> > which took a long time. She was still occasionally

> > nursing for comfort till she was 31/2.

> >

> > And she just got her PhD in molecular immunology.

> > Sorry, I could not resist the brag!

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November 12, 2007

My eldest son, now 27, was breast fed until he was 9 months old and always

ate same food as us, as in fresh meat & veg rather than processed baby

foods. He now has a Bachelor of Science degree, graduated as an Avionics

Technician in the Navy as DUX and has a tested IQ of 174! Sickening isn't

it! LOL Especially as I have no idea " where " he got his brains from. My

younger son refused to breast-feed so had to have infant formula but he did

eat his solids no probs and he has an IQ in the range of 80 - 90.

Cheers

Lyndall

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<miracleyorkies

Monday, November 12, 2007 7:03 AM

Re: Want an intelligent baby? Go for

breastfeeding

I breast fed my son til he was 6 months old, nothing but breast milk,

started rice cereal when he was about 4 or 5 months old. Plump and happy

little boy. Slept all night, 10 to 12 hours a night. He grew up to have

learning diabilities.... go figure...

Marsha

November 12, 2007

That does not mean much breast feeding is good of course but I do not

believe it has a big effect on intelligence, there are lot of people on this

earth

which have high IQ s but never breast fed, my son did not want my milk but

he has a very high IQ. I do not think we can generelize breast feeding like

that. There are lot of other factors for high IQ.

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November 12, 2007

Breat feed babies are smarter, that has been proven scientifically.

They also have better eye function and cordination due to the

switching of breasts when feeding and having to re-focus each time.

There is an enzyme in breat milk that babies need to finish brain

development after birth within the first 3 months, as well as an

enzyme that continues eye delvelopment. I breast feed my daughter

until she was 15 months and my son until he was 27 months. They are

both highly intelligent. Although I wonder how much more intelligent

they would be if I had not vaccinated them. I stopped that 12 years

ago. You might consider the learning disability to be a result of the

vaccinations. Daphne

, <miracleyorkies wrote:

>

> I breast fed my son til he was 6 months old, nothing but breast

milk, started rice cereal when he was about 4 or 5 months old. Plump

and happy little boy. Slept all night, 10 to 12 hours a night. He grew

up to have learning diabilities.... go figure...

>

> Marsha

>

> ---- Golden Phoenix <golden_phoenix42 wrote:

> > gives a whole new meaning to got milk, wow

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> > --- Ieneke van Houten <ienvan wrote:

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> > > Sorry, I could not resist the brag!

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November 12, 2007

I also breastfed my children till they weaned themselves; around 3 1/2. They are

all grown, considered " gifted " throughout their schooling/college years and on

into their careers. I don't think that short term breastfeeding has any effect

on intellegence, although, it is healthier for them if the mother has a good

diet and stays away from such things as smoking, alcohol, and drugs.

November 12, 2007

My son also weaned himself at 28 months. He got a full scholarship

(room and board included) to NC School of the Arts where he is in 2nd

year. ( He also got into the hardest schools for filmmaking with

great partial scholarships).

He has also been an A student all his life. lol

Let's hear from others!

, " Ieneke van Houten "

<ienvan wrote:

>

> I breastfed my daughter till she weaned herself,

> which took a long time. She was still occasionally

> nursing for comfort till she was 31/2.

>

> And she just got her PhD in molecular immunology.

> Sorry, I could not resist the brag!

>

> Ien in the Kootenays

> http://freegreenliving.com (blog)

>

November 12, 2007

I followed the book. I ate well, never smoked, had a

very good diet, used both breasts, did the hand eye coordination

games with my son. But he still has learning disabilities

and his motor skills were always extremely slow. I still recommend

breast feeding, but I wonder about the statistics and

and if it truly affects the brain as much as they say.