Reply #4: I totally agree... [View All]

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

And wouldn't be surprised if this study was at least partially underwritten by a pharmaceutical company - aka formula manufacturers. I'm not an expert, but am a mother of two (and one on the way), and will have breastfed all of my children. The American Association of Pediatrics and World Health Organization both advocate breastmilk as a primary nutritive source for children up to 1 (AAP) or 2 (WHO) years of age. I also know quite a few people who are La Leche leaders and RN's/lactation consultants, and they wouldn't be too quick to put much stock in those statistics without seeing both BF and FF babies included.

:::stepping off my soapbox:::