Long term benefits of breastfeeding - new study

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www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/revealed-breastfeeding-babies-improves-their-chance-of-climbing-social-ladder-8672173.html

I will try and think about that next time dd2 clamps down on my nipple with her pit bull bite!

Interesting study. Good to see evidence based research supporting breastfeeding

Don't like that picture. Get your hand off her head!!!!!

Don't read the Comments though.

Yes - I caught Prof Robert Winston talking about this new research on This Morning, and thought it was very interesting. I BF both of my DC so am pleased to hear more about it's social and developmental benefits, as well as it's more generally known nutritional and health benefits.
I looked through to see if there was a thread on it and found you here.

Wondering if it could perhaps be moved to chat as of wide interest to MNetters and so topical today (with research just out) ?
What do you think MNHQ ?!

It doesn't give details about how long/frequent bf was. Anyone know where to find more details?

I think there is a thread about this in AIBU, going the same way that BF threads in AIBU usually go.

full paper
adc.bmj.com/content/early/2013/04/24/archdischild-2012-303199.full

it was never breastfed, fed for less than 4 weeks and for more than 4 weeks

Thanks sleepstarved - very interesting though a bit tricky to understand as it's a proper research paper.

Thanks sleepstarved

obviously not cumulative. I was breastfed, all my children were breastfed,so were my grandchildren. So how come none of my granddaughters have married a prince!