anyone ever wondered how benefical bf actually is?

[robinredbreast]

i mean i know the nhs info says helps reduce the chances of say diabetes for example
but they information never states by how much

like never says reduces the chance of getting asthma by 20 %

because if the chances are v v v small like less than 1%
it would be v interesting to know

i know there is lots of other benefits before but all kill me
but im talking about purely health benefits for baby

i wasnt sure it protcted against lukeimea sp sorry babes feeding as usual lol
id read it somewhere but didnt know it was true

Leukemia is a rare disease, but breastfeeding seems to make a lot of difference to what risk there is -- see this summary of 14 studies.