Apparently breastfeeding mums who eat junk food are 'condemning their children to permanent damage from cholesterol and obesity'

[whomovedmychocolate]

Says a study quoted in today's independent.

Well I guess that makes some sense - rubbish in, rubbish out and all that. But hey what a lovely thing to write one paragraph about with no further explanation.

Also I thought cholesterol levels were transient and changeable - after all, if you cut your fat levels in your diet and/or take statins they can be reduced. Or does that benefit not transfer?

totally, chipmonkey. First pregnancy I lived on ice pops and twiglets.

thanks for that Tiktok - am reassured!

I wonder if its better to BF and eat junk, or to formula feed and eat junk???? Expect BM still best regardless of what crap the mother eats?

What rot.

Obviously best for mum to eat healthy though, as it is for everyone.

"I haven't read the study, - but it makes sense that a mother with a lifestyle that includes eating a lot of junk food, will raise obese children!"

That makes sense, but the study is based on rats and just on rats and as far as those who've reported it have stated, has not been observed/measured to be remotely true in people yet. It's just a conclusion they have drawn. Because of the rats. So bringing in lifestyle factors as mitigating factors is irrelevant because it's just rats.

So why was I told by 2 midwives to eat "cream cakes, mars bars and drink pop" to increase my milk supply? Thankfully I know it's no true, but received such bad advice and now having to mix feed as my supply is low.

JRHartley - you were given this advice because the midwives were not doing their job properly. You cannot increase your milk supply merely by shovelling calories into the breastfeeding mother. Nothing increases milk supply more effectively than frequent, effective removal of milk from the breast....and cream cakes have nothing to do with it

I don't know if you have posted before about your situation, but start a new thread, if you like, and lets see if we can retrieve your supply

PS JRH: how about you writing a letter of complaint about the poor help you got??