Could I have your opinions please

[bobbybob]

Someone has posted this to me on another thread, it was actually talking about immunisations...

"I have heard evidence that there is no point breastfeeding after 9 months as there is no benefit, and actually it can have the opposite effect as it's far too high in fat for them. They did some tests on older men who had been breastfed for a long time, and they had more health issues than those who were fed less than 9 months.
The trouble is they change their minds all the time!
Breast is definately best in the beginning, but I think you have really done your bit now. Well done!! "

My understanding is that the makeup of bmilk changes all the time - so the fat will not be a problem. The unhealthy men bit sounds like an urban myth. As for "done your bit" well I think that is my decision to make.

Chipmonkey.

They?

Everything I have heard recently has been that 'they' recommend that this is done, but nobody is actually doing it.

Would be bloody brilliant if somebody actually was.

I saw this recently on Sky News and assumed it was the NHS but perhaps wasn't paying attention! but it was something that was being done as opposed to just being discussed.

WHO are in the process of doing this - it was in the Mumsnet news round up thing.

here

Oops, sorry, somebody really IS doing this then.

Thanks for link Tissy, really interesting, prelim figs do indicate around 0.5kg difference by age one year (from current charts).