Breastfeeding Does NOT Reduce The Risk For Allergy And Asthma
There's an old saying..."If you don't like the weather in Chicago [substitute your own crazy-weather city here], just wait 10 minutes." Well, I'm going to take the liberty to amend that statement..."If you don't like the research you just applied to your work, just wait 10 minutes..."
The British Medical Journal recently published a new study stating that breastfeeding does not reduce chances that babies will develop hay fever, eczema, or asthma, in later childhood. This study supports a previous report, which suggests that prolonged breastfeeding does not have any protective properties when it comes to asthma or allergy. We must keep in mind, however, that breastfeeding protects against so many other diseases and conditions and, across the board, it is the healthiest measure you can take for your baby.
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I am glad that it has come to surface that the things doctors tell you are not always true. I breastfed my child for about five months and she still developed severe allergies, eczema, and acute asthma. I believed that breastfeeding would save my child the hardships of these aliments but low and behold she was not spared.