Pandora II
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I've seen that article before - I've also seen many others that state the opposite (the one linked to below for example).
www.sepeap.org/archivos/pdf/10488.pdf
It is well known that breastfed children have much lower cases of gastrointestinal disorder, otitis media and many other childhood infections. The chance of contracting otitis media is doubled for FF babies for example.
Interesting article here on this:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2812877/
The experience I have with my daughter is obviously anecdotal and there will always be FF children who are never sick and BF children who get everything, but I know that so far my DD has had 2 days off nursery for a high fever, but has yet to get anything else - even a cold. Since my husband is immuno-compromised and gets every illness going, she is exposed to more pathogens than a lot of other children. I have a very strong immune-system and rarely get sick so I have often thought there may well be a link between the two in our case.
www.sepeap.org/archivos/pdf/10488.pdf
It is well known that breastfed children have much lower cases of gastrointestinal disorder, otitis media and many other childhood infections. The chance of contracting otitis media is doubled for FF babies for example.
Interesting article here on this:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2812877/
The experience I have with my daughter is obviously anecdotal and there will always be FF children who are never sick and BF children who get everything, but I know that so far my DD has had 2 days off nursery for a high fever, but has yet to get anything else - even a cold. Since my husband is immuno-compromised and gets every illness going, she is exposed to more pathogens than a lot of other children. I have a very strong immune-system and rarely get sick so I have often thought there may well be a link between the two in our case.