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Breast Feeding Can Cause Sagging-No Way!

Many women believed that breast feeding would make their breast sag and as such many were afraid to breastfeed their babies inorder to preserve their figures. This is selfish and not thinking of the baby ’s priorities.

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Breastfeeding News, Research, and Controversy

I came across an interesting article today, about a new study on breastfeeding, and how it relates to IQ. Even though I’ve been personally out of the breastfeeding business for some time (my son is 16 and my daughter is 13),

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Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Features Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding takes center stage in a special issue of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. Good news for health care providers looking to update or deepen their understanding of breastfeeding and human lactation.

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Breastfeeding and IQ: A stunning result

BBC NEWS | Health | Gene ‘links breastfeeding to IQ’: ” Children with one version of the FADS2 gene scored seven points higher in IQ tests if they were breastfed. But the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study found

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Gene 'links breastfeeding to IQ'

Previous studies on intelligence and breastfeeding have come up with conflicting results. There has been some debate as to whether mothers who had more education or who were from more affluent backgrounds were more likely to breastfeed,

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Breastfeeding: Nature determines nurture influence

According to the BBC, a new study reports finding a gene that determines whether breastfeeding will increase a baby’s IQ. The 90% of babies (the article doesn’t say in what population) with the gene will gain an average of 7 IQ points

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The "Only If" Science of Breastfeeding

As natural and good as breastfeeding is for mothers and babies, why do you think it has to be scientifically proven to be the better choice for infant nutrition? And let me know your thoughts about this: If a mother decides not to

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Breastfeeding Utopia - part one

Actually, even as I write down this scenario, I start to think, “surely if this was breastfeeding utopia, these women wouldn’t even need this class? It would just be something that women know, just like women in this real world learn

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A crazy-making list of breastfeeding news.

I’m having trouble keeping up with all of the breastfeeding news of the last few weeks. So, in addition to the sagging study and the nursing mom’s food pyramid, here are a few of the headlines. Grouped together they look absolutely

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FADS2 Gene Linked to Higher IQ in Breastfed Children

Regardless of its effects on IQ, BREASTFEEDING IS STILL GOOD FOR YOUR BABY! Ounce for ounce, breast milk contains better fats, protein, carbohydrates, immune boosters, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and hormones than formula.

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