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That's the wrong question to ask. Breastfeeding is important for attachment and mental health, see: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1459116/#:~:t
by petra 4y ago
That's the wrong question to ask.
Breastfeeding is important for attachment and mental health, see:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1459116/#:~:text=Breastfeeding%20may%20assist%20attachment%20development,influence%20of%20breastfeeding%20on%20mothers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1459116/#:~:tex....
- isatty 4y agoThe author is only tackling the IQ studies. I think the multitude of other benefits (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breastfeeding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breastfeeding) aren’t really debated because it’s proven medically. In the absence of health issues to the mother, breastfeeding is always preferable.
- klipt 4y agoCo sleeping is also good for attachment and mental health (and probably the default for most of our ancestors), but we discourage it due to worries about SIDS...
- blub 4y agoCo-sleeping in an attached cot is encouraged in some European countries AFAIK. And I know families that have used the same bed; even we did that on some days, it can be quite nice :-) It’s important to never drink alcohol or go to bed impaired in any way.
- quantified 4y agoI don't think it's SIDS so much as smothering that's the issue, is it? It was such a blessing. We got better sleep (tried it both ways), kid got fed more efficiently so wake time was shorter, nice bonding. Neither parent was so heavy a sleeper as to be a danger, no one was intoxicated either.
- allisdust 4y agoMany of the asian countries where co-sleeping is the norm have lower incidence of SIDS. The SIDS seem to be a bigger risk when the parents consume alcohol/other intoxicants.
- willcipriano 4y agoIndeed, if you don't go to bed intoxicated there isn't much of a risk at all.