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@nyki_t I mean I cited them. And also OPs pediatrician (and mine as well) agree. But the vast majority of studies that account for socio-economic status show no lasting or serious differences between formula fed or breastfed babies. PROBIT is the largest cohort study. The sibling studies are...

@nyki_t Interesting but, to me personally, not that persuasive. and though she has her flaws, I buy into the Oster approach to this type of analysis. One, there’s no accounting for genetic risk factors which are the largest drivers of cancers in general. Two, the overall risk of childhood...

@oppmuntre This isn’t true. Breast milk doesn’t change over time to fulfill the caloric needs of a baby. It is also pretty static similar to formula, with a stable composition once mature milk comes in.

@toysernis That’s great that your lifestyle and whatever your profession is has enabled you to do that. Most women’s don’t. And placing it entirely on women taking an “easy” route or not being willing to make “changes” isn’t fair. The truth is that American policy choices and nearly all...

@toysernis Well considering fewer than 25% of American women even make it to 6 months of exclusively breastfeeding, it seems pretty unrealistic. And that’s not even considering multiple kids and how many years that takes.

@alangeh My view is that it’s because 1) the WHO is trying to give best practices globally. The reality is much of the world doesn’t live with US/European privilege or access. So things like clean drinking water for formula, or to clean and sterilize bottles, or relatively accessible healthcare...

@sophiahrz Of course! It’s so hard. I thought breastfeeding would be easy for me and was obviously “the right” thing to do. But it wasn’t. LO was born at 37+2 had a terrible latch, and I was a FTM. I saw a bougie lactation consultant several times to try and make breast-feeding work and instead...

@tracyqueen I would definitely not do that. I’m surprised they’re letting you go to 39+5 and not scheduling it for 39 weeks. My LO was breech and my OB—at one of the top OBGYN hospitals in the country—scheduled me for a c section at 39 weeks (LO ended up coming earlier). She also said if I had...

@sophiahrz Reposting more or less the same thing I post every time in response to a post like this. The TLDR version is: your pediatrician is right. there is no scientific evidence to support any long term or lasting benefits of breastmilk over formula, particularly in the developed world and...