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May 06, 2008

Breast Fed Babies are Smarter

Did you hear about this study that says that  babies that are breast fed exclusively are smarter than babies that had formula?  Now I have to wonder:

I nursed Ally for 10 1/2 months, exclusively, until she went on a nursing strike and switched over to formula for 1 1/2 months. From then on she started on milk, and homemade, organic baby food.

Aedan, I nursed until he was 2 1/2 years old. His only experience with a bottle of formula was when he was 2 weeks old, I had surgery and had to pump and dump for a bit until I was able to stop taking medications.  He ate organic food,  jarred food, whatever we all ate ( you know, 2nd baby syndrome) but he nursed longer.

Is one smarter than the other?  Did I give one more attention than the other?    I used those moments of "Only Aedan and I" as alone time with him as I nursed him, otherwise I was chasing a busy 3 year old and sharing my attention with her.  They are both smart, happy, well adjuted kids (well, mostly!)

I'm interested in hearing YOUR thoughts on this. Please share!

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