WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2002: Re: Adult illness and breast-feeding

Re: Adult illness and breast-feeding

From: Anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 31 May 2002 07:25:22 -0500 (CDT)

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Keri -

I don't think that your immune system is still affected from not being breastfed. From what I've read, breastfed children are generally healthier up to the age of 7 or so. After that age, there probably isn't much of a difference. The fact that you were not breastfed will not decrease the benefits that your children will receive from it. A lot of women who weren't breastfed (including myself) have nursed their own children. It's great that you are planning to breastfeed your kids! I am really glad that I did, especially my son, who was a preemie.

Good luck.

Linda

At Thu, 30 May 2002, Keri wrote: >
>I was not breast-fed as a baby, because my mother was rushed into
>surgery immediately after my birth. Research suggests that children who
>are not breast-fed are more likely to contract infections, asthma, and
>other illnesses. However, I haven't seen much in terms of adulthood
>illness. I have been falling ill frequently in the past few years--I am
>now 23 years old--and am curious if my immune system is still deficient
>because of not being breast-fed. If this is the case, what can I do to
>boost my immune system. Also, will the benefits of breast-feeding my
>own children be reduced because I was not breast fed? What can I do to
>increase the benefits to them?

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