# After all, it's nothing to do with the breastmilk as such. It's to
do with delaying solids. So there is a window of opportunity on
solids, post six months, and prior 9 months. Miss the window, and you
increase risks! #
#Personally I was wondering the facts that 42 % of the children in this
study had family history of allergy, and that mothers were encouraged
to exclusively breastfeed as long as they wanted to / as long as
nutritionally adequate. If mothers with allergic history themselves
(or their spouses) believed at that time, 20 years ago, that long
exclusive breastfeeding might protect their babies from allergy,
wouldn't they have tried to breastfeed exlusively as long as possible?
Just guessing that perhpas the children excl. breastfed for over 9
months were already (with their inherited allergy risk genes) more
likely to develop allergies/atopy no matter how long/short the period
of excl. breastfeeding.
Sanna-Mari T
bf support group leader / Imetyksen tuki ry
Finland, Scandinavia#
I was wondering that, too, about my own sample of one. Our family has an
extensive history of allergy. Out of 4 children, only one really shows
signs of allergy as a teen. She is also the only who had the delayed solids
mentioned in the study. In her case, it wasn't a delayed introduction, it
was a delayed tolerance. A quarter teaspon of sweet potato resulted in no
bm for 3 days, skin eruptions with small amounts of other foods, etc. We
kept trying, she kept showing signs of problems. It wasn't until she was 10
months old that she really tolerated solid food. She also wasn't very
interested in eating solid food until she could pick it up herself and for
many years did not like anything with a pureed-like texture.
I'm just pleased that with our family history only 1 of 4 has significant
allergies. I figured we were doomed.
Mary Wagner-Davis, MS, MFT, IBCLC, LLLL
Roseville, CA
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