No, it's not close to 55-75% who breastfeed and avoid the risks, it's close
to 55-75% who initiate breastfeeding and then down to the 14-38% give up
very quickly (these were not mums who were surveyed in the study but I think
there's some relevence in extrapolating in this very waffly way!)!
Breastfeeding being "nice" just does not cut it when there are so many
pressures to wean. As someone who initiated breastfeeding because it was
what was done but then continued because of the risks, I think this is very
important! otherwise I would have weaned my first at 6 weeks and would not
be here!

Karleen Gribble
Australia


> >As you can see it is perfectly possible for people to believe that
breastfed babies are healthier while simultaneously not thinking that this
means that formula fed babies are
> >sicker!!!
> >This just confirmed for me that speaking about the benefits of
breastfeeding
> >for babies is just plain not on
> >
> I'd interpret it differently. The breastfeeding rate in the U.S. is much
> higher than the 14 - 38% of respondents who believed that formula makes
> babies sicker. It is closer to the 55 to 75% who believe that breastfed
> babies are healthier. Couldn't this mean that people are motivated to
> breastfeed because they believe breastfed babies are healthier, rather
> than because they believe formula-fed babies are sicker?

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