I was wondering if any of you knew if bm strengthened children's joints.
Does a child who has been breastfed for a certain amount of time, say
about a year, have stronger joints than a formula fed child.  I am
thinking yes.  I have never read about such a thing or known of any
study.

Much of my logic and thoughts on breastfeeding go back to when we had to
survive and live out in the wild like many other animals, for example bf
prevents allergies.  Since animals and mammals live their lives outside
they would have to be, for the most part, antiallergic.  Back in the
cavemen times we didn't have Flonase.  Back to breastfed children having
stronger joints, I feel that it goes back to my logic on bfng.  Monkeys,
apes and humans are the only mammals that pick up their young with their
hands and their young will clench to them with their arms and legs.  All
other animals pick up their young in other ways, e.g., by the back of the
neck.  What about cases of danger, when monkeys, apes and humans were
lounging around and the mothers had to grab their young to flee?

Thanks for any feedback or information on the topic.

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