IQ is no guarantee of performance, success or happiness.  Neither is
breastfeeding a guarantee of these, nor of perfect health.  Chances are,
however, that children with a higher IQ will be better acheivers at school
and will have more opportunities for interesting employment at higher wages
than those who score lower.

Individual cases do not necessarily bear this out.  My parents were told
that my sister (fed abm) had a higher IQ than my brother (brfed 2 months).
My sister finished school and became a letter carrier.  My brother is now an
anaesthetist in a city hospital.  Both perform valuable services.  Neither
is irreplaceable except in their own families.  Who is happier?  Whoes
spouse, children are better off?

We believe in breastfeeding, because we believe it gives babies the best
chance of the best outcome.  If well designed studies support this belief,
whether we are looking at physical, intellectual, or emotional development
we do not need to minimize these because of exceptions.  Neither should we
be smug about a certainty of optimal outcomes, breastfeeding is just one
ingredient in parenthood.

Suzanne

Mother of 4 children whoes IQ is unknown to me, but who I support in doing
the best they can beginning with loving them for who they are, not for what
they score.