Breastfeeding is not good for the baby!!!!

There are some concepts that stuck in our minds and that science has proven to be incompatible, although breastfeeding has countless benefits and this is of course something about which there is no doubt or discussion, but there is something else that happens because of the natural situation and not because of the mother’s milk itself that is reflected on the child’s calmness and behavior in the future, what is this Thing, let's continue together!!!

Pediatricians as we know mothers recommend exclusive breastfeeding until the baby is six months old, as it boosts the immune system, lowers the risk of ear and respiratory infections, and reduces sudden infant deaths, allergies, obesity and diabetes.

Pediatric researchers report that many studies have already documented these benefits, but little is known about how breastfeeding improves children's health in this way.

In this experiment, researchers studied the levels of the stress hormone cortisol in 21 children who were exclusively breastfed in the first five months of their lives, and its level in 21 children who were not breastfed.

When the newborns were exposed to stress - such as the mother's ignoring them - the researchers found less evidence of the body's positioning in a defensive "fight or flight" state in those who relied on breastfeeding.

"Feeding behavior controls a specific genetic gene that regulates a child's psychological response to stress," said Dr. Barry Lister, director of the Children's Studies Center at Warren Albert School of Medicine at Brown University in Rhode Island.

Lister added that the experiment was inspired by previous experiments in mice that linked maternal care or feeding behaviors with changes in the psychological response of mice to stress.

He pointed out that "the feeding behavior makes it easier for the rat to relax after stress... Not only that, but the effect is permanent - it continues into adulthood, and there is evidence that it is passed on to subsequent generations."

The current experiment in humans is small and does not extend over generations, but its results do indicate that the feeding behavior of mothers may make children less emotional in the face of stress.

To assess this, the researchers examined changes in children's saliva for changes in the genetic code that may be linked to their response to stress and track evidence of cortisol production in the face of stress.

"Cortisol is part of the body's defensive fight-or-flight response, and too much or too little cortisol can be harmful and is associated with a wide range of mental and physical disorders in children and adults," Lister said.

Dr. Robert Wright, who authored the study's editorial and is professor of pediatrics and environmental medicine at Icahn College of Medicine in New York, stressed that the study was not designed to prove that a mother's holding and cuddling behavior might benefit him even if he was formula-fed.

“Most of the work focused on breastfeeding is on the nutritional dimension, which means that breast milk has different properties than formula – in terms of essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals,” he added by email. This may have a role in the results, but this study I think addresses something else in terms of breastfeeding.”

"The bond between an infant and its mother that breastfeeding creates may be a different experience than what babies get from bottle feeding," Wright said.

He added that it is possible that strengthening this bond through breastfeeding alters children's stress response and makes them more resilient when faced with stress.