Breast Feeding May Decrease Risk of Asthma-my...

I wanted to follow up from the original article that i had posted. Trish B. had mentioned in a comment that Some of her children were breastfed, and still have athsma.

Mine do too. In fact, I have four children, all breastfed. 3 of them have athsma, one doesn't.

I still think that breastfeeding helps to decrease athsma. I can't imagine the immune deficiancy my kids with athsma would've had if I hadn't breastfed. I belive that the reason my kids have breathing problems, could very well be environmentally-exhaust from the cars, any number of things.

I just don't want to discourage breastfeeding mothers, even if your children do develope athsma, please continue to breastfeed! The kids with the athsma need it the most. Without the added benefits from the breastmilk, your baby may get very sick.

For those who do breastfeed-good for you! I am proud!

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Tab B. Nov 13, 2006, 2:31pm EST

Take all these bits of information with a grain of salt. It's the same as ear infections being less common among bf'd babies. I have 3 and my last I bf'd from day one. He is 9 months old now (almost) and just starting a supplement of formula. But he is the only one who has had ear infections. My 4yo. and 2yo. never had a problem and they were formula-fed and combination respectively.
I think athsma could also be hereditary, but I don't know that for sure.

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Donald H. Nov 13, 2006, 2:34pm EST

Breast feeding is not going to prevent asthma in ALL kids but it is proven now to be a significant factor in the limiting of the numbers who do become asthmatic....!

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Marsha S. Nov 13, 2006, 3:50pm EST

I wouldn't want to discourage Breastfeedng either. I did one child and not the other. One's health is LOTS better than the other one, thats for sure. The environment DOES have ALOT to do w/ our health, YES. I strongly beleive that one too. But, Our faith in God will overcome ALL cercumstances.... Breast Feeding in General, IS THE BEST thing to do for anyone as long as you can do it. Some cannot. I only got to for 5 months. Any amount will help though.

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Connie C. Nov 13, 2006, 4:08pm EST

I breast fed both my daughters and my youngest had athma. I do believe that breastfeeding is a plus though in so many ways.

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Tricia C. Nov 14, 2006, 12:05am EST

Thank you for recommenting on this subject.... You are very right... breastfeeding actually kept my son out of the hospital alot of times. ( his asthma was bad enough that for his younger childhood we had to have a handicapp sticker as i was a single mom so that we did not have to walk through the cold air or too hot of air which both would put him into attacks.).. .I have learned that asthma is hereditary.... and if i had not breastfed him he would have ended up staying in the hosptial more than he actually did...

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Carol Roach Nov 14, 2006, 5:48am EST

interesting, I am out of that stage of life now but I will pass it on if someone I know is enquiring

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Dr Mike P. Nov 14, 2006, 11:48am EST

Keep in mind kids who breastfeed are also more likely to be living in a smoke-free uncrowded environment and less likely to be attending crowded daycare centers. This absence of cigarette smoke and decreased exposure to viruses plays an important role too. So it's not just about the milk. You have to look at the whole picture, and most of the breastfeeding studies don't do that!

-Dr Mike
pediacast.org

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Nick Howes Jun 15, 2009, 11:08am EDT

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Breast Feeding May Decrease Risk of Asthma-my take on it.

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