Is it important for baby’s health to breastfeed?

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This isn’t a question about opinion or morality or judgment or anything - it’s purely a question about what you believe to be fact.
That is, whether or not breastfeeding has an important impact on babies’ health. 
Meaning - does it make a measurable difference in terms of baby’s current health and/or future statistical health risk levels if you breastfeed? 
What do you think the facts are on this?

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Your child will be okay if you don't but there are a lot of benefits associated with it. You have to choose what is right for your family.

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there are benefits to both sides. and disadvantages to both sides. 
I was formula fed, so was my sister, so is her daughter. and we all came out perfectly healthy.

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I said no but there are studies that show improved immune systems and decreased risk of allergies in kids that are breastfed. But I said no because ultimately the difference isn’t enough that it should make a mom stress over her choice. Fed is best.

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If you can't then you can't, but it's better if you can. From the experiences in my family the children who've been breastfed go further education wise and have better people skills- it may be chance, but it's always brought up that it's because the lack of bf those first few years. I'm not saying this is scientific fact, but this is my experience.

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I've believe there are some major benefits to BFing from the research I've read.  That being said,  I BF/pumped and supplemented with formula with my first for 10 months.  My second,  I had a difficult time with it and made it to 4 months before switching over to formula totally. My first, who had breastmilk for 10 months, was sick ALL the time.  My second, who is a year now and had breastmilk for only 4 months, has NEVER been sick.  I'm not sure how it all relates to BFing or if it does at all, but just found it interesting.  Most importantly, you have to do what's best for you and your family.  Looking back on it, I had a smidge of PPD after my second, I think.  Pumping was so isolating and grueling for me.  I never felt like he was getting enough on the breast, even after visiting the lactation  consultant time and time again.  When I decided to throw the towel in, I had major mom-guilt for a few weeks, but life got much better around my household and for my family.

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There are benefits, but I would advise you to do your own research and see what’s best for your family.

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It's important but not always possible. It's ok if people can't do it. There's many factors that play into breastfeeding and physically I couldn't do it long. Does it make me a bad mom? No way. My son is eating and growing. So do what's right for your family.

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This is an option question cause some moms say no it's  not and  other will say yes. I believe and in my own opinion it is beneficial for their health  I have breastfed all 3 of my kids. But I can also say I have formula fed all three. I breast fed the longest with my last. I did for 5 1/2 months.

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Benefits to to breastfeeding but there’s nothing wrong with formula if you choose to breastfeed and have trouble in the beginning and decide to supplement formula. I️ was always told a fed baby is better than an unfed baby.

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It’s great to breastfeed for the immune system... my mom breastfed  me until I was 3, my brother who is 4 was breastfed until 2 1/2. We didn’t really get sick much. 
I plan to breastfeed my son but not for as long as my mother did. 
Fed is best at the end of the day.