tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post2309597977657726984..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Breastfeeding Helps You Rise in Social ClassGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-11258791856795289972007-03-01T23:13:00.000-05:002007-03-01T23:13:00.000-05:00Child Trends reports these rates for breastfeeding...Child Trends reports these rates for breastfeeding now:<BR/>Percent of mothers who breasted their infants to six months in 2004:<BR/>Black: 21%<BR/>White: 38<BR/>Hispanic: 40<BR/>Asian: 40Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-44000326427716533482007-03-01T10:49:00.000-05:002007-03-01T10:49:00.000-05:00The 30s would be a good test. At that time, mothe...The 30s would be a good test. At that time, mothers would not have found the kind of scientific and medical arguments for breastfeeding that are available now--and bottle-feeding took more work than it does now. If my "mother's take on life" theory is right, a similar study would not have found an advantage for breastfed children.<BR/><BR/>However, even now, with the full weight of medicine pushing for breastfeeding, it's not a majority practice in this country. My memory is not trustworthy on this, but I think the numbers are in the ballpark of 25% of women start out with it, but only 10% last more than a month or two.SPorcupinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088269844922566716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-2991268086943459582007-02-28T19:22:00.000-05:002007-02-28T19:22:00.000-05:00Yes, I dom't think this argument works very well a...Yes, I dom't think this argument works very well at the individual level -- you need large populations to see a pattern.<BR/><BR/>I which community is breastfeeding out of vogue? It is certainly supported in academic world.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-44350886737159839022007-02-28T18:48:00.000-05:002007-02-28T18:48:00.000-05:00I was breastfed only briefly in my childhood. Now...I was breastfed only briefly in my childhood. Now I know what my excuse can be!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354677555829675296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-4717222954356065602007-02-28T18:00:00.000-05:002007-02-28T18:00:00.000-05:00My mother, on the advice of her doctor, bottle-fed...My mother, on the advice of her doctor, bottle-fed my older sister, but then reverted to breastfeeding me and my younger sister (this time, based on a different doctor's advice). My older sister, being the quintessential first born, has become quite successful.<BR/><BR/>This is merely anecdotal, but it points to the possibility that many factors are at play, including doctor's whim, social norms, and even toxins from local food and water sources.<BR/><BR/>In our region, breastfeeding currently is out of vogue and my wife is occasionally chastised for being 'uncovered' in public when she is feeding our infant. I think they are just jealous of our little one's potential for social class upward mobility ;)Michael Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244065429007509274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-27007646681299672732007-02-28T17:35:00.000-05:002007-02-28T17:35:00.000-05:00Do you think that was so in the '30s? My grandmot...Do you think that was so in the '30s? My grandmother had babies in the '30s in this country, and she thought breastfeeding was vulgar.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1955910492836213102007-02-28T17:27:00.000-05:002007-02-28T17:27:00.000-05:00Being breastfed is a sign that your mother found, ...Being breastfed is a sign that your mother found, understood, and used scientific data and medical recommendations. She didn't follow what she saw in commercial advertisments or what must have seemed, at least at the beginning, like the more convenient bottle option. <BR/><BR/>Mamas like that trump current economic status every time.SPorcupinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088269844922566716noreply@blogger.com