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Obese women less likely to breastfeed their infants - Study
Obese mums 'breastfeed less'
September 19, 2006, http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-29277,00.html OVERWEIGHT and obese women are less likely than normal-weight women to keep breastfeeding their infants for six months or longer, an Australian study shows. Dr Wendy Hazel Oddy of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth and colleagues looked at 1803 children and their mothers who took part in a large pregnancy study. Eighteen per cent of the women were overweight or obese before becoming pregnant. After the researchers adjusted for factors including socioeconomic status and years of education, they found that women who were overweight or obese were less apt to attempt breastfeeding at all and those that did were less likely to continue breastfeeding. Obese women were about twice as likely to have breastfed for less than two months or less than four months, while overweight women were 52 per cent more likely than normal weight women to have stopped breastfeeding before two months, and 62 per cent more likely to have stopped before four months. Overall, the researchers found, overweight or obese women were 76 per cent more likely to stop breastfeeding before their infants were six months old than their normal weight peers. A number of factors could help explain the findings, the investigators said. For example, excess weight may change a woman's hormonal profile, making sustained lactation more difficult, or it may be harder for an infant to "latch on" to breast tissue if the mother is overweight or obese. The researchers also report that overweight and obese women were more likely to have pregnancy complications and C-sections than normal-weight women. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-29277,00.html |
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Obese women less likely to breastfeed their infants - Study
The Mongolian Death Worm wrote:
Obese mums 'breastfeed less' September 19, 2006, http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-29277,00.html OVERWEIGHT and obese women are less likely than normal-weight women to keep breastfeeding their infants for six months or longer, an Australian study shows. Excuse me? Around six months those baby teeth start coming in. If you want to breastfeed then...well, let the daddy do it. Good grief. |
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Obese women less likely to breastfeed their infants - Study
Teething isn't a problem in a healthy nursing relationship. Normal
nursing relationships often last two years or more, and I assure you those women are not staggering around nippleless due to bites. Kris Dusty wrote: The Mongolian Death Worm wrote: Obese mums 'breastfeed less' September 19, 2006, http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-29277,00.html OVERWEIGHT and obese women are less likely than normal-weight women to keep breastfeeding their infants for six months or longer, an Australian study shows. Excuse me? Around six months those baby teeth start coming in. If you want to breastfeed then...well, let the daddy do it. Good grief. |
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Obese women less likely to breastfeed their infants - Study
"The Mongolian Death Worm" wrote in message ups.com... Obese mums 'breastfeed less' OVERWEIGHT and obese women are less likely than normal-weight women to keep breastfeeding their infants for six months or longer, an Australian study shows. When I see one of these things I always wonder.... aren't breast feeding moms less likely to be obese in the first place? Doesn't breast feeding use lots of calories? -- JK Sinrod www.SinrodStudios.com www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com |
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Obese women less likely to breastfeed their infants - Study
Breastfeeding burns up around 500 calories a day, so yes, a woman who
nurses is less likely to be heavy. Other issues, like the rate of c-sections in heavier women, are also influential. Overweight women are more likely to deliver via section, and both sections and the drugs used during sections are known to interfere with breastfeeding starts. I'm an anomoly, apparently--I was heavy when I delivered, delivered via c-section (after 40 hours of labor), and went on to nurse my child for almost two years. Kris glassman wrote: "The Mongolian Death Worm" wrote in message ups.com... Obese mums 'breastfeed less' OVERWEIGHT and obese women are less likely than normal-weight women to keep breastfeeding their infants for six months or longer, an Australian study shows. When I see one of these things I always wonder.... aren't breast feeding moms less likely to be obese in the first place? Doesn't breast feeding use lots of calories? -- JK Sinrod www.SinrodStudios.com www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com |
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Obese women less likely to breastfeed their infants - Study
The funny thing is, this study doesn't look at that issue. It's kind of
not useful in that way. Let's sum up: Obesity correlated with reduced likelihood and length of breast feeding. No Causality to obesity investigated. No real relationship explained either, simply co-incidence, in the statistical sense of the word. Has very little to say about obesity that is useful to anyone. -Hollywood glassman wrote: When I see one of these things I always wonder.... aren't breast feeding moms less likely to be obese in the first place? Doesn't breast feeding use lots of calories? -- JK Sinrod www.SinrodStudios.com www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com |
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Obese women less likely to breastfeed their infants - Study
"Thriceshy" wrote in message oups.com... Breastfeeding burns up around 500 calories a day, so yes, a woman who nurses is less likely to be heavy. Other issues, like the rate of c-sections in heavier women, are also influential. Overweight women are more likely to deliver via section, and both sections and the drugs used during sections are known to interfere with breastfeeding starts. I'm an anomoly, apparently--I was heavy when I delivered, delivered via c-section (after 40 hours of labor), and went on to nurse my child for almost two years. Kris I nursed my daughter for one year when she decided that being mobile was more fun than nursing. She is still hyper at 19. I was a little overweight when I delivered and had an emergency C-section after 53 hours of labor. Diane |
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Obese women less likely to breastfeed their infants - Study
That's excellent!
Kris The Operator wrote: "Thriceshy" wrote in message oups.com... Breastfeeding burns up around 500 calories a day, so yes, a woman who nurses is less likely to be heavy. Other issues, like the rate of c-sections in heavier women, are also influential. Overweight women are more likely to deliver via section, and both sections and the drugs used during sections are known to interfere with breastfeeding starts. I'm an anomoly, apparently--I was heavy when I delivered, delivered via c-section (after 40 hours of labor), and went on to nurse my child for almost two years. Kris I nursed my daughter for one year when she decided that being mobile was more fun than nursing. She is still hyper at 19. I was a little overweight when I delivered and had an emergency C-section after 53 hours of labor. Diane |
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Obese women less likely to breastfeed their infants - Study
Thriceshy wrote: That's excellent! What a disgusting, nauseating discussion. My God. England has changed into a Nation of huge fat women pushing a brood of little fat monsters around in push-chairs that look like bloody spacecraft. The 'little darlings' screech constantly, their adoring blubbery slovenly mothers screech back at them..Hell, the Streets are filled with bloody screeching. It's like a zoo. Not for you mothers are there any rules governing how you push your gross little trolls about, oh no...just crash through and demand priority. Covered in foul perfume, you leave a trail of unbreathable gases as revolting as the slime left behind a snail. Fat acceptance? That's the trouble. You accept your repulsive appearance and try to justify it by replacing shame with pride. Just look at those breasts you are discussing. My God, they are like the udders on a cow. Lose weight by eating less. Take some pride in yourself and for Christ's sake stop patronising one-another. Werewolfy |
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Obese women less likely to breastfeed their infants - Study
Werewolfy wrote: Thriceshy wrote: That's excellent! What a disgusting, nauseating discussion. Agreed, My God. England has changed into a Nation of huge fat women pushing a brood of little fat monsters around in push-chairs that look like bloody spacecraft. The 'little darlings' screech constantly, their adoring blubbery slovenly mothers screech back at them..Hell, the Streets are filled with bloody screeching. It's like a zoo. Sounds to me like the problems you are describing are more based in the moral, ethical and social attitudes of this new generation of western youth. You see it in countries where attitudes of entitlement have over taken work ethic and social graces. It also seems to be most evident in countries where large portions of the population rely on governmental subsidies to keep them in relative comfort. The zoo comment was funny though. Not for you mothers are there any rules governing how you push your gross little trolls about, oh no...just crash through and demand priority. Covered in foul perfume, you leave a trail of unbreathable gases as revolting as the slime left behind a snail. Again obesity may only be a symptom of this larger issue. Fat woman have been having children for generations and until recently, overall they did not exhibit this kind of slobbish behavior. Fat acceptance? That's the trouble. You accept your repulsive appearance and try to justify it by replacing shame with pride. Fat acceptance is about accepting individuals for who and what they are regardless of weight. Because lets face it, a person is the same person whether they're thin or fat. If a person behaves in a slobbish manner, it makes little difference what they weigh. If you are basing your appraisal of people based on their outward appearance then you are an incredibly shallow creature. Actions make the individual and environmental influences dictate an individuals overall character. Just look at those breasts you are discussing. My God, they are like the udders on a cow. Just how many fat woman's breast have you seen up close??? Lose weight by eating less. Take some pride in yourself and for Christ's sake stop patronising one-another. Eating less is not always the answer. Most times it is your level of aerobic activity that dictates weight loss. Most of the fat woman that I have had the pleasure of knowing do take great pride in the appearance especially since they already know they are at a perceived social disadvantage compared to there thinner counterparts. BTW, nobody is patronizing anyone here. It seems to be more of a gathering together in defense of misplaced criticism. Ragnar |
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