6 months is far too short to breastfeed babies IMHO. I t is so important and there are soman side effects from formula that develope later on in life that formula companies don't want you to know. I Breastfed my daughter for 11 months and was dissappointed when I had to quit for my own medical reasons. If I could I would have BF till at least her second birthday. Go ahead flame me, there are so many woman out there who know what I know and do extend their breastfeeding, or exclusively breast feed for a long time or even tandum Breast feed two children of different ages. There aren't only benmifits to the child but also the mother. It lowers her risk of developing certain cancers and triggeres natual releases of horomones to contract the uterus back into shape and to keep your body healthy and balanced after baby is born. Not to metion the weight you loose, and it keeps away the baby blues.

The biggest thing to remember when trying to first breastfeed is that it isdn't as easy your first time as you think it should be it takes a little practise to get things figured out. Babies are actually made in such a way that they can go their first three or so days with little nourishment and still survive. Don't give up and what ever you do don't ever give a breast fed baby a bottle before 6 months even once. Many babies experience "nipple confusion"(look it up), and find it easier to suck from a bottle than the breast and it can easily doom a breastfeeding relationship. Pacifiers too. Don't let doctors and relitives push you into things ever. they mean well but they truley were taught and brought up in a generation where the infoirmation about breastfeeding and babies was ver different and so much research has been done since then.

Also there evidence that links c-sections as a large factor in the development of add/adhd. You see when the baby passes through the birth canal the head and brain experience different pressure changes at different gradual time(think of scuba diving and returning to the surface). This allows the head and brain to slowly adapt to the "outside" pressure. During a c-section as soon as the uterus is hacked open the pressure immediadtly changes and the babies head in essence "pops" and expands all at once. Usless there is a medical reason c-sections are so unhealthy for both baby and mom.

Now get ready cause I'm sure this thread is about to get interesting!
Chronic Chrissy Reviewed by Chronic Chrissy on . afew interesting things about pregnancy Breastfeeding cuts breast cancer risk Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:27:53 GMT Scientists believe breastfeeding for at least six months can help reduce the risk of developing an aggressive form of breast cancer. According to a study published in the Cancer, breastfeeding makes women less vulnerable to 'triple negative' breast cancer, an estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone receptor-negative and HER2-negative cancer considered as the most difficult-to-treat cancer. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Rating: 5