Is there a difference in intelligence between formula fed and breast fed

wtf

That’s a lie

It's the socio-economic factors that affect intelligence (family background, income, parent education levels) x

🤣

I know plenty of dumb people who were breastfed 😂

Juat be happy that you’re keeping them fed & alive 💜

kindergarten teachers can’t tell which kids were breastfed vs formula fed. but they can usually tell which kids were read to. you obviously love your child! if you want to give your child a good foundation for learning then read to them 📚 🧠 ❤️

I’ll probably get pounced on for this, so I’ll preface by saying I don’t give a flying fuck how a baby is fed - but wasn’t there a study that breastfed children were more likely to have higher GCSE results?

The folks who are voting “yes” just need to feel better about themselves 😛

It's less to do with breastfeeding more to do with intelligence/ class of the mother. More well off women tend to breastfeed longer or more often, probably due to better access to support and education when compared to those of a lower economic background. More well off women are likely that way due to their jobs, which means they are more likely to be higher educated.

As a lot of intelligence is genetic, these women's children are also likely to be more intelligent. So yes there may be a correlation between breastfeeding and a child's intelligence but correlation does not always equal causation