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Good news Ann! Quote: Mom's Milk Helps Girls' Lung Health By Will Dunham,Reuters Posted: 2008-06-02 13:40:53 Filed Under: Health News WASHINGTON (June 2) - Breast-feeding gives all infants numerous health advantages compared to baby formula, but in at least one respect girls get a greater benefit from breast milk than boys, researchers said on Monday. The researchers tracked a group of very low birth weight, pre-term infants in Buenos Aires to gauge the protective effect of breast-feeding against respiratory infections in babies. They found that infant girls who were breast-fed were far less likely than baby boys who were breast-fed to develop serious respiratory infections requiring hospitalization. A lot of research has shown that breast-fed babies enjoy a range of health benefits compared to those given baby formula beyond combating respiratory infections. These include fewer ear, stomach or intestinal infections, digestive problems, skin diseases and allergies, and less risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. And some research has shown breast-fed babies are smarter, too. "There are many, many different diseases that are protected against by breast-feeding. It's a great source of nutrition. It's important for development. Everyone benefits from breast-feeding," Dr. Fernando Polack of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the researchers, said in a telephone interview. "Now, in the specific case of acute respiratory diseases like bronchiolitis and viral infections of the respiratory tract, it seems that there is greater benefit in girls than in boys. And that benefit is substantial," he said. Bronchiolitis is an infection of the airways of the lungs seen most often in infants between about 3 and 6 months old. The researchers studied a group of 119 high-risk infants who weighed under about 3.3 pounds (1,500 grams) at delivery. This population is highly susceptible to these kinds of infections, Polack said. Fifty percent of the baby girls who were formula-fed had to be hospitalized when they experienced their first respiratory infection, compared to about 7 percent of the girls who were breast-fed, the researchers wrote in the journal Pediatrics. There was no difference between the boys who were breast-fed or formula-fed -- with about 19 percent of both groups needing hospitalization when they got their first respiratory infection, the researchers said. The pattern repeated throughout the first year of life and in subsequent infections, the researchers said. Polack said there may be something in the breast milk that better activates a baby girl's ability to cope with such infections more so than it does for a baby boy. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that women who do not have health problems exclusively breast-feed their infants for at least the first six months, with it continuing at least through the first year as other foods are introduced. (Editing by Eric Beech) Copyright 2008 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL. 2008-06-02 10:40:23

Congrats Mo! This is such wonderful news! I LOVE the t-shirts! Only 2 more weeks of keeping the secret! The family will be so surprised! How are you feeling? Any sickness yet?

Congrats Mo! This is such wonderufl news! I LOVE the t-shirts! Only 2 more weeks of keeping the secret! How are you feeling? Any sickness yet?

I know they do make postcard albums, where to find them is anohter story. I bought my ablum from Kohl's because last weekend they were having a buy one get one free sale.

Those are great! I never thought about taking pictures at sunrise!

It looks like you had a great time! I love drunken pictures. As the night wears on everyone gets closer and more affectionate and inappropriate! LOL

Congratulations! Have a wonderful time! I can't wait to see pictures. I know Elizabeth will do an amazing job as usual!

Welcome to the forum!

Those are beautiful! My FI is not nearly that talented (or involved)! LOL

COngrats and welcome! The forum is a great planning resource!

Your pictures are stunning! Great choice on photographer! Thanks for the thorough review.

That's a great idea! She did a beautiful job and because she's family it is all the more special!

Thanks for looking out Tammy!

welcome to the forum!

Ann I love catching up and seeing pictures! You have to keep posting! Is she wearing preemie clothes or newborn?

Oh, and a huge thank you to everyone for sharing their invites, so I could be inspired, and to Heidi, because I stole her mad lib RSVP!

I love heart love them! I think they are beautiful and perfect and I just can't say enough good things about the invites themselves and working Sarah herself! She designed the monogram & invitations and cut them all herself due to printer problems! They will be my last big project before I head out for Jamaica! Sometime next week (probably the weekend) I will be having an assembly party so we can crank them out. I have 150 to send. I also need to get 50-75 printed for work colleagues but I'll just order those from a catalog! Here are the 3 pieces, vellum envelope with blue & green iridescent sparkly things, the RSVP postcard, and the petal fold invitation. A close up of the invite: I haven't decided if I am going to embellish the invites with ribbon or anything. I would like to, but the reality is that I'll most likely run our of time if I want to get them mailed before the wedding. If anyone has suggestions, feel free to post them! All of the details are in my blog.

I love them! Isn't Sarah the best!?! I love the "groom maid"!

Those are so cute! I love the idea of adding a smell! Did you use coconut oil, extract, or the candle making perfume stuff?

Sarah! Everything looks great! I can't believe your big day is almost here! It kinda freaks me out, because I am the weekend after you! AHHH! I hope you're doing better than I am!

Welcome to the forum! Have you selected a resort yet? We have some wonderful TAs who can help you out in selecting a destination! Congrats and Happy Planning!

Beautiful!

I'm sure you'll find lots of info! Have fun searching the forum! Congrats and Happy Planning!

Welcome to the forum! I'm sure you'll find lots of helpful info!

It's ok that she is back under the lights. That is certainly a managable situation. (I don't want to call it a setback.) My MOH that had her preemie ended up having to get a "tanning bed" for home for about 3 days, even after they brought her home. She's 7 months now and completely on track developmentally. She's juat a little lazy, she likes to lay around and chit chat. We say it's because she got used to hanging out and having everyone wait on her like a princess!