However, one study that looked at siblings where one was breastfed and the other formula fed, found that by the age of 14, on average the breastfed children were 13lb (5.9kg) lighter than their bottle-fed siblings.
It is regret when other mothers say they breastfed for longer, envy when other mothers' babies slept through the night from six weeks, and – for me – sadness when you can't see your child half the time because you have 50 50 shared residency.
They also included exposure to the human papilloma virus; workplace risks, such as asbestos; and the increased risk of cancer as a result of never having breastfed.
The World Health Organisation disagrees, saying children should be solely breastfed for six months, while NHS Choices says peanut butter should not be eaten before six months.
Moreover, a breastfed baby is what his or her mother continues to eat.For many years it has been known that maternal nutrition affects the development of the child.
Only 37% of Pakistani babies are exclusively breastfed.
Several studies in the past have shown that breastfed children are more intelligent, by about six IQ points, than those given baby formulas an open-and-shut case, it might appear, of nurture trumping nature.Dr Caspi and Dr Moffitt, however, were not so sure.
A study that began in the early 1990s has shown that children who are breastfed have the same range of IQs, regardless of whether they have the ability to make their own DHA.
But she took her baby daughter to meetings, breastfed her while recording radio spots and "didn't care too much what the good ol' boys said about it".
I breastfed him for a year, and arranged my work around him.
Mothers included in the study will be offered shopping vouchers worth up to £120 if their babies are breastfed up to six weeks old, and a further £80 if they continue to breast feed up to six months.
