Study finds breastfeeding affects hand preference in babies

Study finds breastfeeding affects hand preference in babies

While handedness is believed to be set early in fetal life and is also affected by genetics, how you feed your baby could play a role too.

Article from Kidspot

We've all heard of the great many benefits of breastfeeding and that's not what we're here to debate. Breastfeeding doesn't always work out for whatever reason. That is not the point here.

The benefits of breast milk

In addition to the fact that it's free and you'll never have to crash tackle someone in Coles for a tin of the stuff, the benefits of breast milk have been long and widely known.

But more recently, it has been suggested they are also more likely to be right handed...

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