It’s funny. This hasn’t played out in my family. Didn’t nurse the first one, but she is by far the most intelligent and most successful. The others are boys, and have been too into Nintendo and other things to further themselves lately.
Raw intelligence doesn’t go anywhere without nurturing and a persistent work ethic.
That said, the youngest who I nursed for an extensive time does NOT need braces, unlike the older two. That alone saved us a good five grand.
Ok, US government, then stop rewarding these low income welfare recipients with free formula. Most of them don’t work, and yet choose NOT to breastfeed. That is wrong. We are stuck with millions of dollars spent on WIC to pay for the formula, which in turn results in far more visits to the doctors for digestive and respiratory issues. I have worked in pediatrics and see it all day long ...it is not 10 days after delivery before they are back in the dr’s office with a baby who can’t tolerate various formulas, is backed up, screaming and constipated, and THEN they are putting it on the SUPER EXPENSIVE Nutramigen which costs everyone even more and tastes horrible.
If you are going to do anything with the child and not work, at least breastfeed. Would also help get the weight off a lot of these mothers, as well as anyone else who is concerned about post partum weight gain.