I almost exclusively nurse DS lying down, and he has never had an ear infection.

I am sorry, I don't know about formula feeding. I wonder why it would make a difference, though. Possibly the "speed" at which formula is eaten compared to breast milk?

 

Yeah that just doesn't apply to breastfed babies. I guess breastmilk is just not prone to rotting in the eustachian tube or wherever it is that formula sits and rots into an infection.

All my babes have nursed laying down and none ever had ear infections. In fact the first ear infection ever in the family just happened over X-mas holidays- to my 8 year old who does NOT nurse and hasn't since he was 3!!!

 

: Doesn't apply to BF'd babes.

 

It's not made up, but it doesn't apply to breastmilk, just formula.

 

Ok that's what I thought! thanks. I guess I will make sure to sit her up when I give her a bottle. Yeah she nurses all night, I figured it made no sense for BFing.

 

it applies to bottles, not the breast.

when milk is removed from the breast, the nipple is deep down almost into the baby's throat and milk only comes out when baby is suckling.

bottles, on the other hand, will drip drip drip if they're on their side in a sleeping baby's mouth.

this is one reason why BF babies don't have to worry about tooth decay like bottle/formula babies either.

I have exclusively breastfed all 6 of my kids and no one has EVER EVER EVER had a single ear infection, in spite of a family history of ear infections and subsequent hearing loss (and not breastfeeding)

I wouldn't be concerned if you're exclusively breastfeeding.

 

Also, BM has antibodies that help prevent infection that formula doesn't have. Just an added bonus!

 

She still has formula once in a while. She empties me out and then cries cries cries.
I was giving her the bottles laying down, now I know.

 

it's also beacuse of the way their tubes are when their younge. they dont drain right. babies nursing laying down on their back like with bottles doesn't allow their ears to drain. Nursing on the other hand puts the baby on their side.