I agree with some of the recent posting that there is no logical reason why
breastfeeding itself should contribute to obesity and many reasons why
bottle feeding could contribute to obesity.  Nevertheless, I have observed
that women with eating disorders may respond to infant feeding cues
differently from women who do not suffer from these disorders.  This can
take the form of obsessing over the infant's weight, underfeeding the
infant, or repeatedly offering the breast when the infant is no longer
hungry.  I'm still picturing one mother who had a very contented three
month old who desparately wanted to look at everything in the office. The
mother kept putting the infant to the breast in response to the infant's
cooing, much to the infant's annoyance. Hence, even a breastfed infant may
be not be fully protected from the parent's own attitudes about food.

Susan Burger

             ***********************************************
The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html