From the latest Pediatrics:

Published online October 18,  2004
PEDIATRICS Vol. 114 No. 5 November 2004, pp. e577-e583
(doi:10.1542/peds.2004-0801)

Association of Breastfeeding With Maternal Control of Infant Feeding at Age
1 Year
Objective. Previous studies have found that  breastfeeding may protect
infants against future overweight. One  proposed mechanism is that breastfeeding,
compared with  bottle-feeding, may promote maternal feeding styles that are less
 controlling and more responsive to infant cues of hunger and satiety,
thereby allowing infants greater self-regulation of energy intake.  The objective
of this study was to examine whether preponderance of  breastfeeding in the
first 6 months of life and breastfeeding  duration are associated with less
maternal restrictive behavior and  less pressure to eat.
Conclusion. Mothers who fed their infants breast milk in  early infancy and
who breastfed for longer periods reported less  restrictive behavior regarding
child feeding at 1 year. Additional  longitudinal studies should examine the
extent to which any  protective effect of breastfeeding on overweight is
explained by  decreased maternal feeding restriction

Full text can be found at:
_http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/114/5/e577_ (http://pediatrics.aappublications.o
rg/cgi/content/full/114/5/e577)

Kathleen  Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC
Nurturing Family Lactation and Parenting  Services

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