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>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/health/views/the-joy-of-feeding-without-all-the-parental-angst.html?_r=1
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>This excerpt got my attention:
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>"Dr. Birch and Dr. Ian M. Paul, a professor of pediatrics at Penn
>State College of Medicine, are testing a multipronged intervention
>aimed at helping parents learn healthier feeding habits. This includes
>strategies for helping babies sleep longer - in part by responding to
>night waking with something other than food - and learning to identify
>those hunger and satiety cues. In addition, parents are counseled on
>how and when to introduce solid foods, and how to help babies enjoy
>new offerings."
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>Is anyone familiar with this research?
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>Jessica Claire
>LLLL IBCLC in Los Angeles
Jessica, could this be similar to this initiative that's becoming
popular in the UK?
http://www.henry.org.uk/
We have reports from people who have taken part in the training for
'HENRY' who say there is clear emphasis on not feeding at night from
the age of 6 mths.
This is concerning us, as of course it is very normal for babies and
toddlers and indeed older children to wake in the night and to
breastfeed.
I think (and I have not had any discussion with anyone connected with
'HENRY') that there could be some confusion here. If a formula fed
baby/toddler continues to wake frequently in the night and is given a
bottle each time, this could well be something that could lead to
over-feeding and later obesity (which this initiative is trying to
combat). But this is not the case with breastfeeding - babies who
breastfeed in the night self-regulate more easily than bottle fed
babies and in case the research linking feeding with obesity is the
other way - breastfeeding = less obesity. The studies linked to in
the NYT article are not representative - in particular, Belarus is
not an 'obesogenic' society.
So if there *is* research linking night feeding with less healthy
feeding habits, breastfeeding and formula feeding need to be
differentiated better, IMO.
Heather Neil
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http://www.heatherwelford.co.uk
http://heatherwelford.posterous.com
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