A few people have stated that the AAP used to recommend 6 months and then
went to at least one year in 1997.  In fact, the previous AAP recommendation
had been *exclusive* breastfeeding for 4-6 months then continued
breastfeeding up to one year.  The change was from "up to 1 year" to "at
least 1year."  I believe this was a clarifiation of the fact that the AAP
wasn't recommending weaning at one year.

A lot of people apparently believe that the previous AAP recommendation was
for 6 months.  IMHO, that was to a large extent influenced by the formula
industry, whose pamphlets often suggested that the AAP recommended only 6
months of breastfeeding.  Regards, Alicia Dermer, MD, IBCLC

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