Today one of my clients said she was planning on starting solids with her exclusively breastfed baby at  4 months bc of the study below.  Her husband is a Type 1 diabetic and is convinced this is the way to go based on this study published last year.

http://www.counselheal.com/articles/5986/20130708/timing-first-solid-food-exposure-crucial-preventing-type-1-diabetes.htm

   "The findings revealed that both early (less than 4 months of age) and late (greater than or equal to 6 months of age) first exposure to any solid food was associated with development of T1DM (hazard ratio [HR] 1.91, and HR, 3.02, respectively). "

This makes no sense and I'd hate to see this mom pressured to start solids based on this.

Anyone familiar with the actual study?  Was it discussed last year?

Maria Parlapiano RN IBCLC
Chatham NJ

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