Hiya. I may be mistaken, but I seem to recall a position paper of the AAP from the 1980s (either in Pediatrics or J. Ped) where they said something to the effect that they believed that breast milk was *the most important food for the infant* in the first 12 months of life. How this was turned into "providing all a baby needs for the first 12 months" is a mystery to me. Hope this helps settle this debate. Judy K.