Link between obesity and ff

[spongebrainbigpants]

Have just been reading this link that was included on another thread:

bf and obesity

and I'm getting confused.

It would seem that this research actually shows a link between demand feeding and reduced risk of obesity not breast feeding, i.e. that those babies who are demand fed rather than fed to a routine are better at regulating their appetite and therefore less likely to be obese.

Am I reading it right?

It then makes the huge and sweeping generalistion that ff mums feed their babies to a routine and are obsessed with what they eat (i.e. the ozs consumed).

Geuninely want to clarify this so would be interested in how others read it. Sleep deprivation does funny things to the brain and I may be getting the wrong end of the stick!

Thanks, Kate

I found the study very thought-provoking, because it challenges the way we think about feeding babies and the language used about it. I prefer the term "cue-fed" because it sounds like you're responding to your baby and it encompasses the "infant-focused-ness" without sounding too cumbersome!