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Let babies be in charge of how much they eat – it could help them stay a healthy weight
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1841" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/let-babies-be-in-charge-of-how-much-they-eat-it-could-help-them-stay-a-healthy-weight-129961" target="_blank"><strong>Let babies be in charge of how much they eat – it could help them stay a healthy weight - The Conversation</strong></a></p><p></p><p>How babies are fed is often a topic of hot discussion. It’s known that babies should be introduced gradually to solid foods <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/solid-foods-weaning/" target="_blank">at around six months old</a>. But in recent years, another question has arisen: should parents be spoon-feeding babies special pureed baby foods or could they just join in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/feb/08/baby-led-weaning" target="_blank">with the family and feed themselves</a> from the very start? </p><p></p><p>Known as <a href="http://www.babyledweaning.com" target="_blank">baby-led weaning</a>, parents who follow the method believe it has lots of <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00360.x" target="_blank">benefits for their baby</a>, such as encouraging them to eat a range of foods and stay a healthy weight. Research suggests that babies who feed themselves are <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2047-6310.2013.00207.x" target="_blank">less likely to be fussy</a> and more likely to <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jhn.12616" target="_blank">eat a wider variety of food</a>. But what about their weight?</p><p></p><p>Research examining this so far <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13668-017-0201-2" target="_blank">has been mixed</a>. But in <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mcn.12941" target="_blank">our new study</a> of 269 babies, we found that when babies were breastfed, there was no difference in weight for those who were spoon-fed or self-fed. But when babies were bottle fed, those who were spoon-fed were heavier than those who self-fed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1841, member: 1"] [URL='https://theconversation.com/let-babies-be-in-charge-of-how-much-they-eat-it-could-help-them-stay-a-healthy-weight-129961'][B]Let babies be in charge of how much they eat – it could help them stay a healthy weight - The Conversation[/B][/URL] How babies are fed is often a topic of hot discussion. It’s known that babies should be introduced gradually to solid foods [URL='https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/solid-foods-weaning/']at around six months old[/URL]. But in recent years, another question has arisen: should parents be spoon-feeding babies special pureed baby foods or could they just join in [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/feb/08/baby-led-weaning']with the family and feed themselves[/URL] from the very start? Known as [URL='http://www.babyledweaning.com']baby-led weaning[/URL], parents who follow the method believe it has lots of [URL='https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00360.x']benefits for their baby[/URL], such as encouraging them to eat a range of foods and stay a healthy weight. Research suggests that babies who feed themselves are [URL='https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2047-6310.2013.00207.x']less likely to be fussy[/URL] and more likely to [URL='https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jhn.12616']eat a wider variety of food[/URL]. But what about their weight? Research examining this so far [URL='https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13668-017-0201-2']has been mixed[/URL]. But in [URL='https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mcn.12941']our new study[/URL] of 269 babies, we found that when babies were breastfed, there was no difference in weight for those who were spoon-fed or self-fed. But when babies were bottle fed, those who were spoon-fed were heavier than those who self-fed. [/QUOTE]
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