title: Associations Between Breast Milk Feeding, Introduction of Solid Foods, and Weight Gain in the First 12 Months of Life.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Breast milk feeding and solid food introduction can influence infant growth, but are rarely examined together. The objectives were to describe relationships between feeding practices, feeding practices and weight gain, and how the relationship of breast milk feeding and growth may change when breastfed infants start solid foods before 6 months.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were analyzed on 438 infants from the Moms2Moms Study (2011-2012, Ohio), using multivariable linear and logistic regression models to explore each of the relationships.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For each additional month of breast milk feeding, solid food introduction was delayed by 1.32 days (95% CI 0.11 to 2.53) and average weight gain per month decreased by 5.05 g (95% CI 7.39 to 2.17). There was no association between solid food introduction and growth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Longer breastfeeding duration was associated with slower growth regardless of solid food introduction. Age at solid food introduction was not associated with growth.
authors: The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors: Elizabeth A
authors: EA
authors: Klag
authors: The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors: Kelly
authors: K
authors: McNamara
authors: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors: Sheela R
authors: SR
authors: Geraghty
authors: The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA sarah.keim@nationwidechildrens.org.
authors: Sarah A
authors: SA
authors: Keim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: breast milk feeding; complementary foods; growth; weight; weight gain; weight-for-age z-score
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