Prevention of Overfeeding During Infancy
Prevention of Overfeeding During Infancy
The overall goal of this project is to identify strategies to prevent overfeeding during
 infancy. One objective is to evaluate the impact on intake of allowing the infant greater
 control over the amount consumed when feeding from a bottle. This will be accomplished via
 the use of a novel nipple that mimics (functionally) the nipple of a human breast and allows
 the infant to self-regulate milk flow. The second objective is to evaluate the relationship
 between parental feeding styles and infant intake.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Infant born at > 37 weeks gestation

 -  Infant weighed >2500 g at birth

 -  Infant is apparently healthy

 -  Mother speaks English

 -  Mother is 18 years of age or older

 -  Mother/infant pair lives within a 10-mile radius around the UC Davis Medical Center in
 Sacramento, CA

 -  Mother plans to use a bottle (at least occasionally) to feed her infant before he/she
 is 3 months old.