Percent Body Fat in Breast Fed Infants

Developing Normative Body Composition Data in Early Infancy

The purpose of this study is to learn about normal body composition (% body fat) during the first six months of life in healthy breast-fed babies.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Term birth
• Infant must weigh at least 5.5# at birth
• Single birth
• Healthy mother/infant as determined by the investigator
• Intention to breast feed

Exclusion Criteria:

• Significant perinatal morbidity
• Having health, environmental, or economic constraints on growth
• Infants of a mother with diabetes or gestational diabetes