She is a bonny baby with dimples and chubby thighs now, but seven-month-old Elise Merrylees has a good chance of growing up at a normal weight.
Australian research shows breastfed babies are less likely to become overweight as they grow up.
The findings come from an analysis of the 1950s and 1960s when formula feeding boomed in New Zealand and Australia.
Australian National University researcher Dr Julie Smith found babies who were not substantially breastfed had a 30 to 50 per cent greater risk of becoming obese.
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