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Bendigo researcher says 'mistimed' bottle feeds could affect baby sleep cycles

Lauren Booker with her daughter Imogen who inspired her study. (Supplied: Dr Lauren Booker)

A Victorian researcher says the time that expressed milk is collected could affect babies' sleep patterns after feeding, due to the hormones present at the time their mothers pumped.

However, the Australian Breastfeeding Association says the preliminary study does not deliver enough evidence to suggest that mothers need to change their expressing practices.

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