Stough CO, et al. - In view of the higher risk for obesity in high birth weight (HBW ≥ 4000 g) infants, researchers sought for the mechanism for this increased risk and investigated whether or not certain subsets of HBW infants are at greater risk. In this exploratory study, child eating behaviors and maternal feeding practices and beliefs were explored across 21 HBW and 20 normal birth weight (NBW, 2500–3999 g) infants at 7–8 months of age using maternal-report measures (n = 41) and a bottle feeding task (n = 16). Observations revealed no differences between HBW infants and NBW infants in terms of eating behaviors and feeding practices. However, HBW infants who maintain excess weight during infancy differed from those infants who fall below the 85th percentile for weight-for-length.