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Table 3 Pattern of feeding among babies who were not exclusively breastfed at 2, 4, and 6 months of age

From: Actual exclusive breastfeeding rates and determinants among a cohort of children living in Gampaha district Sri Lanka: A prospective observational study

Age

Stopped breastfeeding totally

Breastfeeding + infant formula

Breastfeeding + complementary feeds

Breastfeeding + other feeds

2 months (n = 08)

01 (12.5%)

07 (87.5%)

0

0

4 months (n = 97)

17 (17.5%)

72 (74.2%)

07 (7.2%)

01 (1.1%)

6 months (n = 82)

15 (18.3%)

27 (32.9%)

33 (40.2%)

07 (8.5%)