Table 3 Proportion (in %) of different modes of feedings in the first 6 months (n = 1899)
From: Infant feeding pattern in the first six months of age in USA: a follow-up study
Age of infant | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mode of feeding | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
Formula feeding (FF) | 26.8 (508) | 34.2 (428) | 37.6 (545) | 42.5 (549) | 45.0 (599) | 48.0 (619) |
Pumping & feeding (P&F) combined with formula feeding (FF) | 3.7 (70) | 2.2 (27) | 1.8 (26) | 1.6 (21) | 2.0 (26) | 1.4 (18) |
Pumping & feeding (P&F) | 0.95 (18) | 1.2 (15) | 0.7 (10) | 0.7 (9) | 0.6 (8) | 0.8 (10) |
Pumping & feeding (P&F) combined with direct breastfeeding (DBF) | 18.0 (341) | 20.9 (261) | 20.9 (303) | 17.7 (229) | 15.5 (206) | 13.0 (167) |
Direct breastfeeding (DBF) | 24.1 (457) | 19.8 (248) | 19.9 (288) | 19.9 (257) | 20.3 (270) | 20.9 (270) |
Direct breastfeeding (DBF) and formula feeding (FF) | 12.3 (233) | 10.5 (131) | 9.4 (136) | 8.0 (103) | 8.8 (117) | 9.3 (120) |
Mixed: direct breast feeding (DBF), Pumping & feeding (P&F), formula feeding (FF) | 14.3 (272) | 11.3 (142) | 9.7 (141) | 9.6 (124) | 8.0 (106) | 6.7 (86) |
Solid food feeding (SFF) a | 5.8 (112) | 11.9 (618) | 19.1 (425) | 41.2 (561) | 73.1 (540) | 91.4 (593) |