Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.14. Percent of babies who drank each number of ounces of formula at each feeding in the past 7 days by infant age1, among formula fed babies

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

Infant age in months N 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 6 7 to 8 > 8 Total (%)
Neonatal 1,750 17.8 62.2 17.2 2.1 0.7 100
2 1,521 8.0 49.3 34.7 7.2 0.9 100
3 1,428 4.5 36.2 46.8 11.6 0.8 100
4 1,395 3.4 23.7 53.2 18.6 1.1 100
5 1,409 3.3 19.0 51.5 24.7 1.4 100
6 1,392 3.7 17.0 50.4 13.6 15.4 100
7 1,381 3.3 15.1 48.4 31.2 2.0 100
9 1,355 2.1 14.0 49.8 32.3 1.8 100
10 1,249 2.1 13.9 44.8 37.0 2.2 100
12 625 5.4 15.0 41.0 34.9 3.7 100

1Table is based on variables: N46, M2A8, M3A8, M4A10, M5A9, M6A9, M7A9, M9A9, MXA10, MWA9