Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.76. Percent of mothers who cleaned bottle nipples in each way before using again in the past two weeks by infant age1, among mothers who used bottle nipples to feed pumped breast milk at each age

Infant Feeding Practices Study II
  N Rarely
or never		 Some of
the time		 Most of
the time		 All of
the time		 Total
(%)
Boiled or sterilized Month 2 958 52.4 22.0 8.0 17.5 100
  Month 5 605 58.5 23.0 7.1 11.4 100
  Month 7 359 61.8 18.1 8.6 11.4 100
Not cleaned between uses Month 2 913 97.6 2.0 0.4 0.0 100
  Month 5 584 97.8 1.7 0.5 0.0 100
  Month 7 352 97.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 100
Rinsed with water only Month 2 932 82.6 11.2 2.9 3.3 100
  Month 5 595 83.0 12.3 2.0 2.7 100
  Month 7 356 86.2 9.6 2.8 1.4 100
Washed by hand with dish detergent Month 2 991 21.5 18.7 19.9 40.0 100
  Month 5 627 21.5 22.2 20.3 36.0 100
  Month 7 375 25.1 22.7 20.0 32.3 100
Washed in an automatic dish washer Month 2 968 49.8 15.8 15.0 19.4 100
  Month 5 625 44.2 15.7 18.6 21.6 100
  Month 7 376 41.5 18.1 15.7 24.7 100

1Table is based on variables: M2D40A-E, M5D40A-E, M7D40A-E