Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.9. Percent of babies who were put to bed with a bottle of formula, breast milk, juice, juice drink, or any other kind of milk at each frequency in the past 2 weeks by infant age1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

Infant age in months N At most bedtimes, including naps At most night bedtimes, but not naps At most naps, but not night bedtimes Only occasionally at bedtimes, including naps Never Total (%)
2 2,543 15.5 3.5 0.7 7.7 72.7 100
3 2,385 13.1 3.5 0.8 8.1 74.6 100
4 2,231 12.2 4.7 0.8 9.2 73.1 100
5 2,176 12.0 4.9 0.9 10.3 71.8 100
6 2,091 12.0 5.0 1.4 10.0 71.6 100
7 2,013 12.5 4.7 1.2 12.0 69.6 100
9 1,943 13.3 5.2 1.3 13.1 67.0 100
10 1,805 13.7 5.8 1.6 12.5 66.4 100
12 1,803 13.1 5.8 1.3 11.2 68.6 100

1Table is based on variables: M2A5, M3A5, M4A5, M5A5, M6A5, M7A5, M9A5, MXA5, MWA5